By Joshua Olomu A cross section of Nigerian Tech creative hubs have formed a collaboration towards creating platforms for nurturing and job creation for teeming youths. The coalition tagged MSwitch Group was inaugurated on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr Kadir Salami, the group’s chairman, said the collaboration became imperative to helpContinue Reading
By Chijioke Okoronkwo In the pre-independence Nigeria, agriculture, especially cocoa farming, was one of the mainstays of the nation’s economy. The top five cocoa producing states in Nigeria are Ondo, Osun, Cross River, Oyo, and Ogun, while Edo, Ekiti, Kwara, Kogi, Delta, Abia, Enugu and Akwa Ibom produce in aContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike An Economist, Ephraim Audu, has attributed insecurity as the primary cause of food inflation in Benue, calling on the Federal Government to urgently tackle the menace across the country. Audu, the National President, Agricultural Agenda Nigeria Initiative (AANI), said this in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Stakeholders, including Clerics, Leaders of Civil Society Groups, have urged mothers to uphold and instill family values in their children in order to curb the spate of youthful vices in society. They made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on theContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, the Director-General (D-G) , Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), has applauded the approval of the MEDIPOOL project as a major breakthrough towards addressing drug access in Nigeria’s most underserved regions. This is contained in a statement issued by Ifeanyi Nwoko, Acting Head, Media andContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Dennis Dilli has emerged as the overall winner of Maj. Gen. Godwin Umelo (Rtd.) 60th birthday golf kitty in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament in honour of Umelo’s 60th birthday teed-off on Wednesday and ended on Saturday night at the TYBContinue Reading
By Tiamiyu Arobani Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Senior Special Advisor to the President of African Development Bank on Industrialisation has advocated for sustained investment in education and technology for Nigeria’s industrialisation. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka stated this at a lecture titled: “Divergent Outcomes: Asia and Africa Development Strategy” at the London School of EconomicsContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Nigeria and Pakistan, both members of the Commonwealth of Nations and Developing-8, have enjoyed blossoming diplomatic and bilateral relations over the years. The relations established on March 22, 1961, spans from trade to defence and cultural exchanges; it is growing deeper, with both countries building strong ties.Continue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The leadership of some faith-based organisations have called for a transparent investigation into the technical glitch that marred the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The call, led by the Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society (AIS) and Dominion Chapel International Church (DCIC), followed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’sContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Experts have charged women and youth entrepreneurs to embrace skills development and collaboration to increase their contributions to the country’s economic growth and development. They gave the advice at the Nigerian- British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) graduation/induction of NBCC Women and Youth Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (WYEDI) onContinue Reading
