By Sylvester Thompson Prof. Maxwell Gidado, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Professor of Constitutional Law, says a legitimate, locally rooted democratic constitution is key to Nigeria’s path to progress. He said this in his lecture at the Nasarawa State University 53rd Lecture with theme: “Nigeria’s Unitary-Federalism and theContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has reaffirmed its dedication to improving Nigeria’s public procurement system by emphasising professionalism and capacity building for procurement officers. Dr Adebowale Adedokun, the Director-General of BPP, made this known at a three-day training for Senior Procurement Officers (SGL 14-16) in theContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr Temitope Fashedemi, has underscored the need for digital skills literacy among staff in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Fashedemi made this known after commending five outstanding staff members of the State House for their exceptional performance in theContinue Reading
By Olanrewaju Akojede TotalEnergies, the major sponsor of the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), on Wednesday launched the AFCON Trophy Tour in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event marked the first public appearance of the gold-plated trophy, valued atContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) has upgraded its core technology system in collaboration with global technology firms, IBM and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). CSCS, Nigeria’s capital market infrastructure provider, made this known in a statement on Monday. Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The newly-inaugurated 23rd President of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), Mrs Ekeoma Ezeibe, has unveiled plans to expand insurance awareness nationwide. She said the initiative would begin with Abia as the pilot location for the national insurance penetration drive. EzeibeContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli No fewer than 122,050 children affected by the crises in Sokoto and Katsina and Zamfara States have been enrolled in schools by Save the Children International (SCI), through its “Education Cannot Wait (ECW)’ project. Mrs Atine Lewi, the SCI Programme Manager, disclosed this during a three-dayContinue Reading
By Hussaina Yakubu The Kaduna State Commissioner for Information, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with media organisations to promote accurate and credible information dissemination. Maiyaki stated this during a courtesy visit to the Kaduna Zonal Office of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
Gyeongju, a historic city in South Korea, is about to welcome leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the region’s highest-level, most extensive and most influential economic cooperation mechanism. At the invitation of President Lee Jae-myung of the Republic of Korea (ROK), Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 32ndContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says Nigeria upholds religious freedom, human rights, the rule of law, and democracy. Idris, speaking on CNN on Tuesday night, dismissed claims by foreign officials that terrorists in Nigeria exclusively targeted Christians. He described such assertions as misleadingContinue Reading
