By Salif Atojoko The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at its meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Tinubu. The President said the commendation from the party’s highest decision-making organ was a call for more hard work, and promisedContinue Reading
By Henry Oladele A Professor of Political Science, Sylvester Akhaine, on Tuesday said that liberation of Africa from overwhelming influence of the West would require radical perspectives which should interrogate causality. Akhaine made the assertion while delivering the 103 Inaugural Lecture Series of Lagos State University. The eventContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has urged Nigerians to take full advantage of the newly inaugurated Nigeria-Korea Information Access Centre (IAC) to empower themselves technologically. Tijani made this statement during the inauguration of the Nigerian-Korean IAC, themed “Empowering Future throughContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Federal Government has urged the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to sanction all revenue generating agencies that refuse to comply with the collection and remittance laws. Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), gave the directive on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Federal Government has partnered with the Republic of Kazakhstan to strengthen and enhance trade and investment of both countries for economic growth. Amb. Nura Rimi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, said that the partnership would unlock huge amountContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni Mr Victor Muruako, Executive Chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), says tax reform bills will strengthen fiscal stability, improving efficiency, transparency, and accountability in tax collection and remittance. Muruako stated this at a public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Finance onContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele/Ngozi Njoku Some Lagos lawyers have attributed the recent rise in crime by foreigners to weak laws, poor investigations by security agencies, and other systemic failures in the country. The lawyers expressed their views in separate interviews with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Monday said the Federal Government would continue to prioritise the development of the digital economy to enhance youth empowerment and job creation. The President made the pledge while receiving a report titled “Digital Economy, Youth Empowerment and Sustainable Job Creation in Nigeria: Issues,Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has said that he would soon set up a committee to align the census budget to the current financial realities of government. The President announced this on Monday at a meeting with officials of the National Population Commission (NPC) at the State House,Continue Reading
By Oluwaseun Nubi The Kosofe Local Government in Lagos State has begun free tutorial for 500 students preparing for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) under its ‘Kosofe Edu-Support’ initiative. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that classes are scheduled to hold daily from 3.00 p.mContinue Reading
