By Rukayat Moisemhe Experts have called for the institutionalisation of corporate governance in Nigeria’s public sector to drive transformation and support government’s goal of achieving a trillion dollar economy. They made the call at the second edition of the National Corporate Governance Summit on Thursday in Lagos. TheContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Deputy Gov. Yakubu Garba of Niger says the state government has started issuing of cheques for payment of gratuities to 335 first batch of pensioners in the state. He said at the inauguration of payment of gratuity in Minna on Thursday that pensioners who retired from 2003Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi A Lecturer of Transport, Logistics and Port Operations, University of Lagos, Dr Edmund Chilaka, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to fully implement the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003. Chilaka made the call during his book launch titled “Nigeria’s Shipping Policy and Maritime TradeContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja commended the partnership between Nigeria and China. The President gave the commendation when he received Mr Chen Xiaodong, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. “For us, it is a new beginning with you. AContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, said his team had a meeting on Thursday with the management of China National Building Materials Corporation (CNBM), Beijing, China. He said, in statement on Friday, that discussion at the meeting focused on areas of mutual interestContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu says the nation’s economy is on a gradual but steady path of recovery and assures citizens that his administration will do more to meet their needs. At a meeting with traditional rulers in the country on Thursday in Abuja, the President said thatContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has allayed fears of manipulation by any interest group in the ongoing economic reforms by his government. He said his campaign was self-sponsored, without strings, or indebtedness to any individual or institution. The President said this when he received a delegation of IslamicContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja emphasised the importance of sustaining democracy, its norms and institutions. The president spoke at the Presidential Villa when he received a Letter of Credence from the newly appointed United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Richard Mills Jr. He saidContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN), on Thursday, called for dialogue between the Federal Government and youths planning to embark on protest. Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ooni of Ife and Co-Chairman of the Council, made the call while addressing State House correspondents, after a meetingContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Arewa House Centre for Research and Historical Documentation, says the planned nationwide protest will have potential negative impacts on the nation’s security, stability and development. This is contained in a Communiqué issued at the end of a One-Day Stakeholders’ Roundtable on the State of the Nation,Continue Reading
