By Salif Atojoko Mr Wang Yi, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Thursday urged Nigeria to issue panda bonds in China to generate revenue to finance its infrastructure development. The Minister said this while addressing State House correspondents alongside his Nigerian counterpart, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, after a meeting with PresidentContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi/Collins Yakubu-Hammer An elder statesman and legal icon, Chief Afe Babalola, has bagged the 2024 Best Nigerian Patriot Award for his outstanding performance in humanitarian activities, provision of quality education as well as promotion of peace. The award was given at an induction ceremony and technicalContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) President Bola Tinubu presented the 2025 budget proposal titled “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity” to the joint session of the National Assembly on Dec. 18, 2024. While presenting the N49.7 trillion budget proposal, Tinubu said that it aligned with hisContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) President Bola Tinubu transmitted four tax reform bills to the National Assembly. The bills are the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill. They are expectedContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The International Energy Agency (IEA), has stressed the importance of making Electric Vehicles (EVs) more affordable to drive a mass-market adoption. The agency highlighted the importance of making electric vehicles more affordable on Wednesday in its annual virtual global EVs outlook report in which it reiterated theContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said African leaders remained committed to lifting their nations out of poverty and building resilient economies at their own pace. Tinubu, who was a Special Guest of Honour, said this at the swearing-in of President John Mahama in Accra, Ghana. “We haveContinue Reading
By Yetunde Fatungase The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Foundation has begun a free cataract extraction surgery programme for 1,000 individuals across states in the South-West region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that screening for the surgeries began on Dec. 16, 2024, while the procedures officially startedContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Junior Chamber International Nigeria (JCI), a youth network of enterprising leaders, has unveiled a roadmap for 2025, aimed at building a thriving ecosystem for youths between 18 and 40 years old. JCI Nigeria President, Oluwatoyin Atanda, made this known at a news conference on Saturday inContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh TEXEM, one of the UK’s pre-eminent consulting firms focusing on Africa, has tasked Nigerian leaders to embrace innovation as a critical skill for navigating today’s volatile world. This was disclosed during a training session themed, “Resilience in a Volatile World: Inspiring Transformation Successfully led by FacultyContinue Reading
By Bayo Onanuga Although the Tinubu Administration’s midterm is five months away, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu can proudly reflect on his administration’s journey over the last 19 months. After initial turbulence, the government concluded 2024 stronger than 2023, as many policies began yielding significant results that even the mostContinue Reading
