Pate: FEC to Make Medical Drugs Affordable to Nigerians
•Approves Medipool for competitive pricing, supply of essential medicines nationwide •Awards N2.3bn contract for procurement of cardiac categorisation machine at Usman Dan Fodio University Teaching...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence: Varsity Don Harps on Challenging Infrastructure...
Kuni Tyessi in Abuja The Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, Prof. Ishaya Tanko, has emphasized the need to look inwards and challenge the norms affecting the rise of AI-driven analytics,...
View ArticleHajj 2025: 560 Intending Pilgrims from Kwara Depart to Saudi Arabia
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin The Kwara State Government has flagged-off this year’s 2025 Hajj exercise with the successful airlift of the first batch of 560 intending pilgrims from the state departing to...
View ArticleNIA: Quackery, Influx of Foreign Firms Threat to Practice of Architecture in...
•Architects’ body celebrates 65 years of existence Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) yesterday raised concern over the rising challenges in the profession, listing the...
View ArticleUS, China Reach Temporary Deal to Slash Tariffs to 30%, 10%
•How trade war halted $600 billion in bilateral trade •Financial markets agog, stocks jump Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The US and China yesterday agreed to temporarily slash their steep tariffs on each...
View ArticleIn Watershed for Aviation Sector, FG Unveils Revised Insurance Regulations...
•Keyamo reaffirms government’s determination to remove aviation bottlenecks •Omosehin: It’s a milestone for sustainable aviation insurance James Emejo and Kasim Sumaina in Abuja Minister of Aviation...
View ArticleBPP Complies with FEC Directive, Issues New Limit for Goods, Services...
•Urges MDAs, stakeholders to ensure compliance with presidential order •FG canvasses active participation of private sector in nation’s economic growth •Confirms Nigeria has offset $3.4bn COVID...
View ArticleUnderperformance: FG to Overhaul Discos, Begins Pilot Scheme with Two Firms
Peter Uzoho The federal government has begun moves to reform and revitalise Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector, starting with a pilot overhaul of two underperforming Distribution Companies...
View ArticleLagos Revenue Rises by 45% to N1.3trn in 2024
•To convert idle assets to liquidity, fund infrastructure development, says finance commissioner Segun James Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Abayomi Oluyomi, has disclosed that the State...
View ArticleDMO Opens N300bn Series VII Sukuk to Boost FG’s Road Infrastructure
•Investors in Sharia-compliant instrument to earn 19.75% per annum Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The Debt Management Office (DMO) yesterday opened subscriptions for a N300 billion Series V11 Ijarah Sukuk...
View ArticleAfrica in the Throes of Worst Debt Crisis in 80 Years, Says Ex-Vice...
•Claims economic distress accompanied by alarming surge in insecurity •Warns democracy must deliver food on table From Olusegun Adeniyi in Freetown Former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, in...
View ArticleShettima: Nigeria Building Bridges to Take MSMEs Across African Market Borders
Deji Elumoye in Abuja Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the administration of President Bola Tinubu has taken bold steps to construct digital highways and bridges that would carry micro, small...
View ArticleFEC Okays 17 Life Assurance Underwriters For Tinubu, Shettima, Ministers, Others
•Mulls criminalising those stealing govt properties at night •Approves new national policy on employment Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Federal Executive Council has okayed 17 Group Life Assurance...
View ArticleLabour Reform: FG Pledges to Ensure Gender Equity, Protection of Vulnerable...
•Asks NASS to expedite passage of key labour bills •Abbas: 10th House proactive, productive for two years •Tinubu’s bold reforms’ve laid foundation for prosperity, Kalu declares Onyebuchi Ezigbo and...
View ArticleOjulari: NNPC to Resume Drilling in Kolmani Field, Issues with Dangote...
•Says conflicts will no longer be resolved on newspaper pages •Nigeria’s April oil output rises marginally, reaches 3-month high Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Contrary to insinuations that Nigerian...
View ArticleWike Tightens Grip on PDP as Anyanwu Reassumes Role as National Secretary
•Signs party’s memo to INEC on names of candidates for Anambra guber poll at deadline •FCT minister denies tearing down party, insists he’s rebuilding it, blames Fubara for Rivers crisis Chuks Okocha,...
View ArticleFormer Bayelsa Gov, Capt Olubolade, Slumps, Dies
Segun James Former Military Administrator of Bayelsa State, Navy Captain Omoniyi Caleb Olubolade (rtd), is dead. Olubolade, the Ipoti-Ekiti-born retired officer, who celebrated his 70th birthday on...
View ArticleICFN Marks 10th Anniversary, International Coaching Week
The International Coaching Federation, Nigeria Charter Chapter (ICFN) will mark its 10th anniversary during the International Coaching Week (ICW) commencing tomorrow, Tuesday, 13 May 2025. The ICFN...
View ArticleOoni, Soyinka Applaud Tinubu for Elevating Nigeria’s Culture on Global Stage
The Ooni of Ife and global patron of the World Orisha Congress (WOOCON) Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his administration’s growing recognition of culture as...
View Article1,285 Pilgrims Airlifted To Mecca From Niger
Laleye Dipo in Minna No fewer than 1,285 Muslims have been airlifted to Mecca from the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport in Minna, Niger State, since the exercise started four days ago. A total...
View Article2027: Niger Delta Coalition Pledges Support For Tinubu
Sylvester Idowu in Warri The Coalition of Niger Deltans for Equity and Justice (CNDEJ), a body of youth groups in the region, has promised President Bola Tinubu of their support in the coming 2027...
View ArticleThree Kebbi PDP Senators Defect To APC
Sunday Aborisade in Abuja The three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators from Kebbi State at Senate plenary on Tuesday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The Senators are...
View ArticlePresident Tinubu Commended for Commitment to Transformation of Nigerian Armed...
Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi The Air Officer Commanding Special Operations Command,Air Vice Marshall(AVM) Usman Kandi Abdullahi, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his commitment to the...
View ArticleLawal Empowers Zamfara Residents with Cash Transfer Debit Cards, 400,000...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has flagged off the distribution of debit cards for the beneficiaries of the World Bank-financed Cash Transfer Scheme. The official launch took place at the Tsafe...
View ArticleFG to Close Ijora-Marine Bridge in Lagos for 21 Days
The Federal Government has announced the temporary closure of the Ijora-Marine Bridge in Lagos State, from May 18, to carry out urgent repairs that will last for 21 days. The Federal Controller of...
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