By Taiye Olayemi Africa must become the next engine of global growth or risk exporting instability, says Mr Claver Gatete, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The Communications Section of ECA disclosed in a statement on Monday that Gatete was speaking at the NinthContinue Reading
NAN honours retiring PRS director, Kayode OlaitanContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Supreme Court, on Monday, affirmed Mr Joshua Ishaku as the lawful candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Feb. 21 chairmanship election for Bwari Area Council. The five-man panel of the apex court, in a decisive four to one judgment, conclusively resolved the dispute overContinue Reading
EFCC grills El-Rufai on corruption allegationsContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Turkish Airlines has expressed plans to increase flight frequencies to Lagos and Abuja as part of strategic five-year vision to cement its leadership in the Nigerian aviation market. The General Manager, Turkish Airlines, Mr Lokman Balkan, said this at a press conference on Monday in Lagos. “OurContinue Reading
NGIJ, NOA partner on promoting ethical, evidence- based journalismContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Sarkin Fulani of Kwara, Alhaji Abdullahi Mahmud, has appealed to the Kwara Government to formally engage local Fulani youths as vigilantes and forest guards to help combat insecurity in the state. Mahmud made the appeal on Monday in Ilorin during a news conference organised on theContinue Reading
NGF, Hiil unite to advance community based justice reformsContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) At a time when Africa is confronting complex development, governance and security challenges, Ministers of Foreign Affairs from across the African Union (AU) have called for renewed commitment to strengthening the organisation’s institutional frameworks. They emphasised that a more sustainable, united andContinue Reading
By Oladapo Udom Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will on Thursday inaugurate 54 units of construction equipment to strengthen infrastructural development across the 18 local government areas of Edo. Dr Patrick Ebojele, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo, stated this in a pressContinue Reading
