By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit filed by its Ivorian employee, Ms. Mariame Kone-Toure, seeking to terminate the appointment of her Gambian colleague, Ama Savage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kone-Toure had served in an acting capacity from Feb. 2023, asContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman With the rapid growth of Nigeria’s population and the attendant need for development, it has become imperative for government to build infrastructure at minimal cost. Stakeholders posit that bad infrastructure is one of the country’s biggest roadblocks to smooth corporate operations and capital inflows. They say theContinue Reading
By Nabilu Balarabe The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), Saudi Arabia, has conducted 21,000 free sight-restoring surgeries in Nigeria since 2019. Mr Mohammed Al-Sahabi, the Project’s Communications Officer, stated this during an eye treatment outreach organised by KSrelief in Potiskum, Yobe on Tuesday. He said the centreContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman A professor of Capital Market at the Nasarawa State University in Keffi, Uche Uwaleke, says Sukuk is the route to go by the Federal Government in obtaining project-tied credit facilities. Uwaleke, who is also the President of Association of Capital Market Accaremics, said this in an interviewContinue Reading
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
