By Lucy Ogalue The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), a Nigerian policy think-tank, has projected that Nigeria’s headline inflation will fall to 17 per cent by December. The IMPI Chairman, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, in a statment on Wednesday, said the projection would be recorded, following consecutive declines that broughtContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana Plant, and the Jakura Community on Wednesday sealed an historic Community Development Agreement (CDA) that will enable the company to implement mutually agreed social projects in the next five years. The CDA is one of many CDAs that the Company haveContinue Reading
STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ON THE CESSATION OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE My Fellow countrymen and, in particular, the good people of Rivers State. I am happy to address you today on the state of emergency declarationContinue Reading
A photo exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Mozambique opened Friday at the Mozambique-China Cultural Center in the Mozambican capital of Maputo. By Nana Musa A photo exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Mozambique opened Friday at the Mozambique-ChinaContinue Reading
By Daniel Obaje The Association of Nigerian Artisans and Technicians (ASNAT) has unveiled plans for its second edition of the Exhibition and Fair (NATEF), scheduled to hold in Abuja from Sept. 23 to Sept. 27. Mr Adeshina Akinyemi, National Coordinator of ASNAT, announced this at a briefing in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Nana Musa Malam Ali M. Ali, Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has called for unity of purpose to achieve the developmental aims of the Global South Forum. Ali stated this at the meeting of the Global Media Think Tank Forum with the theme ‘’CoordinatingContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola From ancient Ciphers used by Julius Caesar to encryption machines deployed in World War II, and modern-day online banking, these were on display at the “Secrets exhibition” at the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) in Heidelberg, Germany. The interactive exhibition at the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF)Continue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola Prof. Madhu Sudan, an Indian-American Computer Scientist and recipient of the prestigious Nevanlinna Prize, has advised African countries to invest in local innovations to derive global benefits. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the 12th Heidelberg Laureate ForumContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola Dr Nwamaka Okafor, a Nigerian postdoctoral researcher at Argonne National Laboratory, U.S., has urged the Federal Government to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to boost agricultural productivity. Okafor told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Heidelberg, Germany, on Monday that deployingContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Dr Yusuf Yakub, Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), says the agency has deployed no fewer than 10,000 professionals to over 40 countries since its inception. Yakub said this in Abuja on Tuesday during the deployment of 18 TAC volunteers to Liberia and Rwanda. HeContinue Reading
