By Sarafina Christopher China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, announced on Tuesday in Abuja that the Chinese government is committed to strengthening educational exchange programmes with Nigeria. Dunhai made this statement during the commissioning of the Chinese Corner and the Award Ceremony for the 2024 Chinese Ambassador Drawing Competition atContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has urged states yet to domesticate the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to do so in order to ensure transparency in governance. The Executive Director of CTA, Ms Faith Nwadishi, made the call at the meeting/project launch of “The Strengthening AccountabilityContinue Reading
By Oladapo Udom The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has trained 402 participants from the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre (MLAILPKC), Lagos in counter terrorism measures. The Head of UNDP Lagos office, Mr Williams Tusma, said this at the inauguration of the Counter Violent Extremism (CVE) CourseContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI) has challenged small scale business owners to take advantage of the Federal Government’s N75 billion Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) intervention funds. The NASSI President, Dr Solomon Vongfa, said this while briefing the media on the Memorandum ofContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Sen. John Enoh, the new Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, has expressed his commitment to driving Nigeria’s economic growth through industrial development. Enoh made the commitment at his assumption to duty on Tuesday in Abuja, and expressed gratitude for the warm welcome he receivedContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The President of the United States, Joe Biden, on Tuesday, pledged to reinforce strategic partnerships with Nigeria. Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said while briefing State House Correspondents, that Biden made the pledge in a phone call to President Bola Tinubu at about 4:00Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Mr Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, on Tuesday said the sale of crude in Naira to local refiners had set the Nigerian economy on the path of industrialisation and modernisation. Edun, chairman of the committee, said this while addressing State HouseContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman, Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company, says his company has the capacity to meet the country’s local demand. Dangote said this while addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu to review the sale of crude in naira to local refinersContinue Reading
$50m Nigerian content fund catalyst to oil sector development—NCDMBContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Moroccan Princess Lalla Meryem and French First Lady Brigitte Macron on Tuesday in Rabat launched a campaign against school bullying and cyberbullying at the Abi Dar Al Ghifari Secondary School. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the launch was part of theContinue Reading
