The Federal Government has secured an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), permitting Nigerian passport holders to obtain visas for travel to the UAE starting today, July 15, 2024. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday that the UAE has lifted the visa […]
The President, in a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday, said Walson-Jack was appointed as Federal Permanent Secretary in 2017 and had served in several ministries. “The new appointee will take over from the incumbent, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, who is due to retire on Aug. 13.” President Tinubu thanked the outgoing Head of […]
Umahi made the disclosure on Wednesday while declaring open the stakeholders’ engagement on the alignment for Ebonyi’s 101km segment of the super highway. He said that the highways would transverse Cross River, Ebonyi, Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa to Abuja, and would economically revolutionise Ebonyi and the interconnecting states. The minister said that the road was an […]
U.S. Consul-General, Will Stevens has announced that the United States will increase its investment in Nigeria’s diaspora-led sectors. Stevens stated that the U.S. government has expressed a willingness to invest more in Nigeria’s tech and education sectors to foster mutual development for both countries. He made this announcement during a visit led by President Biden’s Advisory Council […]
The President of COREN, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar made this known at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. The news conference is themed, “The Incessant Spate of Building Collapse in Nigeria in Recent Times-A Call for Sustainable Collaboration by All Stakeholders.” Abubakar said that from January to 14 July, alone, at least 22 cases of building collapse have […]
Cryptocurrency exchange, OKX, has announced plans to discontinue its service in Nigeria effective from August 16, 2024. The company disclosed this in an email message to its Nigerian users on Wednesday citing unfavourable policies by the Nigerian government. With this, OKX has asked its Nigerian customers to withdraw their funds from the platform on or […]
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, has said that persistent inflation could prolong monetary tightening measures and hinder the nation’s growth potential. He said in the foreword of the inaugural edition of the CBN’s Macroeconomic Outlook for Nigeria, recently released by the apex bank. Based on this foreword, the central bank […]
We are working hard to ensure that a new curriculum is introduced for secondary schools by September,” Mamman said. Mamman mentioned that the exercise has been ongoing for the past year, and a stakeholders’ meeting is scheduled for August 6, 2024. “It is our plan that by September, this programme will be implemented in all schools, […]
President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigerian workers deserve improved welfare, better wages, as well as safe and enhanced working conditions as the driving force of the country, Addressing the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), led by the president, Comrade Joe Ajaero, and that of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), also […]
The Presidency has inaugurated the Presidential Food Systems Coordination Unit (PFSCU) saddled with the responsibility of solving the food security crisis and the rising cost of food items in the country. The unit which will be chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima comprises some state governors, representatives of local governments, development partners, and other critical […]
