By Taiye Olayemi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Detty December, a phrase coined to describe the festive and celebratory atmosphere that characterises the month of December in Nigeria, indicates the high volume of excitement and merriment associated with the last month of the year in Africa’s most populatedContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Federal Government has rejected the proposal to create a new department out of the existing African Union’s (AU) Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security. President Bola Tinubu highlighted the country’s position in his statement presented by Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, duringContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, congratulated Malam Nasir El-Rufai on his 65th birthday. El-Rufai is a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and highly regarded for his resourcefulness and brilliance, the President said in a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman. El-Rufai servedContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Democratic Front (TDF) says the N100bn Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) Real Estate Investment Fund is a creative initiative by the Tinubu administration to ensure affordable housing options for low-income individuals and families. The advocacy group said, in a statement on Sunday by MalamContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, said he received the news of the death of Pa Ayo Adebanjo, an Afenifere leader, with profound sorrow. In a tribute by the President, he said Nigeria had lost a political leader whose decades of unwavering struggle for justice, democracy,Continue Reading
By Olawunmi Ashafa -News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ‘’No industry can grow, industrialise or be competitive in the dark’’, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, once declared at the Noor solar power point in Quarzazate, Southern Morocco. This, therefore, explainsContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Africa Bridge Initiative (ABI), a Non-Governmental Organisation, signed an agreement with Bournemouth University, UK, on Thursday to upskill Nigerians and address the issue of brain drain. The agreement was formalised at the University of Lagos during a conference organised by ABI, with the theme, ‘DigitalContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Democratic Front (TDF), a think tank group, on Friday, said it was convinced that the Creative and Tourism industry would fast tract Nigeria’s march toward a one trillion-dollar economy by the President Bola Tinubu administration. TDF was reacting to the approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC)Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Music streaming platform, Spotify, says there has been a significant surge in heartbreak song streams in Nigeria during the Valentine’s Day season, with a 626 per cent increase between 2022 and 2024. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa, revealed this trendContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday night to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. The President was received at the airport by Eshetu Legesse, the Ethiopian Deputy Chief ofContinue Reading
