By Rukayat Moisemhe Guinness Nigeria has bagged second and third place in the Consumer Protection (CP) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) categories respectively at the 2024 Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) award ceremony. Girish Sharma, Managing Director, Guinness Nigeria, via a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, noted that the companyContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria is on a new growth trajectory, welcoming investments across different sectors. Shettima said this on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, during an update meeting with some Ministers and Heads of agencies ahead of the forthcoming Nigeria-Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism. According toContinue Reading
By Chijioke Okoronkwo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump accentuated his protectionist leaning by signing a flurry of executive orders affecting a wide range of issues including U.S. foreign aids. In his “America First’’ stance, Trump signed Executive Order 14169,Continue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has appointed Dr Mustapha Ali as the new Secretary of the Commission. This is according to a statement by Shafii Sani, Principal Information Officer of the commission on Friday in Abuja. Sani said that Ali’s appointment followedContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Vice-Chancellor of the African School of Economics, Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji, has predicted that the various economic reforms introduced by the Federal Government will soon yield positive results. Speaking at the school’s second edition of its Public Lecture on Thursday in Abuja, Adedimeji said the reformsContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has donated 100 tonnes of dates to the Federal Government of Nigeria as part of its annual humanitarian relief efforts. A statement from the Saudi Embassy on Monday indicated that the donation to Nigeria is a gift from the CustodianContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has called for a more liberal visa regime for Nigerian companies seeking to establish businesses in foreign countries. The minister made the call in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, when he represented President Bola Tinubu at aContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has assured that no Nigerian intending pilgrim will miss the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Shettima stated this during a meeting with the Management and Board of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Monday Abuja. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
JBy Vivian Emoni The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has said that the country’s trade volume reached 7.2 metric tons in 2024, with a 20.7 per cent increase in value, totaling 5.45 billion dollars. Dr Nonye Ayeni, Executive Director of NEPC, said this on Monday in Abuja during the presentationContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima says patients from the United States (US) and other countries are thronging Nigeria hospitals to seek affordable and high-quality kidney transplants. Shettima said this on Thursday, during a courtesy visit by the Nigerian Association of Nephrology at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, ahead of theContinue Reading
