By Mark Longyen Antalya (Türkiye) The Turkish Government has called for regional cooperation as the best way to tackle specific regional conflicts amid what it described as the current period of a “free fall” in global governance. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made the appeal at the Fifth Antalya DiplomacyContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Antswen The Police Command in Benue has arrested seven suspects over alleged connection with the April 15 abduction of some passengers in Otukpo. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Edet Udeme, confirmed the development in a statement made available to journalists in Makurdi on Saturday. Udeme said that the arrestsContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Federal Government has committed 500,000 dollars to AFRITAC West 2 Phase III, reinforcing efforts to strengthen policy capacity and macroeconomic management across West Africa. The agreement was signed during the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings involving senior officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the CentralContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says the commission did not ban airtime borrowing and data advance services in the country. FCCPC said in a statement by Mr Ondaje Ijagwu, its Director, Corporate Affairs, that no directive was issued preventing consumers from accessing lawful telecomContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The President, Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC), Rev. Israel Akanji, has proposed licensing of private security initiatives to support the police and military in tackling insecurity across Nigeria. The cleric proffered the solution in Abuja, at a news briefing ahead of the convention’s 113th Annual Session, scheduledContinue Reading
By Mohammad Tijjani The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shu’aibu, has inaugurated four blocks of 120 flats and a 60,000-litre solar-powered borehole for soldiers at Ribadu Cantonment, Kotoko Barracks in Kaduna. Shu’aibu, who was represented by the Chief of Administration, Army Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Isa Abdullah, said the projectContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Committee of Youth on Mobilisation and Sensitisation (CYMS) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the dispute involving Winhomes Global Services Limited and diaspora investors over the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road project. The CYMS Director-General, Chief Obinna Nwaka, who made the appeal during aContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha A veteran actor and the Oloja-Elect of Lagos, Jide Kosoko, has advocated deeper community participation in Nigeria’s malaria elimination efforts. He also threw his weight behind Federal Government’s initiatives aimed at tackling the disease. Kosoko said this on Friday in Abuja during aContinue Reading
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By Oluwatope Lawanson The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to transforming local crafts into globally competitive products through structured training, market access and export readiness. The state’s Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mr Akinyemi Ajigbotafe, said this on Friday at the graduation ceremony ofContinue Reading
