archiveFebruary 15, 2021

The newly-appointed Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that the organisation will get the global economy running again during her tenure as the WTO DG. Okonjo-Iweala said this on Monday while reacting to her appointment, which takes effect from March 1, 2021. The...

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday described the emergence of former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the right choice that will benefit the organisation in years to come. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Niyi...

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered the immediate deployment of Police Intervention and Stabilization Forces to restore peace and reinforce security in Oyo State. Recall that fights broke out in Shasha market in Ibadan between the Yoruba and Hausa communities following a disagreement between members of both...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, congratulates Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her emergence as the first African and first female Director-General of the World Trade Organization ( WTO). Lawan also congratulates Nigeria on  the latest feat of its great daughter on the international stage. He applauds the quiet but dogged...

Nigeria’s former finance minister Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Monday was announced the new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as she made history as the first female to head the global trade watchdog. The appointment of the ex-World Bank managing director was made on Monday when the WTO...

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his government would protect all religious and ethnic groups, whether majority or minority in line with its responsibility under the constitution. Malam Garba Shehu, one of the President’s spokesmen, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that Buhari made the assertion while reacting...

  Ecobank Nigeria has concluded arrangement to host a webinar to provide insightful information on how banks can effectively help educational institutions and faith based organisations through digital banking offerings. The webinar which is part of Ecobank Digital Series scheduled to holds on Tuesday, February 16 2021, is titled “Digital Enablement of education...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 520 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 146,184. The NCDC disclosed this figure on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that with the 520...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has led the Bankers Committee to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on takeover of the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, for the purpose of reconstructing the facility. Information obtained from CBN’s website on Sunday indicated that the...

Microsoft founder Bill Gates wants to invest a total of two billion dollars in projects and start-ups in the next five years to avert climate change, reports said on Monday. Innovations were needed to avert a climate disaster, Gates said in remarks published on Monday in the German business daily,...