archiveMarch 13, 2021

 Mrs Amina-Titi Atiku, the wife of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned owners of Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO’s) against profit making motives in the course of doing their jobs. She gave this advice on Saturday in Abuja during the inauguration of Princess Elizabeth Adewa Jegede foundation (PEAJ), a foundation which...

 The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has said that the 2021 Technology and Innovation Expo is a platform to showcase ideas that will transform Nigeria’s economy from commodities to knowledge based.Onu said this during a news briefing on Saturday at the Eagle Square, Abuja, after a facility...

 The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Ekiti State Chapter, has given the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, till May 1 to pay all outstanding salaries of workers in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this is contained in a statement signed by Messrs Kolapo Olatunde and Sola...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a stern warning to would-be terrorists and bandits targeting schools, saying the country would not allow the destruction of the school system. The president gave the warning in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja...

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), on Saturday, arrived in Nigeria on a 4-day official visit aimed at enhancing trade and improving the Nigerian economy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okonjo-Iweala, who assumed duty on March 1, 2021, as the new  Director-General of the WTO,...

A total turnover of 1.675 billion shares worth N23.541 billion in 21,732 deals were traded in the week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 2.092 billion shares valued at N29.744 billion that exchanged hands last week in 24,238 deals. The Financial Services...

As the military intensified the fight against insurgency in Borno, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, and Service Chiefs, have arrived in Maiduguri, for the second time in one month to assess the situation on ground. Addressing troops, on Saturday, at the headquarters of “Operation Lafiya Dole” in...

 Consumers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Awka, the Anambra capital and its environs heaved a sigh of relief following the quick reversal of price of product from between N200 and N212 to between N175 and N180 per litre. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that customers woke up...

BudgIT, a civic-tech organization leading the advocacy for transparency and accountability in public finance across four African countries, including Nigeria, has renewed its call for reform in Nigeria’s Extractive sector, the most financially viable sector in the country. BudgIT made this call alongside other CSOs after its quarterly Extractive Consultative...

The herder-farmer dispute has taken on acute and violent dimensions. It has cost too many innocent lives while destroying the property and livelihoods of many others. It has also aggravated ethnic sentiment and political tension. Despite the efforts of some of those in positions of high responsibility and public trust,...