By Busayo Onijala United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres says Africa must have a seat at every multilateral forum including the UN Security Council, the international financial system, and other global norm-setting structures. He made this known on Saturday, in his message on the 2024 Africa Day. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Africa […]
By Kevin Okunzuwa, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In the face of unpredictable foreign exchange earnings from oil, the Federal Government has made conscious efforts to widen the dragnet for foreign receipts. Before the discovery of crude in Oloibiri, in present day Bayelsa, Nigeria had relied on agriculture produce for foreign exchange earnings. Alongside cocoa […]
By Aminu Garko The Police Command and other security agencies in Kano will adhere strictly with the Court order halting the installation of a new Emir in Kano, the Commissioner, Mr Usaini Gumel, has said. Gumel told newsmen on Saturday in Kano that the Federal High Court order in suit FHC/KN/CS/182/2024, dated May 23, 2024, […]
By Franca Ofili The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the COVID-19 pandemic reversed the trend of steady gain in life expectancy at birth and healthy life expectancy at birth (HALE). This is contained in a report released by the WHO. “The pandemic wiped out nearly a decade of progress in improving life expectancy within just […]
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has said no fewer than 9,300 bandits and terrorists have been neutralised within the last one year by the Nigerian Armed Forces. Badaru disclosed this at the Ministerial Sectoral Briefings, organised by the Ministry of Information, to mark the first anniversary of the President Bola Tinubu’s administration, on […]
By Precious Akutamadu Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi of Kano on Thursday said that human capacity development was key to the economic development of Nigeria. Sanusi was the Kenote speaker at the 2024 Rivers State Economic summit According to him, to achieve development, it is imperative to recognise the need to take some specific steps that […]
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU), Kano zone, has called on the Federal Government to address all the outstanding issues in the agreements and memoranda they signed with the union to ensure industrial harmony in Nigeria. The call was made by the Zonal Coordinator, Mr Abdulqadir Muhammad, during […]
By Grace Alegba CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso, on Thursday, said the pains of ongoing reforms will soon be over if in supporting the monetary and fiscal policies of the government. Cardoso represented by Dr Blaise ljebor, Director, Risk Management, said this while participating in a panel discussion during the Vanguard Economic Discourse in Lagos with […]
By Itohan Abara-Laserian The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has said that it would not hesitate to invoke relevant sections of the organisation’s regulations to sanction Turkish Airlines over mistreatment of Nigerian passengers. NCAA’s Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos. Achimugu said that President […]
Droughts By Cecilia Ologunagba World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that droughts and floods in southern Africa stemming from El Niño have left millions of people food insecure. WFP Executive Director, Ms Cindy McCain, gave the warning during a recent visit to Zambia – the epicentre of the crisis. “The droughts have destroyed harvests in […]