By Adeyemi Adeleye (NAN) The Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr Adebowale Adedokun, has urged INEC to strengthen its procurement systems to safeguard integrity of elections in the country. Adedokun made the call in his keynote address at a capacity-building programme for national electoral commissioners and INEC management onContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, March 30, 2026 (NAN) The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has advised the Federal Government to use benefits from the current surge in global crude price to build a more resilient economy. The Chairman of IMPI, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, gave the advice in a policyContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), with funding from the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), on Monday inaugurated a Small Hydropower Centre of Excellence in Nigeria project. The project, which is the first of its kind in Nigeria and the West Africa sub-region, was inauguratedContinue Reading
Compensate subscribers for poor network service, NCC orders MNO By Jessica Dogo Abuja, March 29, 2026 (NAN) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to compensate subscribers whose network quality of service experience is below specified targets within specific locations. The Head, Public AffairsContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Dr Adebowale Adedokun, Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), has extended warm felicitations to President Bola Tinubu on the occasion of his birthday. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, Adedokun described Tinubu as a “visionary leader and architect of a modern, fiscally responsible Nigeria”. HeContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on political leaders to embrace empathy and humility as essential tools for governance, drawing lessons from Jesus Christ’s symbolic entry into Jerusalem. The President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, made the Call in a commemorative statement issued on SundayContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The President of the Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (CMAN), Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has described the recapitalisation plan deadline given by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operators as a responsible regulatory approach. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that SEC issued a six-week deadlineContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE) has stressed that sustained infrastructure development remains the most critical driver of economic growth, trade expansion and investment. The National Chairman of NICE, Mr Tokunbo Ajanaku, said this on Saturday at the 2nd Sen. Adefemi Kila Annual Colloquium in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Aderogba George Mr Felix Haala, Head, Press and Political Counsellor of the German Embassy in Nigeria, says women’s empowerment is essential for building an inclusive and resilient democracy. Haala said this on Friday in Abuja at a one-day capacity-building workshop for selected women journalists in the Federal Capital TerritoryContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commended its female personnel for their resilience in carrying out their duties to advance the organisation’s constitutional mandate. The Comptroller-General (C-G) of NCS, Bashir Adeniyi, gave the commendation while speaking at an event organised by the service to celebrate the femaleContinue Reading
