By Salif Atojoko The Federal Government has rejected the proposal to create a new department out of the existing African Union’s (AU) Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security. President Bola Tinubu highlighted the country’s position in his statement presented by Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, duringContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has attributed Nigeria’s improvement in the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index to President Bola Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to the fight against corruption. Olukoyede made the remarks at the Passing Out Parade (POP) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Detective AssistantsContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, congratulated Malam Nasir El-Rufai on his 65th birthday. El-Rufai is a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and highly regarded for his resourcefulness and brilliance, the President said in a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman. El-Rufai servedContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Democratic Front (TDF) says the N100bn Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) Real Estate Investment Fund is a creative initiative by the Tinubu administration to ensure affordable housing options for low-income individuals and families. The advocacy group said, in a statement on Sunday by MalamContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Federal Government has urged citizens to disregard the falsehoods peddled by Mr Tigran Gambaryan, an American employee of Binance. This was stated in a release signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, on Friday in Abuja. Idris expressed the government’s concernContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, said he received the news of the death of Pa Ayo Adebanjo, an Afenifere leader, with profound sorrow. In a tribute by the President, he said Nigeria had lost a political leader whose decades of unwavering struggle for justice, democracy,Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Africa Bridge Initiative (ABI), a Non-Governmental Organisation, signed an agreement with Bournemouth University, UK, on Thursday to upskill Nigerians and address the issue of brain drain. The agreement was formalised at the University of Lagos during a conference organised by ABI, with the theme, ‘DigitalContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Democratic Front (TDF), a think tank group, on Friday, said it was convinced that the Creative and Tourism industry would fast tract Nigeria’s march toward a one trillion-dollar economy by the President Bola Tinubu administration. TDF was reacting to the approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC)Continue Reading
Leather By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom The European Union (EU) has commended the craftsmanship of Made-in-Abia leather products, reinforcing the state’s reputation as Nigeria’s leading hub for leather production. The Head of Cooperation of the Delegation of the EU to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Massimo De Luca, made this known during a one-dayContinue Reading
Demolition By Lydia Ngwakwe The Lagos State Government has announced that it will begin marking illegal buildings on Banana Island for demolition, by Monday. Mr Gbolahan Oki, General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), made the announcement at a stakeholders meeting on Banana Island, on Thursday. He said thatContinue Reading
