Women who have made a significant contribution to the nation’s growth and development have been recognised with awards. Those recorgnised include the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, First Lady of Nigeria, Dr. Aisha Buhari, DG World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Deputy Secretary General, United Nation(UN), Dr. Anima Mohammed, Ekiti First…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that Nigeria recorded a foreign exchange inflow of $55.5billion within a seven-month period. It attributed the forex inflow to increased non-oil receipts and proceeds from Eurobonds, among other factors. The CBN’s economic reports, which made the disclosure, said Nigeria earned $18.3billion in the second quarter of 2021,…
Chukwuma Soludo, governor-elect of Anambra, says there is a need for a new liberation movement in Nigeria and, by extension, Africa. Soludo spoke on Saturday at the 2021 pioneer class graduation ceremony of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG) in Abuja. The event had as its theme, ‘Emergence of the Unconventionals’. In his…
Two people have been killed while over 100 others have been kidnapped from Tungan Bako and Kawo communities in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. THISDAY gathered that the armed men again struck in the two communities on Thursday night. The incident took place when the gunmen riding on about 30 motorcycles and…
The Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has urged the people of Ganawuri to use culture to solidify peace and progress in the state. Lalong said this Saturday at the Ewuru Dagarang Festival of the Aten people of Ganawuri, Riyom Local Government Area of the state. The governor, represented by the Secretary to the Government of…
A new comptroller, Kemi Nanna Nandap, has assumed duty at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos Command. She replaced Abdullahi Dalhatu, the immediate past comptroller of the command who retired from service earlier in the year. A statement by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, Louisa Amadiokoro, said…
The Nigerian Women Trade Exhibition (NAWTE 2022) has said that it is targeting 10m women in the 36 states and the FCT for capacity building that will enhance their investments and other forms of business. The National Coordinator, NAWTE, Hajiya Sameera Abubakar Abdullahi, said this Saturday in Abuja at a news conference in preparation for…
The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre-LSD) has condemned the alleged use of underage girls as arms couriers and illegal mineral smugglers in the extractive sector in the country. The centre said this at a news conference on the official close out of the centre’s build grant of the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has clarified a media report alleging promotion racketeering in the organisation. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Mr Bisi Kazeem, made the clarification in a statement he issued on Saturday in Abuja. “Having gone through the content of the publication, it has become necessary to clarify the disinformation and…
Ahead of the 2022 World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day, the Federal Government says it is reviewing existing studies, campaigns, WASH and NTDs analysis in the country. The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Adeleke Mamorah, spoke with newsmen at a programme in commemoration of the 2022 World NTDs Day on Friday in Abuja. The…
