By Veronica Dariya Justice Mohammed Madugu of the FCT High Court, siting in Bwari has ordered that one Cecil Osakwe, a defendant in a case of alleged criminal intimidation be arraigned before the court. Madugu ordered that Osakwe should be arraigned in the court on Nov. 6. The judge gaveContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Ms Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says a prosperous world economy in the 21st century requires a prosperous Africa. Georgieva said this at the 2023 Annual Meetings Curtain Raiser Speech on the Outlook for the Global Economy and Policy Priorities in CôteContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The Peace Unity Restoration and Prosperity Global Foundation, in partnership with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Thursday unveiled a 10-point agenda aimed at rebuilding the nation to attain greatness. The Global President of the Foundation, Mr Jeffery Abidoye, unveiled the agenda in Abuja at the OfficialContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Government of Egypt has announced its commitment to help Nigeria achieve its water resources and food security goals in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President. This was the thrust when Mr Moustafa Awad, the Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria, paid a courtesy visit toContinue Reading
Ehigimetor Igbaugba Police in Cross River on Thursday debunked alleged abduction of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, suspended Professor of Law and Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar. Police spokesperson, SP Irene Ugbo, stated in Calabar that Ndifon was not kidnapped but was picked up by government security agents. SheContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Acting Comproller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Wura-Ola Adepoju, says 112,351 passport booklets are yet to be collected by applicants across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT. Adepoju, who said this during a press briefing at the Service headquarters on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku/ Stellamaris Ashinze The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) says it is imperative for the country to sharpen its focus on broadband development and intensify support for data centre services to boost digital sovereignty. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umaru Danbatta, said this on Thursday during theContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma The Federal Government has announced a special grant of N25,000 each to improve the lives of vulnerable pensioners in the country. The grant, will be disbursed under the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Scheme of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The Minister, Dr Betta Edu,Continue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Africa, Nigeria Chapter, has engaged editors in the Nigeria media industry in an interactive session aimed at enhancing accurate science communication. The interaction, which held in Lagos, was supported by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) and hosted underContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For over 63 years, Nigeria has actively participated in the UN General Assembly as one of the prominent Member States of the global body. The General Assembly is the main policy making and representative organ of the UN. It is composed ofContinue Reading
