By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has pledged the readiness of the Federal Government to support the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in mobilising citizens for sustainable economic inclusion. Idris stated this at the opening ceremony of the Nigeria Public Relations WeekContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Niger State House of Assembly has approved a ₦70 billion bond request by Gov. Umaru Bago to finance infrastructure projects in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bond was approved during the plenary session in Minna on Tuesday following itsContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Niger government has commenced a financial literacy training programme for 6,000 young entrepreneurs across the 25 local governments in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Minna on Tuesday that the training was part of the government’s efforts to empower youths with skillsContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has warned that West Africa and the entire African continent are at risk of severe climate-related disasters. Keyamo raised the alarm, while declaring open a regional workshop of ECOWAS Directors of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs)Continue Reading
By Chijioke Okoronkwo In the pre-independence Nigeria, agriculture, especially cocoa farming, was one of the mainstays of the nation’s economy. The top five cocoa producing states in Nigeria are Ondo, Osun, Cross River, Oyo, and Ogun, while Edo, Ekiti, Kwara, Kogi, Delta, Abia, Enugu and Akwa Ibom produce in aContinue Reading
Participants at the First Ordinary Session of the 2025 ECOWAS Parliament on Tuesday in Abuja. (NAN) By Mark Longyen Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament Memounatou Ibrahima has urged member states to deliberately embrace, cultivate, and reinvent the institution’s integration agenda as it marks its 50th anniversary in May.Continue Reading
By Busayo Onijala A new book, Chinese Imprints on World Currency, highlights China’s growing global partnerships and infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Launched on Monday in Beijing, the book showcases 121 coinsContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria (SOFPON) says integrating mental health services into primary care, through the efforts of family physicians, is crucial for improving mental health outcomes of patients. Its President, Dr Blessing Chukwukelu, saidContinue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to ban importation of foreign textiles as a way of rejuvenating the production of local textile materials in the country. This was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Garba Muhammad (NNPP-Kano) at the plenary onContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Secretary, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nuhu Toro, has appealed to the Federal Government to pay all the unions’ entitlement yet to be paid since February. The unions are: Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN); Construction Workers Association; Kaduna Zonal Council of PENGASSAN,Continue Reading
