By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s investor-friendly fiscal policies have been pinpointed as the reason for Nigeria’s new leading status as Africa’s top oil & gas investment hub, a renowned media group has observed. The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) which based its observation on the...
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Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 polls, Mr Peter Obi, has called for the establishment of more online universities to enhance the development of Nigeria’s education system. Obi made the call at the Nexford University 2024 Graduation on Saturday in Lagos, noting that online education was the...
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit from Jan. 27 to 28. The summit, hosted by the government of Tanzania in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank, aims...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of State for Defence, House of Lords United Kingdom, Lord Vernon Coaker has said that United Kingdom see Nigeria as a partner in tackling some of the challenges confronting the country. He also assured of continuous security support and personnel training in...
Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria. A reliable source confirmed this on Wednesday, January 22, according to Vanguard report. It will be recalled that Senator Ekweremadu, his wife, and Dr. Obinna Obeta were sentenced by a UK court over...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Country Director, International Training, Research and Advocacy, Dr MacFarlane Ejjah, said statistics has shown that due to corruption, Nigeria has lost about 500 billion dollars since the last 60 years of its independence He said though the estimated financial cost of corruption is...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the 2025 economic indices indicate a positive outlook, with the nation’s GDP expected to accelerate to 4.17 per cent for faster economic growth. Deputy Governor, Economic Policy Directorate, CBN, Mr Muhammad Abdullahi, revealed this on Tuesday during the 11th edition...
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, said President Bola Tinubu was working hard to make Nigeria an investment destination in Africa. Shettima said this during a group discussion on ‘Humanitarian and Resilience, Investing Roadmap for Africa,’ at the ongoing 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Mr Stanley...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Hafsat Bakari, has said the country would soon exit the “grey list” of countries under increased monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force (FATT). The FATF uses grey lists to identify countries with deficiencies in their anti-money laundering...
Nigeria has made history with a first win in her first game at the International Cricket Council (ICC) U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia. Nigeria defeated 2023 semi finalists, New Zealand, by 2 runs on Monday morning at the Borneo Cricket Ground, Sarawak. Having seen their first game...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Davos, Switzerland to participate in the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, Office of the Vice-President, made this known in a statement on Monday. Nkwocha explained that...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent Nigeria at the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) scheduled to hold in Davos, Switzerland. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications Office of the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, made...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for increased support and encouragement for agro-investors in Nigeria to strengthen the country’s food security. Jonathan made the call on Saturday during the inauguration of a Soybean Plant and Refinery by the Called Servant to Service (CSS) Global Integrated Farms, located along the...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday that Nigeria has accepted the invitation to join BRICS as a partner country. The ministry disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja by Kimiebi Ebienfa, Acting Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the statement, the partnership will...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Presidency has debunked some fake news on social media about an arbitration proceeding in Paris to which the Nigerian Government is a party. The presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement on Saturday, that the private proceeding, which should not have been reported...
The Brazilian government has announced the formal admission of Nigeria as a partner country in the multinational bloc known as BRICS. This was contained in a statement by the Brazil Foreign Ministry on Friday. According to Brazil, BRICS and Nigeria share common interests, as both actively strive to enhance...
The Rotary International Foundation has committed over 300 million dollars to polio eradication in Nigeria. Its Chairman, Board of Trustees, Mark Maloney, disclosed this on Thursday while conducting polio immunisation at a Primary Healthcare Centre in Jahi, Abuja. According to him, polio eradication is Rotary’s number one priority worldwide...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has responded to Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II’s recent remarks on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms, stating that they don’t need his stamp of approval. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that Emir Sanusi II has announced that he will no longer provide advice...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – United Arab Emirates President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has accepted Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s invitation to visit Nigeria this year. The Nigerian leader invited him Wednesday night during their bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025. Special...
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has announced that he would no longer offer advice to President Bola Tinubu led administration on how to tackle the country’s economic challenges. He stated that he had initially tried to help the government but had now resolved not to do so...