By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Federal Government, through the Debt Management Office, on Wednesday announced plans to issue N500 million dollars local bonds to boost dollar liquidity. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said this on Thursday in Lagos at an investor meeting for theContinue Reading
By Philomena Attah The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Thursday issued a stern warning to residents living in flood-prone communities across 27 Nigerian states to start relocating. The Agency also reported that the floods caused significant damage to 32,837 homes and 16,488 hectares of farmland. Mr Manzo Ezekiel, NEMA’sContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu and President Teodoro Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea have signed an agreement on Gulf of Guinea Pipeline Project to further affirm the partnership between the two countries for mutual development. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Media and publicity, saidContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has urged African leaders to make strategic and deliberate efforts in addressing the exodus of skills and talent from Africa. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s spokesman, in a statement on Thursday, said Tinubu made the call at a dinner held in his honourContinue Reading
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By Martha Agas The Federal Government has unveiled guidelines for the implementation of the “Zero Per cent Duty Rate and Value Added Tax” exemption on certain basic food items. The announcement is contained in a statement issued by the Spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Maiwada, inContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Prof. Adamu Ahmad, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Federal University of Education, Kano (FUEK), says the establishment of universities of education in Nigeria will revolutionise the country’s education sector. Ahmad, in his goodwill message during the council’s inaugural meeting with the university’sContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Joint Committee of the ECOWAS Parliament has proposed new budget reforms for consideration by leaders of the subregional bloc. The committees are those of Administration, Finance, Budget, Public Accounts, Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research. The lawmakers also recommended the amendment of the 2016 Supplementary Act, whichContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The International Research Centre of Excellence (IRCE) at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), hosted a pivotal symposium on advancing care and research for patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The research centre showcased the advances at its second Annual Scientific Seminar at the IHVN campus onContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Dr Eugenia Ndukwe, Executive Director, Young Global Leadership (YGL) Network, an NGO, says young leaders’ exposure to technopreneurial skills will ensure a stable economy and contribute to the county’s development. Ndukwe said this at the opening of the 2024 Young Global Leadership Annual Diplomacy, Entrepreneurship and TechnopreneurshipContinue Reading
