archiveSeptember 19, 2023

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and United Nations Women (UN Women) will partner on the integration of gender bonds and other gender-themed sustainable financing mechanisms as strategic instruments to drive gender equality and sustainable development in Nigeria. This was deliberated on at a high-level engagement between NGX and UN Women officials...

  The West African Specialty Coffee Association (WASCA) and National Association of Chambers of Commerce Mines and Agricultures (NACCIMA) have announced that the World Coffee and Tea Expo 2023, a global gathering dedicated to the celebration and evolution of the coffee and tea industry will hold in Lagos. This year,...

  The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have agreed to continue talks over post-subsidy removal palliatives for workers before the 21-day ultimatum issued by the NLC. Both also pledged to find solutions to key demands tabled before the government by organised labour before the deadline. Mr Simon...

The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, on Tuesday allocated 95,000 Hajj slots to Nigeria for the 2024 annual pilgrimage. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NAHCON, Mr. Zikrullah Hassan, made this known in a statement by Mousa Ubandawaki, the commission’s Deputy Director of Information and Publications. Hassan...

  The US Deputy Secretary of Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, has said Nigeria lacks the macroeconomic framework to attract more dollar denominated foreign direct investments into its economy. This was made known by Adeyemo while speaking at the Lagos Business School (LBS) at a forum with business leaders in Lagos on...

The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to direct the Ministry of Health to release funds for the overseas treatment of Adebola Akin-Bright, whose intestines went missing in the process of surgery. The House also commiserated with the family, friends and fans of Ilerioluwa...

  The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, said the command has constituted a special investigation team to exhume and conduct an autopsy on the body of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. He said the decision to set up the committee is based on the...

  President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is now more ready to take its rightful place in the global business environment. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The president stated this when he played host...

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has pronounced the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), a worthy telecom regulator in Nigeria for its dedicated efforts in promoting awareness and knowledge of Information Communications Technologies (ICT), among the judiciary in particular, and the Nigerian public. The CJN who is...

  A suicide prevention organisation, Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative (SURPIN), has called for collaborative efforts of all stakeholders toward creating more awareness about suicide. Ms Titi Tade, the Training Coordinator of the Initiative, made the call at the 2023 National Conference of SURPIN organised in commemoration of World Suicide...