archiveAugust 24, 2023

The Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite on Thursday received the first ever Nigeria Investment Policy document from the Permanent Secretary of her Ministry, Dr Evelyn Ngige. The Minister said that the policy which was approved for implementation on May 10, 2023, is aimed  at giving...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the new administration of President Bola Tinubu to without further delay ensure payment of the eight months withheld salaries of the lecturers on the account of “the 2022 patriotic strike action triggered by Government’s failure” to honour agreements reached with the...

BudgIT, a civic-tech organization leading the advocacy for transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, calls for openness and accountability concerning the distribution of the five billion naira relief fund approved by the Nigerian Federal Government to state governments. According to a press statement from the organization made available...

The Executive Vice-chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Prof. Umar Danbatta has disclosed that Nigeria is now the 11th in terms of internet penetration and seventh in terms of mobile phone usage globally. NCC boss made the revelation while speaking at the opening ceremony of the Emerging Technology Forum for...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given reasons why a United States Court should not release his academic records at the Chicago State University in Illinois. The President stated this in a response document to the legal application filed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar seeking the release of his academic...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the decision of the Chicago State University in the United States of America (USA) to release the credentials of President Bola Tinubu. It would be recalled that the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar on August 2, approached the States District...

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has alleged that the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, is still a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). In a recent statement HURIWA claimed that Musawa was posted to Onyilokwu Onyilowa and Co., said...

Princess Oladunni Odu, the Secretary to the Ondo State Government, has declared her intention to contest the 2024 governorship election in the state. Odu made the declaration at an interactive session with members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Akure. She said she remained the...

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Omooba Dotun Babayemi, has asserted that the party leadership in the state is being led by lawless individuals whose stock in trade is characterized by impunity. Besides, Babayemi insisted that owing to the puerile mindedness of the party led...

  The Nigerian Air Force says it is set to receive 18 attack helicopters from the United States and Turkey to strengthen its fleet. The Chief of Air Staff, Hassan Abubakar, who made this known during a one-day tour of formations and units under the NAF 115 Special Operations Group...