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By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB), has advised African countries, including Nigeria, to ensure that borrowed funds are invested in productive assets capable of generating economic growth and improving living standards. Prof Kevin Urama, AfDB’s Chief Economist/Vice President for the Economic Governance & Knowledge Management, gave the adviceContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue An Economic Expert, Prof. Kevin Urama, says Nigeria can unlock substantial resources for development by leveraging pension funds, sovereign wealth assets and other domestic institutional investors. Urama, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Chief Economist and Vice President for the Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, said this inContinue Reading
By Adeola Akinbobola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Recently, policy experts highlighted that Nigeria’s outdated Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) fail to serve the country’s current development needs, creating significant legal, fiscal and policy risks. It is worth noting that in the early 1990s, Nigeria entered a series of BITs withContinue Reading
The Naval Base Abuja has extended support to pupils of LEA Primary School, Byazhin, Kubwa, with educational materials as part of activities marking the Nigerian Navy’s 70th anniversary.Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicising insecurity in the name of protest over kidnappings. Wike gave the warning in Abuja on Tuesday, while addressing members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Free Trade Zones (FTZs) are essential to driving Nigeria’s industrialisation and maximising gains from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). An expert, Dr Chris Ndibe, said this at the launch of his books, “Reimagining Free Trade Zones in Nigeria” and “Accelerating Growing Economies Through Free TradeContinue Reading
By Kennedy Sheyin The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says it has arrested no fewer than 1,691 persons for overloading, mixed loading, use of fake diplomatic number plates and other offences within the last five days. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Osundu Ohaeri, who revealed this in a statementContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the political pathway for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 is entirely clear, dismissing opposition parties as “fragmented entities” incapable of forming a formidable coalition. Speaking to reporters after inspection of projects in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are finally feeling the impact of governance, under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Wike, who made the remarks when he inspected some ongoing projects in the territory on Monday,Continue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Rotary Club of Lomé Zenith, in partnership with the People Planet and Peace Foundation, has planted coconut along the coastline of Aneho, a coastal town in southeastern Togo. Mr Landry Amewounou, President-Elect of the Rotary Club of Lomé Zenith, said on Sunday that the initiative wasContinue Reading
