The Federal Government says it plans to revive the moribund Kaduna Textile Industry as part of broader efforts to boost the nation’s economy and drive industrialisation. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, disclosed this on Tuesday in Kaduna during a two-day interactive session on government-citizens engagement, organised by the Sir…
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has lauded President Bola Tinubu, for brokering peace between suspended Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike. NYCN President, SaraIgbe Sukubo, made the commendation in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Sukubo, however , appealed to the president to take the next bold step…
Sen Neda Imasuen (LP-Edo), has described the President Bola Tinubu”s led administration as courageous and responsible. Imasuen representing the Edo South Senatorial District said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. He said this was so because the Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda was traceable, and lauded the…
The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, efficiency, and stronger collaboration with key government institutions to safeguard the country’s agricultural sector. On Thursday, NAIC’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Hon. Yazeed Shehu Danfulani (Turakin Zamfara), led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Director-General of the Bureau of Public…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted the names of three non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the nominees are Kayode Aare from Osun State, Aminu Dalhatu from Jigawa State and Ayodele Oke from Oyo State. The letter conveying the nominees was read during plenary on…
Supporters of former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, are pressing him to abandon the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), arguing that the opposition party has drifted away from its founding principles and is now too weak to serve as a serious political movement. The demand was included in a statement issued by the “Former PDP…
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC countries have reaffirmed commitments to monitor production adjustment aimed at maintaining stability in the global oil market. The OPEC made this known in the resolution of its 58th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) which held via videoconference on Monday. The meeting reviewed the…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange has witnessed extraordinary gains since President Bola Tinubu took office, with the All-Share Index nearly tripling in just over two years, according to the Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG). In a statement issued on Wednesday, the group credited the surge to sweeping economic reforms aimed at restoring investor confidence. “The ASI…
The FCT chapter of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) has called on striking workers to resume duty in the interest of the territory. The Chairman of the association, Mr Danladi Chiya, made the call at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that workers under…
A tribal ceremony during which young women are whipped in order to show the sacrifices they make for men is revealed in a series of photographs. Women are whipped as part of a Rite of Passage ceremony for boys, when female family members declare their love for the young man at the heart of the…
