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The Diaspora Foreign Investors Network has issued a scathing rebuke of comments made by Mr. Segun Sowunmi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following his appearance on Arise News where he weighed in on the controversial Lagos–Calabar Coastal Road project. In a press statement signed by Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, spokesman for Nigerians in […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has taken a swipe at Vice President Kashim Shettima for his recent comments defending the Dangote Refinery amid its industrial dispute with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday to mark the World Day for Decent Work, NLC […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday flagged off the rehabilitation of the 15-kilometre Old Karshi Road. He declared it as a fulfilment of President Bola Tinubu’s promise to the people and a testament to his administration’s commitment to infrastructural renewal. The project, which stretches from Kado Village to Dei-Dei, was awarded […]
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has cautioned food producers and vendors against harmful practices such as chemical ripening of fruits, adulteration of food items, and poor hygiene in food handling, describing them as grave threats to public health and consumer trust. At a sensitisation campaign on food quality standards, safety, regulation, and fair […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Bauchi, for the Bauchi International Investment Summit 2025 on Wednesday. On arrival, the Vice President was received by the governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, alongside members of the Bauchi State Executive Council, top government officials, and other dignitaries. According […]
Waterlight Save Initiative (WSI), an international non-governmental organisation in partnership with the United Nations (UN), has approved the appointment of its new UN Ambassadors to champion the group’s transformative iHEAL Framework across Africa and the global diaspora. The new ambassadors are Hon. Ayedero Shina Pellar, Shadeed Abdul-Salaam, Chantel Francois, Mamotake Matekane, Susan Peters, Claudia Lamor, […]
Governor of Enugu State Peter Mbah has stressed the need for Igbo to embrace a structure that will ensure that their businesses outlive their founders, grow and sustain the economy of the southeast region. The governor also advised them to move beyond personality-driven business models toward structured, multi-generational institutions. Mbah stated this in Enugu during […]
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act, 2007 Repeal Bill currently before the National Assembly holds the potential to strengthen the commission in its quest to build Nigeria’s digital public infrastructure (DPI) and populate the National Identity Database (NIDB) and other innovations. The work on the new bill, which passed second reading in the Senate […]
The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment in the suit filed by the Osun State government seeking to restrain the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) from releasing the withheld local government funds to the disputed chairmen elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Uwani Aba’aji, who led the apex court’s panel, […]
African Shooters is buWilding a community of photographers in Africa and bridging the gap between the continent’s photographers and the global photography industry. Founder, photographer and filmmaker, Ebuka Mordi, disclosed this at the third edition of the Scott Kerby Photowalk and the launch of the community, held recently in Abuja. Mordi, who spoke with the […]