The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has granted 50,000 dollars to the Republic of Cape Verde to support the country’s 2025 to 2040 infrastructure master plan. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Joel Ahofodji, Principal Officer, Information and Communication, ECOWAS, on Monday in Abuja. Ahofodji said that Mr Sediko Douka,…
Dr Natalia Kanem, the Executive Director, United Nations Development Fund (UNFPA), says since 2000, the world has witnessed a remarkable 40 per cent drop in global maternal mortality. She disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday on the occasion of World Health Day 2025, celebrated globally on April 7. The News Agency of Nigeria…
Nigeria and the U.S. have expressed commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation between them through various economic sectors. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this in a statement by Alkasim Abdulkadir, his Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy, on Monday in Abuja. Tuggar disclosed that the commitment is the outcome of an…
Some financial experts have said the 14 per cent trade tariff imposed by the United States Government on Nigeria threatens the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Monday, the experts added that the tariff would also affect the duty-free provision. Dr Olumuyiwa…
Nigeria and Saudi Arabia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen operational partnership in narcotics control. The agreement was signed on Monday in Riyadh by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A statement by Femi Babafemi, the Director Media…
No fewer than 30 armed bandits were reported to have killed in an ambushed by the local vigilante members in Dansadau district of Maru local government area Zamfara state. According to intelligence sources quoted by counter-terrorism expert Zagazola Makama, the ambushed about 2:00pm on Thursday April 4. The bandits were said to be en route…
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division have apprehended 43 suspected oil thieves during a coordinated raid on illegal artisanal refineries across Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states. Spokesman for the division, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Sunday, noting that 14 artisanal refineries were also dismantled during the operations. Danjuma…
A gas explosion on Sunday injured at least 15 people at Ijora Badia, a suburb of Lagos. The blast, which occurred around 5:00 p.m., was reportedly caused by a leaking 25-kilogram gas cylinder inside a mini shop. The shop was part of a bungalow complex that also housed 15 self-contained rooms and seven other shops. According…
40 persons were killed and about 1000 displaced in last week’s attack on Hurti, Manguna District of Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Mr Maren Aradong, the Village Head of Hurti, said this when Mr Samuel Jatau, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), led other government officials on an assessment visit to the…
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has given the assurance that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is being constructed to withstand flood for about 50 years. Umahi gave the assurance at a stakeholder engagement on Section 2 of the highway project on Sunday in Lagos. “We will make sure that our pavement level is going…
