By Vivian Emoni The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for stronger research commercialisation to accelerate industrial growth, create jobs and enhance global competitiveness. Dr Aliyu Hong, the Second Deputy President of the chamber and Chairman, National Policy Advocacy Centre (NPAC), ACCI, said this at aContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Principal of Junior Secondary School (JSS) Baupma, Dutse, Mr Sikiru Akeem, has appealed to government, corporate organisations and philanthropists to support the school with teachers, infrastructure and learning facilities as enrolment continues to rise. Akeem made the appeal in Abuja on Tuesday at the school’s firstContinue Reading
By Oyintutu Oyinkolade/Angela Atabo President Bola Tinubu says his administration has repositioned housing from a social service into a major driver of economic growth, employment generation, industrialisation and inclusive national development. Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqha Darma, stated this on Tuesday at the 20thContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai President Bola Tinubu says his administration is not slowing down in the ongoing infrastructural development for inclusion, safety and growth across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Tinubu, represented by the Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, made the remarks in Abuja on Thursday, while inaugurating the rehabilitated 17-KilometreContinue Reading
By Kazeem Akande The fourth Prime Atlantic Squash Tournament has begun in Lagos, with organisers highlighting increased participation and talent development. Chairman of the championship, Tomi Falase, said the tournament remained a key platform for discovering and nurturing squash talents. Falase spoke during Monday’s opening ceremony at the Teslim BalogunContinue Reading
By Adeola Akinbobola National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) of Nigeria and Ghana’s National Insurance Commission (NIC) have strengthened partnership to reinforce the role of industry in sustainable regional economic growth. The Nigeria’s Commissioner for Insurance, Mr Olusegun Omosehin, said this when the Commissioner for Insurance of Ghana, Dr Abiba Zakariah, paidContinue Reading
By Edith Tsokar The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, has urged Nigerian universities to embrace academic entrepreneurship and innovation to produce graduates capable of driving the nation’s economic growth. Ribadu made the call at the International Conference on Academic Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and Technology TransferContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike and Oluwatope Lawanson The Federal Government and its international development partners have intensified efforts to strengthen Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a pathway to employment, economic growth and industrial development. The commitment was reaffirmed at the 2026 National TVET Conference held on Monday in Lagos. TheContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue An Economic Expert, Prof. Kevin Urama, says Nigeria can unlock substantial resources for development by leveraging pension funds, sovereign wealth assets and other domestic institutional investors. Urama, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Chief Economist and Vice President for the Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, said this inContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Board of the Society for Family Health has approved major leadership appointments following the inauguration of its new quasi-group operating model designed to strengthen healthcare delivery, innovation and sustainable institutional growth across Africa. The board disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, saying the appointments wouldContinue Reading
