By Collins Yakubu-Hammer/Emmanuella Anokam A Presidential aide, Mrs Olu Verheijen, says President Bola Tinubu’s administration is actively seeking ways to grow the nation’s foreign reserves to stabilise the Naira and economy. Verheijen, Special Adviser to the President on Energy, said this in her presentation at the Ministerial Press Briefing onContinue Reading
By Justina Auta As the world celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD), President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerian women of impactful and accessible programmes that will improve their status and make life easy for them. Tinubu gave the assurance at the launch of “Nigeria for Women Programme” in Abuja on Thursday,Continue Reading
By Ericjames Ochigbo Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, the Director-General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), has called for capacity training of local government officers, ahead of the proposed autonomy for the third tier. Sulaiman said this on Thursday at the closing of a 3-day workshop on “Legislative Processes andContinue Reading
Former British Prime Minsiter Theresa May has said she will not contest in the next general election, bringing a 27-year career in the UK parliament to an end. May revealed her decision to stand down as MP for Maidenhead on Friday, saying she would focus on championing causes including theContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus The Police Command in Kwara has arrested four students of Kwara State University (KWASU) who allegedly beat their fellow student to death. Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ilorin. Ejire-Adeyemi saidContinue Reading
By Okon Okon The Federal Government has set the month of March for a definite opening of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFund) portal for eligible students. Dr Akintunde Sawyerr, Execute Secretary of NELFund, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it will soon deploy Geographic Information System (GIS) to strengthen its anti- smuggling operations. The National Public Relations Officer, NCS, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Executive Chairman, Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS), Mr Sani Dambo, has said that the state was targeting N10 billion internally monthly. Dambo said this at the 154th Meeting of the Joint Tax Board (JTB) on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the state generated aboutContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Economic experts have advocated the need for focused and accelerated investments in women and their businesses to engender societal and economic progress. They gave the advice at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) 2024 International Women’s Day event, themed, “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress” on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Okon Okon The Federal Government says the recovery process from beneficiaries of the Nigeria Education Loan Scheme (NELFund) will commence two years after the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC). Executive Secretary NELFund, Dr Akintunde Sawyer, made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
