NEWS REVIEW: Buhari bounces back, preaches compassion
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria after a 16-day medical trip to London, preaching compassion to Nigerians as he resumed his high […]
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UN tasks ECOWAS Parliament on policies to protect, recognise women in informal sectors
Mrs Sangeteta Thapa, Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, in Liberia has urged the ECOWAS Parliament to come up policies to protect and recognise contributions of […]
NIPOST inaugurates CBT centre in Enugu
The Postmaster General of the Federation, Dr Ismail Adewusi, on Monday inaugurated a state-of-the-art Computer Based Test (CBT) centre and mini post office in Enugu. […]
Agege LG partners ABEOCCIMA to boost grassroots activities
Agege Local Government says its plans to collaborate with the Abeokuta Chamber of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agriculture (ABEOCCIMA) will boost commercial activities in the […]
Community Policing: 704 Constabularies complete training in Kano
A total of 704 people from the 34 local government areas of Kano State selected to serve under the community policing initiative, have completed their […]
Zulum emerges University of Ibadan alumnus of the year
… ‘It’s a challenge to do more’ says Governor Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Saturday emerged University of Ibaban’s alumnus of […]
Unpatriotic elements encouraging insecurity – FG
The Federal Government says some unpatriotic elements are encouraging insecurity in some parts of the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed […]
Eviction of 3rd Mainland Bridge encroachers: Fashola gives 1-month extension
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has given a one-month notice extension to those encroaching underneath the Third Mainland Bridge to vacate the Right […]
Buhari pledges to utilise gas resources to uplift economy
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja launched “The Decade of Gas in Nigeria” with a pledge that his administration would fully utilize the enormous gas […]
Shippers’ Council advises service providers to register category of operations
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has advised service operators in the industry to register their category of businesses accordingly. According to it, registration in specified […]
HealthPlus restructures for growth
In a bid to enhance operational efficiency, improve service delivery and grow the business, leading pharmaceutical retailer HealthPlus Limited has begun a restructuring programme. The […]
AbdulRasaq forwards 8 Commissioner nominees to Kwara Assembly
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq of Kwara on Tuesday forwarded the names of eight commissioner nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening. The Speaker, Mr […]
‘Non- state actors’ and Nigeria’s warped educational trajectory
By Andrew A. Erakhrumen All of us will be deceiving ourselves, collectively, as a people, if we claim not to know that the Nigerian formal […]
Leverage AfCFTA to accelerate industrialisation- African ministers
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has called for the leveraging of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement to accelerate industrialisation […]
FG to support MSMEs with $1bn syndicated loan — Trade minister
he Bank of Industry (BoI), under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has secured a one billion dollar syndicated loan to […]
Obasanjo to be part of Onitsha City Marathon in September, organisers say
The second edition of Onitsha City Marathon (OCM) has been scheduled to hold on Sept. 25 at Onitsha in Anambra, an official said on Monday […]
Barge operations: Shippers’ Council calls for protection of indigenous operators
Mr Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), on Friday said there was need to protect the capacity of indigenous barge operators in the […]
IGR: Kano state understudy Kaduna to boost revenue
The Kano State Internal Revenue Service is set to understudy the innovations and operation models of the Kaduna State revenue service to boost its Internally […]
PPP crucial in addressing Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit–Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the only way to effectively address the massive infrastructure deficit in Nigeria is by Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. Osinbajo’s spokesman, […]
Bauchi Assembly passes Environmental Trust Fund bill
The Bauchi State House of Assembly has passed a bill for the establishment of an Environmental Trust Fund, to curb desertification. Mr Bakoji Bobbo, the […]
Kano-based coy to invest N38.1bn on rice, sugarcane in Bauchi, says Chairman
A Kano-based privately owned company, UMZA International Ltd, is to invest N38.1 billion to establish a sugarcane plantation and a rice processing mill in Bauchi […]
N600,000 stolen during Osun bank robbery——Police
Mr Olawale Olokode, the Commissioner of Police in Osun, on Friday said that N600,000 was stolen by armed robbers during an attack on a commercial bank […]
Kwara boosts free trade zone, supports NEPZA
The Kwara Government on Wednesday confirmed its status as a Free Trade Zone in the North Central region of Nigeria by supporting the activities NEPZA. […]
Nigeria records improvement in volume of non oil exports— NEPC
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has announced a remarkable improvement in the volume and value of Nigeria’s non-oil trade in the international market. The […]
Zamfara Assembly Goofed on NSA, By Lawal Ibrahim
Last Thursday, the Zamfara State House of Assembly purportedly passed a vote of no confidence on the National Security Adviser, retired Major General Babagana Monguno, […]