archiveSeptember 2023

  condemns bloated cabinet, retinue of aides National President of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, (NULGE), Comrade Ambali Olatunji, has faulted the economic policy of President Bola Tinubu, saying “it is hurting the masses”. Olatunji who chided President Tinubu for the inhuman nature of his economic policy, while...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suggested measures for sub-Saharan Africa to avoid a debt crisis. The advice coincides with an appeal by the African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) to creditor nations and institutions to cancel Nigeria’s huge debt burden. In a report released on Tuesday, September...

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will honour eleven Nigerians with citizenship and patriots awards ahead of the country’s 63rd Independence Day celebration. The award is part of the National Orientation Agency (NOA)’s efforts to promote civic education in Nigeria. The Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Dr. Garba Abari,...

  The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has appointed two Nigerians, Osagie Imasogie and Chineye Ogwumike, to the 12-member advisory council on African Diaspora Engagement in the US. Imasogie and Ogwumike were part of the 12 members of the President’s Advisory Council according to a statement released by...

  The Labour Party has expressed support for the indefinite strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to press home their demands for better working conditions. The party said it was in total support of any legitimate means to be deployed by Nigerian...

  The state government has an infrastructure plan that has a sustainable funding model and which targets facilitation of economic growth and development of the state. Commissioner for Information, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi made this clarification in response to advocacy of non-governmental groups such as the Osun Masterminds and the Coalition...

The Federal Government has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reduce the number of Bureau de Change (BDC) operating in the country from over 5,000 to about 200. This statement was made by the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua during an economic policy...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has deployed 9.3 million doses of diphtheria vaccines to affected states to support the federal government to help combat the outbreak. A statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by UNICEF’s communication assistant, Nchekwube Nwosu-Igbo, said a crucial part of the support includes procuring vaccines...

    Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s determination to provide the enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the country. Accordingly, Shettima tasked local and foreign investors to make Nigeria their investment hub adding that the country’s economy will pick up in 15 months. The...

*Agency’s work is shifting narrative from Africa being victim to solution to climate change - Osinbajo The Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A), a public benefit organisation working to unlock Africa’s potential as a global hub for climate action, has announced the immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN,...