The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved a total of €230 million and $10 million to finance projects aimed at stimulating development and boosting economic activities in West Africa. A statement by the bank on Tuesday said the financing package was...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja– Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud has stated that the Kugbo international market would undoubtedly promote local and national economies through increased trade and commerce. The Minister also said that the market would generate revenue for the government through taxes, levies, and...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Senator Diket Plang, representing Plateau Central Senatorial District, has decried the spate of attacks in parts of Plateau State, particularly in Bokkos Local Government Area, describing the killings as tragic and no longer tolerable. Addressing journalists in Jos, the lawmaker condemned what he described...
Labour Party (LP) Executive Committee in Lagos State has urged the Nigeria Police and DSS to investigate and prosecute those behind Monday’s attack on its secretariat. Lagos LP Chairperson, Mrs Dayo Ekong, made this call during a news conference on Tuesday at the secretariat, joined by other state executive...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has again handed over 60 kidnapped victims rescued by security agencies to their families and warned against ransom payment to kidnappers. Ribadu said that paying ransom to kidnappers would only encourage them to continue in the crime, adding that it was...
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja said it could generate over 200 billion dollars annually from space regulation and licensing. Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, said this at a one-day sensitisation and stakeholders engagement on the commencement of space regulation, spectrum management and licensing...
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) witness told an Abuja high Court how contract for the construction of the terminal building at Katsina Airport was inflated from N800 million to N2.7 billion. The witness, Isaiah Yesufu, a Director of Certification, Compliance and Monitoring at the Bureau of Public...
A Labour Party member of Enugu State House of Assembly, Mr Eze Gabriel, representing Isi-Uzo constituency, has defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Eze, who was elected on the platform of Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, announced his defection during plenary on Tuesday. The News Agency of...
The Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives has described as laughable the purported appointment of another lawmaker as the caucus leader by the former National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure. This is contained in a statement issued by the Labour Party Caucus Chairman, Rep. Afam Ogene,...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has raised alarm over the escalating migration of healthcare professionals from Africa. Speaking at the 7th Annual Capacity Building Workshop of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA) on Monday in Abuja, Pate described the mass...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has charged troops to be more proactive in tackling the rising security challenges in the country. Oluyede gave the charge on Tuesday this while addressing troops of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos. The COAS said...
A witness, Adebayo Olanrewaju on Tuesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the Federal Ministry of Defence did not directly pay money into the shares account belonging to the former acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Anamekwe Nwabuoku. Olanrewaju stated this while being cross examined by...
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has announced the interception of controlled drugs valued at over N18 million at the Mfum Border in Cross River. The Customs Area Controller for Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, Comptroller Chukwudi Ogbonna, made this known during a press conference held in...
In a groundbreaking development, a woman in Britain has given birth following a womb transplant, marking a significant milestone in reproductive medicine. Grace Davidson, 36, from southern England, who was born without a functioning womb, became the first woman in the UK to receive a womb transplant in early...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Tuesday engaged stakeholders in a forum to address the growing concerns surrounding unclaimed and unutilised subscriber recharges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forum was a major regulatory step towards protecting telecom consumers while ensuring operational clarity for service providers....
SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, and the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, have raised alarm over the escalating attacks by Boko Haram/ISWAP, urging the federal government and security agencies to take decisive action before the situation spirals out of control. Over...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- The business community is mourning the loss of Pascal Dozie, the pioneering founder of Diamond Bank, who died on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, just a day before his 86th birthday. Born on April 9, 1939, in Egbu, Owerri, Imo State, Dozie was a respected financial...
US President Donald Trump said Monday the European Union’s proposal for an exemption from tariffs on industrial products, including cars, is not enough to account for the transatlantic trade deficit. “The European Union has been very, very bad to us, they don’t take our cars, like Japan in that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that the Federal Government has begun investing in cutting-edge technologies and acquiring state-of-the-art equipment for federal media organizations to ensure effective service delivery. Idris made this statement in Las Vegas, Nevada, during discussions...
The Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, has said one of its students has been abducted by suspected bandits at an off-campus hostel in Kalgo Local Government of Kebbi. Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the university, Malam Jamilu Magaji, said the abductors stormed the campus at about 3:00...