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By Fortune Abang The Director-General of the Edo Diaspora Agency, Dr Loretta Ogboro-Okor, has revealed that Edo State contributes an estimated 31 per cent of Nigeria’s total diaspora remittances. This significant contribution positions the state as a major player in the country’s economic development. In a telephone interview with theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The new Chairman of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN),Board, Dr Nasir Gawuna, has promised to revitalise the bank and expand housing finance access for Nigerians. Assuming office on Monday in Abuja, Gawuna pledged to align his efforts with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda toContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The National Boundary Commission (NBC) says it is entrenching the use of research, technology including drone, in boundary management The Director-General, Mr Adamu Adaji, stated this on Sunday in Abuja, while assessing the impact of President Bola Tinubu’s administration after two years in office. Adaji told theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai President Bola Tinubu has given defaulters of ground rent in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) a 14-day grace period to pay outstanding ground rent and associated penalties. Mr Chijoke Nwankwoeze, Director of Land, FCTA, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. Nwankwoeze explained thatContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The National Boundary Commission (NBC) says it has made significant progress in resolving the Nigeria-Benin international boundary dispute. The Director-General of the commission, Mr Adamu Adaji, stated this on Sunday in Abuja, while assessing the impact of President Bola Tinubu’s administration after two years in office. AdajiContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken possession of Wadata Plaza, the building used by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as its National Secretariat, due to 28 years of unpaid ground rent. Director of Lands at the FCTA, Mr Chijoke Nwankwoeze, said the action followed theContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, said on Saturday that tea trade between China and Nigeria is thriving and enhancing trade relations between the two countries. Yu said this in Abuja during the “2025 Tea for Harmony Yaji Cultural Salon” event with the theme “Tea in Nature’sContinue Reading
Brazil has launched artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives at the BRICS High Level Forum on AI, co-organised with China. The event discussed the prospects for technological development and cooperation in the Global South. This was reported by the press service of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation. Brazil’sContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has reaffirmed it’s commitment to the physical and mental well-being of its workforce through q monthly physical exercise sessions. The Registrar-General (R-G of the CAC, Hussaini Magaji, gave the assurance during the commission’s monthly routine fitness walk in Abuja, on Saturday. MagajiContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Some educationists say that the internet and social media in spite of their positive impacts, when abused, negatively influenced students’ academic performance and reduced the quality of education in the country. They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. TheyContinue Reading
