The federal government has introduced a new national initiative aimed at promoting accountability, high performance, and strong corporate governance across its portfolio of state-owned enterprises. The initiative, known as the MOFI Excellence Awards, is the first event dedicated to recognising outstanding governance practices and institutional performance within Federal Government-owned and linked enterprises. Speaking at the…
T The key highlights of the bilateral energy cooperation between the U.S. and Nigeria have emerged as the inaugural U.S.-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue gets underway in Washington DC. The details are made available by the U.S. Department of State, which uploaded it on its website, and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
Lesetja Kganyago, South African Reserved Bank (SARB) governor said U.S. tariffs on South Africa could cause around 100,000 job losses, with the agriculture and automotive sectors hardest-hit. Kganyago told local radio station 702 that the impact of the 30 per cent tariff, which Africa’s biggest economy faces from August 1, could cause significant damage to…
The Police Command in Anambra says the recent killing of 10 persons in Ogboji, Orumba-South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state was not targeted at indigenes of Ebonyi. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Awka. Ikenga…
U.S. President, Donald Trump on Monday challenged the legality of Joe Biden’s preemptive pardons for members of the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 unrest. Trump claimed the ex-president knew nothing about it and never signed the papers. “The ‘pardons’ that Biden gave to the committee , and many others, are hereby declared void, vacant…
Dr Somtochukwu Udeze, Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, has hailed Chief Arthur Eze as a leading philanthropist and astute businessman as he marks his 77th birthday. Udeze sent his felicitations through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Emma Madu, in a message made available to journalists on Wednesday in Awka. The speaker described…
A northern interest group, Gamji Heritage, has commended President Bola Tinubu for giving some of the major challenges facing the country a good fight in the last 22 months. President-General of the group, Malam Ahmed Abdullahi, gave the commendation while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. NAN reports that…
Armed bandits on Monday night attacked Isapa community in Ekiti Local Government Area, abducting 11 people. The raid comes exactly a week after a separate attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in the same local government, where 38 worshippers were kidnapped. Reports indicate that Eruku and Isapa are neighbouring communities. Witnesses said approximately 20…
Former Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has urged the government to treat the country’s worsening insecurity as a national emergency, following reports of more than 100 deaths in coordinated attacks across several states. In a statement shared on social media, Obi said the killing of soldiers, civil defence officials, and civilians in Borno, Sokoto, Katsina,…
No fewer than 14,500 youngsters have been killed in Gaza in the past 14 months, as humanitarians condemned new deadly airstrikes across the war-torn Strip, including on a UN school-turned-shelter. Many thousands more are believed buried under the rubble, according to UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) while no fewer than 45,000 people have been killed in…
