By Emmanuel Oloniruha The future and economic prosperity of Nigeria and Africa depends on addition of value to its abundant raw materials. Prof. Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, Director-General of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), said this on Tuesday in Abuja. Ike-Muonso spoke during a courtesy visit by Malam AliContinue Reading
By Alex Enebeli The Igbo Heritage Renaissance Forum (IHRF) has called for stronger collaboration among the governors of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states to accelerate sustainable development across the South-East. The President of the forum, Prince Iwola Mba, made the call during the organisation’s Maiden Conference and PublicContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Forum of National Youth Leaders of All Political Parties in Nigeria (FNYLPPN) has called on the Federal Government to intensify diplomatic efforts to protect Nigerian citizens in South Africa following reported xenophobic attacks. The forum made the call in a statement on Tuesday after a visitContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) has appointed Ms Chinwe Okoli, Special Adviser to Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra on Innovation and Business Incubation, to the Global Steering Committee of its 43rd World Conference. The conference is scheduled to hold in FranceContinue Reading
By Racheal Abujah Health experts, child rights advocates and civil society organisations have described child online abuse as a growing public health emergency, calling for stronger laws, greater parental supervision and collective action to protect Nigerian children from harmful digital content. The stakeholders made the call on Tuesday in AbujaContinue Reading
BOI secures €60m facility to boost cocoa processingContinue Reading
By Grace Abe A former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described late former President Muhammadu Buhari as a patriotic, compassionate and incorruptible leader. Mohammed made the remarks in Abuja during a tribute programme marking the first anniversary of Buhari’s passing on Monday. A statement on theContinue Reading
By Okon Okon The Federal Government on Tuesday launched three digital platforms aimed at strengthening public service reforms, improving accountability and enhance service delivery across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The platforms are the Reform Tracker Dashboard, Knowledge Repository and the National Strategy for Public Service Reform (NSPSR) Dashboard. LaunchingContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Debt Management Office (DMO), on behalf of the Federal Government, has re-opened three FGN bonds valued at N1.2 trillion for subscription. According to a statement by the DMO, the first offer is a Jan. 2035 FGN bond (10-year re-opening), valued at N400 billion, and at interestContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe and Taiye Olayemi HBM Nigeria Plc says it will inaugurate its Ashaka and Sagamu cement plants in January 2027 as part of efforts to boost production capacity, create jobs and support Nigeria’s infrastructure development. The Chief Executive Officer of HBM Nigeria Plc, Mr Lolu Alade-Akinyemi, disclosed thisContinue Reading
