By Sarafina Christopher Mr Li Xuda, Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Embassy, says tourism volunteers will boost the tourism sector between Nigeria and China if strategically used. He said it would also strengthen the bilateral cooperation between both countries. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Li made the callContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has commended MTN Nigeria for donating N1 billion to the Federal Government’s Food Support Programme. Shettima also thanked the telecommunications company for donating 4,600 units of digital devices for distribution to schools. The Vice-President made the commendation on Friday when he received the ChairmanContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Friday reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s determination to address, support and empower more Nigerian youths to excel in their careers. Shettima said this when he received the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) youth wing in Abuja. The wing was led by theContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The National President, Restaurants, Bars, Cafes and Clubs Association in Nigeria, Morenike George-Taylor, says Nigeria’s hospitality industry remains the best for investors to tap into. George-Taylor said this on Friday at a Gala night event of a two-day hospitality business summit, organised by Vertiline Synergy Ltd., inContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja received The Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians, and emphasised that retooling the economy for sustainable growth and development was a major priority of his administration. Tinubu made the declaration when he received members of the group led by ChiefContinue Reading
BY Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu says ECOWAS will continue to persuade the military leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to return their nations to the fold. President Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, reaffirmed this position at a meetingContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Mrs Folashade Esan, outgoing Head of Service of the Federation, on Friday presented her successor, Mrs Esther Wilson-Jack, to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Esan said the President made the transition seamless as Wilson-Jack, the incoming Head of Service, spent some weeks with herContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chiefs of Defence Staff in West Africa on Friday, called for the return of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, made the call when he led other ECOWAS defenceContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The President, Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, says the world class facility of the Golf and Health Signature (GHS) in Abuja would groom Nigerian professionals who would become “Tiger Woods” in future. Runsewe stated this on the sidelines of a retreat organised by the IBBContinue Reading
By Fummilola Gboteku Mr Nandan Mer, the Group Chief Executive Officer, Network International, says government-sponsored programmes and infrastructure are crucial for the acceleration of financial inclusion in Nigeria. Mer said this at the launch of the company’s Innovative Network One Payment Platform on Wednesday in Lagos. According to him,Continue Reading
