By Angela Atabo The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), a nonprofit organisation has called for urgent legal framework for the Federal Government’s whistleblowing policy to protect informants. Dr Chido Onumah, Coordinator of AFRICMIL, made the call at a Policy Roundtable tagged “Towards a Whistleblower Protection Law inContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank (AfDB) said that the Abidjan-Lagos highway corridor has secured a 15.5 billion dollars investment interest. Adesina said this while welcoming participants at the 2023 Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Market Days in Marrakech, Morocco on Wednesday. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced the introduction of Nembe Crude Oil Grade, a new crude oil grade into the international crude oil market. The announcement of the Nembe crude blend produced by Aiteo, the Operator of the NNPC/Aiteo Oil Mining Lease (OML)Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Built sector experts on Tuesday called for rethinking of the sector’s philosophy, regulations and frameworks to fully exploit its abilities as a critical driver and contributor to the Nigerian economy. Mr Hakeem Ogunniran, Chairman, Lagos Building Investment Co. Plc, said at the 2nd Biennial Corporate Governance andContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye The Management of Bayelsa-based Hensard University, says its focus via learning, training, research and mentorship, is to produce global leaders, entrepreneurs, and champions of economic and social change for the good of society. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Dileep Kumar, said this in a statementContinue Reading
By Dorcas Jonah The Initiative for Citizens’ Rights, Accountability and Development (ICRAD) has called on the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to return the payment for international passports to the remita platform. The Executive Director of ICRAD, Hassan Luqman, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said thisContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Some stakeholders in the judiciary sector have underscored the need to decongest the correctional centres in the country, using access to justice projects. They expressed the concern on Tuesday in Abuja at the “Access to Justice parley and joint inauguration of the Court Administration and Case Management,Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Ms Yan Yuging, Consul-General, People’s Republic of China in Nigeria, says China’s and Nigeria’s relations are steadily advancing in mutual development and practical cooperation. Yan said this on Tuesday in Lagos at the China-Africa (Nigeria) production capacity cooperation symposium held at the Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF)Continue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma Hajiya Halima Shehu, the newly-appointed National Coordinator, National Social Investment Programme Agency (N-SIPA), has assured Nigerians of her determination to ensure better social intervention programmes for vulnerable people in the country. Shehu specifically said the programme would be targeting the most poor and vulnerable people with theContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Neveah Limited, an Abuja-based leading commodity trading company, dealing in the export of solid minerals and agricultural products, said it redeemed its obligation of the N2.04 billion Series 13 Commercial Paper (CP) notes issued in July. A CP is a form of unsecured short-term debt security justContinue Reading
