By Maureen Okon The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), has commended President Bola Tinubu’s 4-D foreign policy initiative aimed at rendering technical aid to the countries in need of professionals. The Director-General of NTAC, Dr Yusuf Yakub, said this at a media parley on Saturday in Abuja while markingContinue Reading
The Programme Director of the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation (Next Gen) Programme, Dr Cyril Obi, says a total of 840 scholars in Africa have been awarded fellowships under the Next Gen Programme. This disclosure was made at the inaugural African Peacebuilding Network and Next Gen African UniversitiesContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Prof. Edet Ekpeyong, Country Director and Head of Mission, International Society of Diplomats (ISD), says tourism fosters cultural exchange, partnerships and economic growth that drive national development. Ekpeyong stated this in Abuja, at an event organised by the society and partners to mark the 2025 World TourismContinue Reading
Young and skilled Nigerian artisans will soon enjoy government’s talent development for export programme, Afiz Ogun, Director-General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has disclosed. Ogun said that the programme, which involves taking Nigerian to countries that require their skills, would be enjoyed by qualified and trained persons between theContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe and Aisha Cole The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Friday agreed on strategic exemptions from the recently suspended four per cent Free on Board (FoB) charge. They also outlined fresh trade facilitation measures to ease manufacturing operations andContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Solution Media says the Newland Radio Series is captivating audiences nationwide with a mix of national orientation, youth empowerment and social mobilisation. This is contained in a statement by the company’s Director of Communication, Mr Eromosele Oshodin, on Friday in Abuja. Oshodin said the programme, produced inContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Experts have urged the ECOWAS Parliament to create a strategic agency that would curb the current surge in Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated fake news in West Africa. The media and Information Communication Technology (ICT) experts made the appeal at the end of ECOWAS Parliament’s week-long 2025 SecondContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Regional Working Group on Tax Policy Alternatives (RWOGTAPA) has underscored the need for policy alternatives to bolster more meaningful growth in tax regime. The group at a two-day regional meeting in Abuja, said that the meeting had become imperative as the tax systems in Ghana andContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe A robust and responsive insolvency ecosystem requires incorporating all stakeholders and will improve Nigeria’s corporate rescue framework and support business recovery and commercial justice. Judges and insolvency experts made the assertion at the 2025 Business Recovery and Insolvency PractitionersContinue Reading
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani President Bola Tinubu has called for total elimination of nuclear weapons all over the world. Tinubu made the call while delivering Nigeria’s statement at the high-level meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons at the UN headquarters in New York.Continue Reading
