Saint Lucia to support Nigeria’s grassroots tourism devt. initiative

By Muhyideen Jimoh ‎ ‎Saint Lucia has pledged support for Nigeria in designing a robust community tourism programme, aimed at boosting grassroots tourism development and economic empowerment. ‎ ‎The Caribbean tourism destination will also share expertise on certification standards and train Nigerian hospitality professionals. ‎ ‎This initiative is part ofContinue Reading

Food security: We’ll remove bottlenecks in agric sector, says Tinubu

By Muhyideen Jimoh ‎ ‎President Bola Tinubu has pledged to eliminate all barriers stalling Nigeria’s agricultural potential, especially in livestock production, in a push towards food sovereignty and global exports. ‎ ‎The president made the declaration during a bilateral meeting with the Brazilian President, Lula da Silva, on Saturday atContinue Reading

‎Tinubu arrives in Brazil for BRICS Summit

‎By Muhyideen Jimoh ‎ ‎President Bola Tinubu on Friday night arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to participate in the 17th BRICS Summit. ‎ ‎This marks Nigeria’s long awaited debut as a ‘partner country’ at the influential economic gathering ‎ ‎According to a statement by Presidential Spokesperson, My Bayo Onanuga,Continue Reading

Tinubu expresses sadness over passing of legendary goalkeeper’ Peter Rufai

‎By Muhyideen Jimoh ‎President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sadness at the passing of legendary Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai. ‎Rufai, 61, died on Thursday after a brief illness. ‎In a statement issued by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President extended condolences to the Rufai family, friends, andContinue Reading

Group hails FG’s approval of degrees in 15 colleges of education

By Muhyideen Jimoh  The Social Advancement Forum (SAF), has commended the Federal Government’s decision to approve Bachelor’s Degree programmes in 15 Federal Colleges of Education across Nigeria. ‎The commendation follows President Bola Tinubu’s recent assent to a bill empowering these institutions to award both the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE)Continue Reading

Abuja court strikes out Bash Ali’s N500bn suit against ex-sports minister

By Edith Nwapi ‎ ‎Justice Peter Kekemeke of an Abuja High Court on Thursday struck out former boxer, Bash Ali’s suit for being “Statute barred”. ‎ ‎Ali had instituted the suit against former Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, the National Sports Commission and the  Attorney General of the Federation. ‎ ‎DeliveringContinue Reading

Tinubu pledges to address diaspora issues

‎By Muhyideen Jimoh ‎President Bola Tinubu has pledged to address the challenges facing Nigerians in Saint Lucia and other parts of the world through diplomatic engagement. He made the pledge on Wednesday during an interactive session with members of the Nigerian community in Castries, the capital of Saint Lucia. TheContinue Reading