By Ismail Abdulaziz The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of N5billion to states, local government councils and the FCT to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal on petrol. Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno said this when he spoke at the end of the National Economic Council (NEC) meetingContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The National Economic Council (NEC) has constituted an Ad-hoc Committee to engage with the leadership of labour unions to resolve issues surrounding the petrol subsidy removal across the states. Mr Olusola Abiola, Director Information, Office of the Vice President, in a statement, said the decision was reachedContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Prof. Zhang Yanqiu of the Communication University of China,(CUC), Beijing, has charged African journalists to discontinue the excessive negative reportage about their countries. Yanqiu, who is also the Director of Africa Communication Research Center at CUC, gave the charge in an interview with a Correspondent of theContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The People’s Republic of China on Wednesday in Beijing, began the training of select journalists from developing countries to enhance their reportage and strengthen bilateral relations between China and their countries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent participating in the 14-day training in Beijing, reports thatContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi An anti-child trafficking film, “Sound of Freedom” would premiere in Lagos on Aug. 18. Joy Odiete, Chief Executive Officer, Blue Pictures Entertainment, the film distribution company, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Idiete said that “Sound of Freedom” was fast becoming an advocacy performance for JimContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has said that citizens inclusiveness in decision making was key to effective governance. Vice President of the Commission, Damtien Tchintchibidja said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the launch of the project, “Mobile Application on Citizens Participation forContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has assured that President Bola Tinubu’s administration remains strongly committed to deepening democracy in the country. Shettima stated this on Tuesday when he received some leaders of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. The vice president emphasisedContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC), on Tuesday in Abuja declared support to the policies and programmes of President Tinubu’s administration. The National Chairman of IPAC, Mr Yabaji Sani, made this known while briefing newsmen when he led a delegation of members of the council on a courtesyContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Stakeholders have called for an accelerated inclusion of young people especially in policy review processes to bridge the gap between policy makers and youths. They made the call at the National Youth Leadership Conference with the theme: “Amplifying Youth Voice and Forging Opportunities for Collaborative Policy Making”.Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo Rep. Mukthar Umar-Zakari (NNPP-Kano) has vowed to challenge the judgement of the Election Petition Tribunal which nullified his election over alleged certificate forgery. Umar-Zakari, who represented Tarauni Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
