By Tosin Kolade Nigeria and Cameroon have established a regional platform to jointly manage the Mandara region’s shared resources, addressing environmental challenges and enhancing community livelihoods. This was the thrust at the Regional Workshop for the establishment and capacity building of the transboundary ecosystems of the Mount Mandara Plateau inContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede The Society of Nigerian Broadcasters (SNB) on Monday in Abuja emphasised the need for a National Information Policy as a foundation to guide ethical and responsible broadcasting across the country. Mr Ismail Sani, Vice-President (North-Central Zone), of the SNB, in a statement, said that such policy wouldContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz Nigeria needs sustainable strategies by the government and relevant stakeholders to proffer workable solutions to the rising cost of living. Dr Alim Abubakre, Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Business School, London, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Alumni Association of Government Secondary School Garki, Area 10, Class of ‘94, has advised Nigerian youths to be patriotic and participate actively in nation building as against leaving the country. The Alumni President, Mr Festus Udoebor, gave the advice at the 30th reunion anniversary of classContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has emerged champion of the 2nd Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) golf tournament held at the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that over 160 golfers from the electricity industryContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), on Sunday, said the economic reforms of the President Bola Tinubu administration were based on a clear plan to salvage the economy. Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, Chairman of IMPI, in a statement, said years of populist macro-economic policies had sunk theContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Proposed tax reform bills at the National Assembly will not be withdrawn, says President Bola Tinubu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday called for the bills’ withdrawal for further consultations. The President, in a statement on Friday byContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has inaugurated a sweeping reform agenda aimed at enhancing national security and migration management. The move followed a communiqué signed by the NIS Comptroller General, Kemi Nandap, at the Service’s annual conference in Jos, Plateau on Saturday, was issued byContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen )Dr Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, has called on Member States to collaborate and expedite action toward ensuring that the African-Atlantic gas project(AAGP) becomes a reality. Touray made the plea at a joint meeting of the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Ministers ofContinue Reading
By Yetunde Fatungase The Director of Dams and Reservoirs Operations in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Ali Dala, has called for the construction of more dams to mitigate flood risks. Dala made the call when he led a team of the Inter-ministerial Technical Committee on EvaluationContinue Reading
