By Rita Iliya The Niger State House of Assembly has approved a ₦70 billion bond request by Gov. Umaru Bago to finance infrastructure projects in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bond was approved during the plenary session in Minna on Tuesday following itsContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Niger government has commenced a financial literacy training programme for 6,000 young entrepreneurs across the 25 local governments in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Minna on Tuesday that the training was part of the government’s efforts to empower youths with skillsContinue Reading
Participants at the First Ordinary Session of the 2025 ECOWAS Parliament on Tuesday in Abuja. (NAN) By Mark Longyen Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament Memounatou Ibrahima has urged member states to deliberately embrace, cultivate, and reinvent the institution’s integration agenda as it marks its 50th anniversary in May.Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Niger government has solicited for media collaboration on how to address the challenge of misinformation in reporting security issues. The Commissioner for Homeland Security, Retired Gen. Muhammed Bello, made the call during a pre- security summit news conference in Minna on Monday. Bello said misinformation andContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran The Lagos State Government has urged Nigerians to embrace locally made products to boost Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and strengthen the national economy. Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Mrs Folasade Ambrose, made the appeal on Monday during the 16th National CouncilContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed commitment to infrastructure development with the delivery of 61 roads and five bridges within one year. The government is also constructing public buildings expected to be completed by September. Mr Okufemi Daramola, the Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Infrastructure,Continue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has commenced training on its newly revised standards procurement document in the North-West and North-East zones of the country. This is contained in a statement issued by Zira Nagga, Head, Public Relations, BPP, in Abuja on Tuesday. Nagga saidContinue Reading
By Tiamiyu Arobani The UN says it has been forced to cut spending, freeze hiring and scale back some services as the global organisation faces a worsening cash crisis. Member States on Monday urged members to pay up, warning that the deepening financial crisis threatened the world body’s ability toContinue Reading
By Akpan Glory The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to promoting Public-Private Partnerships in the water and sanitation sector in collaboration with the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). This collaboration is aimed at advancing President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.Continue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has approved the promotion of 18 senior officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), to the rank of Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM). In a statement by the FRSC’s spokesman, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, on MondayContinue Reading
