By Rukayat Moisemhe The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has expressed belief that the economy would end the current year in positive growth of three to four per cent. LCCI president, Mr Gabriel Idahosa, said this at the chamber’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday in Lagos. He,Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a modified list of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) to the Senate for confirmation. The President nominated Alhaji Lawal Abdullahi as the new chairman of NWDC and Ja’afar Sadeeq and Yahaya Abdulhadi as members,Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of Chief Executive Officers (CEO) for the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC). Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, said in a statement on Friday, that he also appointedContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The National Population Commission (NPC) has inaugurated the 2024 Nigeria Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) study aimed at tackling maternal and child mortality in Niger State. Muhammad Dattijo-Usman, Federal Commissioner, NPC in the state announced this during a press conference in Minna on Friday. Continue Reading
By Mufutau Ojo An editor with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Gregory Maduakolam, has been kidnapped. A statement by the management of the agency in Abuja said Maduakolam was kidnapped in Owerri on Thursday night. The specific area from where Maduakolam was abducted could not beContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Mr Wale Ojo-Lanre, Director General, Ekiti State Bureau of Tourism Development, has called for the formulation of a robust national tourism policy to adequately drive the sector for increased contribution to national economy. He made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Kamal Tayo Oropo The Bank of Industry (BoI) has secured a 50 million dollars loan portfolio from the African Guarantee Fund (AGF). This is in a bid to empower women entrepreneurs and drive economic growth in Nigeria. This innovative guarantee framework agreement is backed by theContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, says there is need to strengthen the collaboration between the ministry and the Nigerian Navy in safeguarding Nigerian maritime space as it is done in other climes. Oyetola made this submission on Thursday in Abuja at the SenateContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says that military efforts to safeguard the nation’s sovereignty could be enhanced through development journalism. Musa stated this at the Roundtable Discussion on Nigeria’s Security and National Interest organised by the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) Office ofContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Mr Khalil Halilu, Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC), National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), says that effective communication is a vital tool for setting Nigeria’s developmental agenda. Halilu said this when he declared open a three-day training workshop for online media practitioners and staff of the agency’sContinue Reading
