As Nigeria celebrates the 2025 edition of Children’s Day, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs), has urged leaders at all levels to intensify their efforts in securing a brighter future for children by addressing illiteracy, promoting peace, and creating safe environments conducive to children’s growth. In…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the island nations of the Pacific to “show the way” in protecting the planet from the ravages of climate change. Guterres made the call at the opening of the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga on Monday, where he also called on the rest of the world to step up…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says it was welcoming for the United States (U.S) Government to decide to help Nigeria fight and end killings and insecurity in the country. The CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, in a keynote address at the opening of the association’s Fourth Quarterly National Executive Council meeting in Jos on…
Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to the President on Energy, says Federal Government is committed to advancing infrastructure development for the blending, storage and distribution of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as part of its plans for 2026. Verheijen stated this at the ongoing 6th West African LPG Expo in Lagos on Monday. She noted that the…
A UN spokesman on Tuesday said flooding has affected Sudan and Chad, while drought has affected Lesotho, another African country. Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, made the announcement at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) ‘s daily briefing. He said OCHA has warned that heavy rains…
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has been commended by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State for what the party called “superlative performance” in his first two years in office. In a statement on Thursday, APC spokesperson Darlington Nwauju said the minister had delivered reforms that exceeded expectations and reshaped a ministry…
In a devastating incident that took place on Monday morning, a chemical plant explosion claimed the lives of five individuals and left another injured in the city of Liaocheng, located in China’s eastern province of Shandong. The accident occurred in the hydrogen peroxide production area of Luxi Chemical Group, a major chemical company in the…
Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) says the Atiku Abubakar-led coalition is in some form of alliance with the former leadership of the party, led by Chief Ralph Nwosu. This is contained in a statement by Kachikwu on Monday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls…
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to reducing inflation to stabilise Nigeria’s economy through fiscal discipline, transparency, and citizens’ engagement. Tinubu made this known while declaring open the National Conference on Fiscal Governance, Transparency and Accountability organised by the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, has disclosed that 14 banks have fully met the new capital requirements under the apex bank’s ongoing recapitalisation exercise. Cardoso made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while presenting the communiqué of the 302nd meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The recapitalisation framework,…
