President Muhammadu Buhari has solicited the support of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to address Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit. The President’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, said in a statement that the has disclosed. Adesina said the President made the call during a bilateral meeting with Dr Mansur Muhtar, Vice President, Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on the margins […]
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Sunday said his administration would build innovation and technology centres across the state to address the problem of youths unemployment. Sanwo-Olu, represented by his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, made the disclosure at a forum organised by the Eko Innovation Centre in Lagos. He said that his administration recognised […]
President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, has hinted that the global institution may assume jurisdiction over corruption cases in the future. In an interview with The Guardian in Abuja during his visit to Nigeria, Eboe-Osuji noted that embezzling funds meant for development while citizens suffer pains for lack of amenities was […]
With Nigeria’s joining of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) a done deal, the country’s chances of benefitting from the treaty could depend on how ingeniously it gets its economic acts together. At exactly 10:47 a.m. yesterday in Niamey, Niger Republic, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the agreement in the presence of African Heads of […]
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, have called on Nigerians across state demarcations to defend the sanctity of their ancestral lands against usage for Ruga cattle settlements. The call was contained in a communiqué issued on Sunday to document highlights of last Thursday’s meeting between the monarch and […]
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