archiveOctober 17, 2024

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has flagged off construction of the 20KM Obajana-Uro-Aku rural road linking parts of Lokoja and Adavi local government areas. The project is part of interventions by the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) supported by the World Bank Group and other stakeholders in...

  Anambra, Abuja – October 2024: Polaris Bank, in a robust display of its commitment to environmental sustainability, has expanded its nationwide tree-planting initiative in collaboration with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF). The latest exercise took place at Government Secondary School, Gwagwalada, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on October...

      Our attention has been drawn to a bigot-laden news accusing the Osun State Governor of engaging non-indigenes into key positions in the state due to his maternal connection to the igbos. We like to set the record straight that Professor Chinwe Obuaku, the Consultant to the State...

  The Special Adviser on Health to Lagos State Governor, Dr Olukemi Ogunyemi, has enjoined nurses to embrace research and digital innovations to improve their healthcare delivery services and be relevant in the profession. Ogunyemi, gave the advice at the Maiden Scientific Conference of the College of Nursing Sciences, Lagos...

  Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has charged media practitioners to be transparent in discharging their duties as the watchdog of the society, noting that journalists must hold political office holders accountable in the interest of the public. The governor stated this on Thursday at the opening ceremony of a...

    The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr Ola Olukoyede has expressed the readiness of the Commission to work closely with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, in order to tackle the scourge of money laundering more fiercely. He...

Bala Mohammed, Governor of Bauchi State has said that the Federal Government’s reforms were not working. Mohammed spoke at the launch of the Nigeria Development Update report by the World Bank in Abuja on Thursday. He said the revenues available to state governments are insufficient to address the challenges, adding...

International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) have successfully remitted approximately $600 million into the nation’s coffers as of the end of September due to the concerted efforts of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to boost foreign exchange inflows into the country. Olayemi Cardoso, CBN Governor stated this at a “fireside”...

  The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, has said that a sizable number of illicit arms being used to commit crimes in the country originally belonged to the government. Ribadu said this on Thursday during the Arms Destruction Exercise organised by the National Centre for the Control of...

    With growth proving too slow to outpace inflation, the World Bank has painted a grim picture of poverty, revealing that at least 129 million people are living below the national poverty line in Africa’s biggest economy. Since May 2023, Nigeria has implemented significant reforms to stabilise its economy,...