By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the World Bank to suspend issuing loans to Nigeria’s 36 states over allegations of mismanaging public funds which may include loans obtained from the institution. In the letter dated 25 November 2023,...
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Nwankwo Kanu, ex-Nigerian international and founder of Kanu Heart Foundation, Gov. Mohammed Bago of Niger State and founder of Bago Foundation have been honoured with 3023 Humanitarian Awards. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that they were recognized alongside other charitable individuals and organisations at the 2023 Humanitarian...
Mr Mitchell Elegbe, Founder, Interswitch, has bagged a Lifetime Achievement award at the 2023 Chief Information Officer(CIO) awards, with other notable Africans winning in other categories. Mr Idris Musa, General Manager, Information Technology and Assets Integrity, Oando Group, emerged overall winner of the 2023 CIO Awards. Mrs...
No fewer than 13 persons sustained injuries in a multiple accident on Sunday at Car Park C on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe explained that the incident occured at 4:55...
North East Governors pledge to strengthen collaboration on security, social and economic integration
North East Governors pledge to strengthen collaboration on security, social and economic integration
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Governors’ Forum (NEGF), comprising the Governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States, held its 9th meeting in Yola, Adamawa State. It expressed delight at the growing strength of cooperation and collaboration among member states in the...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s multicultural diversity should be seen as a source of strength rather than division. Shettima who said this on Saturday at the 37th annual Akesan Day in Iperu Remo, Ogun State also called for a more united country. He said that President...
North-East Governors Forum has said the poor road network is fueling insecurity, stalling development and making life more difficult for the people in the region. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the ninth meeting of the forum and signed by the Chairman, Gov....
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Mr Peter Obi, has said the unhindered access to good education and provision of good healthcare will eliminate violence against women in the society. Obi, in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr Michael Nwolisa, gave this position in...
Eight persons died in a ghastly accident at Oke-Onigbin on the Omu-Aran-Ilorin Highway in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara on Friday. An articulated vehicle and a bus were involved in the accident. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Kwara, Mr Stephen Dawulung, said in...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, says the new leadership in the Commission will unveil the right vision and set the tone for the management to drive the sustainable development of the Niger...
A Lagos-based constitution lawyer, Mr Jide Ologun, has applauded President Bola Tinubu for assenting to the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria Bill 2023, saying Nigerians are yearning for results. Ologun, a former Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Ikeja Branch and public affairs analyst, made the remark...
The federal government has approved the establishment of the National Education Repository and Databank (NERD) system. This was disclosed by the minister of education, Prof Tahir Mamman, at the stakeholders’ engagement and sensitisation programme for the project on Tuesday at the Conference Hall, Federal Ministry of Education Headquarters,...
Governor’s Mandate Magazine has fixed Dec. 7, 2023 as the day to honour some former state governors who performed outstandingly while in office as the chief executives of their respective states with the Governors’ Mandate Award. The Chief Executive Officer of the magazine, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, also the...
Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has said plans are underway to reposition the video game animation industry in Nigeria. Musawa disclosed this during the third quarter edition of the Xbox Developer Hangout, organised by Microsoft, in Lagos. According to her, this will...
A Nigerian chef and former Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, philanthropist, Prada Uzodinma, and real estate entrepreneur, Bright Shekoni, have been nominated for the Under-30 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) Awards. The Chairperson of the awards Committee, Mrs Mina Obeten, in a statement, on Saturday in Abuja, said...
The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has again cautioned Nigerians against illegal migration, urging them to do proper research before travelling to other nations. She made the comment on Friday in view of a growing number of Nigerians migrating out of the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 10 Nigerians to serve on the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI). The presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He gave...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service . The president gave the approval in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Friday in...
The Federal Government has expressed its resolve to collaborate with state governments to deliver dividends of democracy to Nigerians. The Minister of State, Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, Alhaji Bello Goronyo, made this known during a courtesy visit to Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa in Yola on...
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has advised groups and individuals seeking to foment trouble to steer clear of Nigeria in their own interest. He gave the warning on Friday in Port Harcourt, at the flag-off ceremony of this year’s Chief of Naval Staff Annual...