By Stephen Benjamin African delegates attending seminars in China have condemned reported xenophobic attacks against foreign African nationals in South Africa and called for greater unity across the continent. The delegates made the condemnation while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of training programmes organisedContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has urged Nigeria’s ambassadors and high commissioners-designate to ECOWAS member states to prioritise security cooperation with their host countries toward enhancing regional security. She made this known at a one-day strategic retreat organised by the ministry for Nigeria’s ambassadorsContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has appointed Mr Nwachukwu Okafor as its new National Assembly Relations Executive. Okafor made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. He said his appointment wasContinue Reading
By Peace Aremu Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to people-centred development. Ododo gave the assurance on Saturday in Okene, when the Aishat Omade’s People First Foundation donated a four-bedroom bungalow to an elderly woman, Salamatu Shaibu. Represented by the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development,Continue Reading
The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, says inadequate national data infrastructure remains a major challenge to efforts aimed at tracking criminals and tackling insecurity across the countryContinue Reading
The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, says Nigeria must strengthen local defence production and reduce reliance on imported military hardware to effectively address emerging security challenges.Continue Reading
Paramilitary recruitment: Board releases lists of successful applicantsContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Mr Frank Onyebu, immediate past chairman of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Apapa branch, Lagos, has urged deeper industrial reforms. He called for massive investments in infrastructure, power supply and an enabling business environment to transform the sector. Onyebu said this would help Nigeria’s manufacturing industryContinue Reading
By Abdullahi Maku As Democracy Day celebrations commenced, Gatefield, a non-governmental organisation, has called for greater inclusion of women in politics, lamenting that gender diversification continues receiving inadequate attention across Nigeria’s political landscape. The organisation, which focuses on advocacy and campaigns aimed at promoting positive social change andContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Coalition Political Action Committee (COPAC) has urged African Democratic Congress (ADC) to convene a National Candidate Summit ahead of the 2027 general elections. COPAC made the call in a communiqué issued after its Democracy Day event in Abuja and signed by its Director of Communications,Continue Reading
