New challenges and joint measures to counter cyber threats were discussed at the session “International Cooperation on Information Security” during the International Security Forum, which is taking place in the Moscow Region. Representatives of Russia, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, Egypt, and Zimbabwe delivered presentations. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of RussiaContinue Reading
The establishment of a grain hub in Oman would make it possible to increase supplies of Russian grain to East African countries. This is as the recently launched liner service on the Novorossiysk – Lagos – Dakar route is already reducing cargo delivery times to 21 days. This assessmentContinue Reading
By Daniel Obaje The Federal Government says it will bridge the information gap on ongoing development projects in Northern Nigeria through improved public communication, citizen engagement and documentation of key interventions across the region. Hadiza Bala-Usman, the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination said this at a summitContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) has received 11 Technical Aid Corps (TAC) volunteers who returned from Uganda after completing 24 months of service. The Director-General of NTAC, Dr Yusuf Yakub, received the volunteers on Monday at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. Yakub thanked President Bola TinubuContinue Reading
The Niger State Government has called on the Dangote Group and other private sector investors to explore opportunities in crude oil exploration at the Bida Basin in Niger. Aminu Takuma, Commissioner for Trade, Investment, Industry and Private Sector Development, on Friday in Minna. He disclosed this during a fireside sessionContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been described as a major force in promoting national unity, rural development and youth empowerment across Nigeria in its 53 years of existence. Mrs Gladys Adama, Director, North Central Office I, Minna, stated this during the celebration of theContinue Reading
By Precious Akutamadu Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primaries ahead of the 2027 governorship election in the state. Fubara announced his decision in a statement he issued to Journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Fubara said his move followed “deep reflectionContinue Reading
The Dangote Cement Plc has inaugurated three multi-million-Naira empowerment programmes for farmers, women and youths in its six host communities in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue. The company, in a statement on Wednesday, announced the new round of support aimed at helping beneficiaries expand their businesses, improve agricultural productivityContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Dr Zacch Adedeji, says the service is targeting N40 trillion in tax revenue for the federation in 2026. He stated this on Tuesday in Abuja during a national workshop on strengthening tax compliance under the new tax regimeContinue Reading
The Director General of the Niger Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NCCIMA), Adamu Salihu, has described the Dangote Group as a transformative force in Africa’s economic renaissance, He said that the conglomerate was not only industrialising Nigeria, but the whole of Africa. Speaking ahead of the DangoteContinue Reading
