By Diana Omueza Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, has urged the various agencies in the marine sector to align priorities and eliminate task duplication to advance the sector. Oyetola said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2025 two-days Sectoral Retreat for Top Management ofContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has called for enhanced collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC) and the establishment of a China-Nigeria sports communication channel to foster seamless partnership in the sector. The Culture Counselor of the Chinese Embassy Yang Jian Xing, made the call on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Nana Musa President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his commitment in undertaking bold and comprehensive reforms to reposition the country’s fiscal architecture for resilience, inclusiveness and economic growth. Tinubu said this during the 27th Annual Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) Tax Conference in Abuja on Tuesday. The themeContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Ifedayo Akindoju, the President, Nigeria Tennis Federation, has felicitated with three Nigerian tennis referees, following their certification by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) as White Badge Referees. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the trio of Joseph Edili, Bitrus Danjuma, and Folashade Ogunshola achieved theContinue Reading
The Debt Management Office (DMO), on Monday hosted an investor meeting for the issuance of N300 billion series seven Sovereign Sukuk issuance in Abuja. The Director-General of the DMO, Patience Oniha, said that since inception in 2017, Sukuk had become a product of choice for non- interest investors in theContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) says it generated N10.9bn between January and April 2025. The Director-General of the MCO, Mr Stephen Nkom, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Head of Press of the organisation, Mrs Grace Okeke, on Sunday in Abuja. Nkom explained that theContinue Reading
By Suleiman Shehu Some Muslim professionals and businessmen in Oyo State, operating under the auspices of The Companion, on Sunday, disbursed M6.5 million as Zakat to the underprivileged Muslims in Ibadan. Zakat is the fourth pillar of Islam, obligatory on wealthy Muslims to remove a certain percentage of their wealthContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Deputy Commander-General (Intelligence), Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), Dr John Metchie, has said the organisation has capacity to plug the gap in Nigeria’s security architecture. Metchie stated this at the end of the training of Intelligence, Surveillance and Provost personnel of the NFSS on Saturday inContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) says the Federal Government’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative in the shoe and garment factory can significantly meet the uniform needs of Nigeria’s paramilitary agencies. A statement issued by Ifeanyi Nwoko, Acting Head, Media and Publicity, ICRC, on Sunday in Abuja,Continue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Mr Zhu Songbo, Director, Political Section, Chinese Embassy in Nigeria said that achieving peaceful reunification and One Country, Two Systems approach is key to addressing the Taiwan question. Zhu said this during a media salon on the “One-China Policy as the bedrock of China-Nigeria relations” on ThursdayContinue Reading
