By Rukayat Moisemhe Glovo, a pioneering multi-category app, has unveiled its Women in Tech Bootcamp with the Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and investment and She Code Africa to promote technology infusion for women. Mrs Lamide Akinola, the General Manager, Glovo Nigeria, at the launch on Friday inContinue Reading
A News Analysis by Emmanuel Oloniruha, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) As Ondo State prepares for the governorship election on Saturday, November 16, the atmosphere is charged with both anticipation and concern. With 18 political parties competing for the coveted position, the stakes are high, and expectations from citizens, politicalContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev has pledged commitment to ending open defecation across Nigeria, calling for intensified efforts from all stakeholders to achieve this goal. Utsev, speaking with newsmen on Friday in Abuja, noted that achieving an open defecation-free status involved moreContinue Reading
By Obinna Unaeze Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra says his administration will expedite action in processing Certificate of Occupancy for would be investors who fulfilled the condition of doing business in the state. Soludo made the statement on Thursday in Awka, at the inauguration of the Anambra 2024 Industrial Summit.Continue Reading
By Okeoghene Oghenekaro The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 33.88 per cent in October 2024. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for October 2024, which was released in Abuja on Friday. According to the report, theContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has increased the number of train services on its Abuja-Kaduna route from four to six per day, Monday through Friday. The acting Managing Director of the Corporation, Mr Ben Iloanusi, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. The statement wasContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, has appealed to labour unions in the sector to prioritise education over strike for the good and future of the Nigerian students. Alausa said this at the 359th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU)Continue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has urged states to prioritise emergency preparedness over reliance on federal intervention during disasters. Mrs Elizabeth Ugoh, the ministry’s Director of Water Quality Control and Sanitation, made the call at the WASH in Emergency Technical Working Group meeting inContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Prince Mohammed Al Saud, the Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, has assured Nigeria of support in its economic reform programmes. The Crown Prince gave the assurance during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on the sidelines of the joint Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh, MrContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Prof. Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organisation (WTO), has urged Nigeria to prioritise the creation of attractive and sustainable toilets through private sector collaboration. Sim made the appeal during a virtual stakeholder meeting organised by the Organised Private Sector in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (OPS-WASH)Continue Reading
