By Mark Longyen Amb. Olawale Awe, Head, ECOWAS National Office, Nigeria, has said that the ECOWAS parliament, commision and the Administration and Finance Committee (AFC) must work in synergy to achieve success. Awe stated this while presenting a paper at a meeting of the ECOWAS Parliament’s Joint Committee onContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Sen. Osita Izunaso, a legislator of the 6th ECOWAS Parliament has called for election of members directly by their constituents, rather than through nomination by their countries as it is today. Izunaso, the First Rapporteur of the parliament’s Joint Committee on Public Accounts, made theContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it will forgo N188.37 billion in import duties following the Federal Government’s directive to remove tariffs and other import duties on key food staples. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, made this disclosure in his keynote address at the second EconomicContinue Reading
By Chijioke Okoronkwo and Felicia Imohimi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The current cost of living crisis vis-à-vis attendant agitations has accentuated the need to scale up the agriculture budget. Policy analysts hold that the N362.9 billion appropriated to the agriculture sector in the 2024 budget fell short of theContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Former presidents Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, who attended the Council of State meeting on Tuesday physically, and all other former presidents who attended virtually, passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Tinubu. Mr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, said this while briefing State HouseContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Nestlé Nigeria, a food and beverage company, has launched a new sustainable packaging for Golden Morn, its iconic breakfast cereal, to solidify its commitment to both nutrition and sustainability. Mr Wassim Elhusseini, the Managing Director, Nestlé Nigeria, made this known via a statement on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has pledged to support the development and infrastructural drive of the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike in the territory. Mr Michael Ango, the new acting Executive Chairman of the service made the pledge when he assumed office in AbujaContinue Reading
By Stella Kabruk Three firms – AMA Medical Manufacturing Company, Echitab Study Group Nigeria and Micropharm Ltd., UK – on Tuesday signed an MOU for the production of Anti-Snake Venom(ASV) drugs in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the event, held at the AMA medical manufacturing company inContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang President Bola Tinubu has signed the judicial office holders salaries and allowances bill into law. The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Sen. Basheer Lado, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. “This extraordinary move underscores the president’s absolute prioritisation of the welfareContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The International Research Centre of Excellence (IRCE) at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN)h has concluded arrangements to host its second Annual Scientific Symposium at the IHVN Campus in Abuja. The institute’s Senior Communications Manager, Ms Uzoma Nwofor, disclosed this in a statement onContinue Reading
