By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, said the three Executive Orders on oil and gas reforms, which he signed, will make Nigeria’s petroleum sector globally competitive. The President made the affirmation during a meeting with a delegation from ExxonMobil Upstream Company,...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, received assurances from Reckitt Benckiser, the global fast-moving consumer goods company, that they will continue to grow their investments in Nigeria. Receiving a delegation from Reckitt Benckiser led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kris...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday unveiled the State Action Plans on Durable Solution to Internal Displacement in the country. While unveiling the plan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Shettima called for a global partnership to address the problem of internal displacement in Nigeria. The News Agency of...
The Federal Government of Nigeria and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have resolved to revive cargo flight operation s to enhance bilateral trade and economic cooperation. Aviation and Aerospace Minister, Mr Festus Keyamo, disclosed this on Monday, when he presented his master card at the ministerial news briefing on...
More Nigerians have continued to celebrate the success of the Super Eagles playmaker, Ademola Lookman, as his heroics helped his team, Atalanta FC of Italy, to win the UEFA Europa League. Lookman scored the first-ever hat-trick in a Europa league final when Atlanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen FC of...
The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of one of its pilgrims,, Tawalkatu Busare Alako, from Jega Local Government Area. Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, Executive Chairman of the board, disclosed this in a statement in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday. He said the deceased died...
Rave-of-the-moment Ademola Lookman, and African Player of the Year Victor Osimhen, are among the 23 Super Eagles players invited for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches by Coach, Finidi George. Nigeria’s Super Eagles will tackle South Africa’s Bafana Bafana and the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in the...
Vice-President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima on Friday expressed readiness of the Federal Government to tap from the $130 billion global hydrogen market through partnership with the Republic of Germany. Shettima stated when he hosted a German delegation led by a member of the German Parliament and Hydrogen Commissioner,...
Turkish Airlines has announced that it would on Saturday, May 25, resume its flight operations in Lagos, which were suspended following the disruption of its operations in the state, four days ago. “Due to actions at our counter at the Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport that jeopardised...
Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on Thursday said that human capacity development was key to the economic development of Nigeria. Sanusi was the Keynote speaker at the 2024 Rivers State Economic summit According to him, to achieve development, it is imperative to recognise the need to take...
A former PDP National Deputy Chairman, Chief Bode George, has said it is not fair to attribute all the challenges facing the country to the administration of President Bola Tinubu led administration. George saud this during his address to the nation, titled “My Thoughts on The State of...
The Senate on Thursday constituted an ad hoc committee to investigate the number of abandoned projects in the country. This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen.Jimoh Ibrahim (APC- Ondo)on the need to look into the 11, 856 mega projects abandoned by the Federal Government. Presenting the...
Nigeria and Benin Republic are strengthening their economic cooperation through a bilateral engagement aimed at enhancing trade at the Kebbi-Segbana border. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (OON), described the talks which took place at the Segbana customs border post, as a historic milestone. The Special...
A businessman and politician, Chief Martin Onovo, has said President Bola Tinubu would write his name in gold if he is able to achieve genuine restructuring of the country. Onovo, the Head, Policy Positions, Movement for Fundamental Change (MFC), made the statement in an interview with the...
A Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Mr George Okoye, has urged stakeholders not to allow the party go into extinction in the country’s politics. Okoye, also a former member of the State Assembly, told journalists in Awka on Monday, that the leadership of PDP...
The Speaker of Delta House of Assembly, Mr Dennis Guwor, on Monday, said that Nigeria was due for state policing. Guwor, while speaking with the News Agency (NAN) in Asaba, said state policing should be because ”the locals understand the security situation of their environment”. ...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has felicitated the newly-elected Executive Council of the African Public Relations Association (APRA), elected at the 35th APRA Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from May...
The Federal Government has constituted the governing councils of 111 federal tertiary institutions in the country. This list of the constituted governing councils was released on Saturday by the Federal Ministry of Education. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who released the statement...
President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria is a safe hub for investments and that his administration would provide the needed support to ensure that businesses thrive in the country. Tinubu gave the assurance when he received a delegation led by the Chairman of the China Railway Construction Corporation...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Friday in Abuja declared that Nigeria was ready for the future and business. Shettima made the declaration at the high-level dialogue on advancing the Renewed Hope Agenda, held at the Transcorp Hilton, in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme...