The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) Director-General, Prof Abubakar Sulaiman, has encouraged Nigerians to exercise patience with the administration of President Bola Tinubu. He assured that the government is taking several measures to tackle the nation’s economic challenges. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja during the closing ceremony of the third batch of […]
NatureNews, the leading environmental newspaper in Africa, is poised to transform the reforestation campaign in Nigeria. The newspaper recently introduced a groundbreaking plan to plant 5 billion trees by the year 2030. During the third-anniversary lecture held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on Tuesday, Aliu Akoshile, the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of NatureNews, unveiled this […]
The Senate has urged the federal government to implement a food stamps program as an interim solution to alleviate the impact of hunger and the food crisis in the nation. The legislative body also called on the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to collaborate with development partners and relevant stakeholders, notably the Lagos […]
The approval of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive on the Oronsaye report implementation, involving modifications such as the scraping, merging, and subsuming of certain government agencies to reduce governance costs, has sparked varied responses. A coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) has called on the president to collaborate with the National Assembly in executing the […]
In an effort to salvage Nigeria’s economy from impending collapse, President Bola Tinubu has established an economic advisory committee involving the federal government, sub-national entities, and the private sector. This decision emerged from discussions between the President and key stakeholders at the State House in Abuja on Sunday evening. In an effort to salvage […]
Today, President Bola Tinubu has given the directive for the comprehensive execution of the Oronsaye report. In response, he has announced the amalgamation, absorption, elimination, and relocation of several government agencies. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this information to State House Correspondents after Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the […]
The Senate Committee overseeing the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has praised the agency for its role in advancing the development of local content, specifically in Solar-Powered smart irrigation, tricycles, electric motorbikes, and other technologies, through accelerated technology transfer. During the committee’s oversight visit to the NASENI Headquarters in Abuja on February […]
A coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to reconsider their planned protest and strike action, emphasizing that neither approach can address the socio-economic challenges facing the country. The NLC had announced a two-day nationwide mass protest for February 27 and 28, 2024, focusing […]
The current emergency meeting between the Federal Government and organized labor unions, including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), aims to prevent the scheduled two-day national protests in response to the widespread hardships faced by Nigerians. The closed-door session, hosted by Senator George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the […]
The Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, expressed admiration for Sacral Industries Limited’s courageous decision to establish a factory in Lagos for the assembly of consumer electronics and home appliances. Mr. Kazuyoshi conveyed his appreciation during a factory tour of Sacral Industries Ltd in Lagos, leading a delegation from the Japanese Embassy, the United […]