The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Alhaji Idris Ahmed, says President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s financial reform is yielding positive dividendsAhmed also said that it has recorded commendable achievement in the management of scarce resources since assumption of office in 2015.He spoke at his investiture as the 1st President, Post Chartered and Chairman of Council…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Burkina Faso from its governing bodies, following the coup d’etat carried out late Sunday that toppled the democratically elected government of President Roch Kabore. The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government made the resolution on Friday at the end of its virtual Extraordinary…
Gov. Muhammed Badaru of Jigawa has expressed appreciation of the government and people of the state to the Nigerian Army over sacrifices and commitment of troops in tackling banditry and other sundry crimes in the state. The governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Malam Umar Namadi, made the commendation when the Chief of Army…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has urged tanker and trailer drivers plying Abuja-Kaduna road to make use of the car park allocated to them.The Minister made the call on Friday during an assessment visit to the road which is under construction to ascertain the level of work done by the…
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Cyber Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has independently identified two cyber vulnerabilities and advised Nigerian telecom consumers on the measures to be taken to get protected from the cyber-attacks. The CSIRT, in its first-ever security advisories less than three months after its creation, has solely identified the two cyber-attacks targeting the…
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite has called for expanded adoption of alternative dispute resolution to resolve many outstanding business and contract disputes in the country. Speaking while on a working visit to the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday, the Minister lamented the negative effect of ligations on…
Sub-Saharan Africa’s foremost sustainability consulting, advocacy and training enterprise, CSR-in-Action, has entered a partnership with It-Begins-With-U (IBWU) Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation based out of Canada, led by a volunteer team passionate about bringing about positive attitudinal change in Nigerian communities. The team are working on a collective passion to give back to the community through…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has flagged off the dualization and construction of five roads and two bridges in Maiduguri metropolis. The 13.52km roads and bridges, include Ahmadu-Bello, Mogoram junction, Ummarari and Ngarnam awarded to Eighteenth Engineering Company (EEC) and Obtuse Tech Engineering Company (OTEC) at N10.88 billion. While the projects are to be completed…
Health food production company, Nutraboom, has unveiled a new set of product packaging for its range of children’s health-focussed nutritious products as part of the company’s ongoing rebranding project. Founded in 2019 by Oluwakemi Laniyan, Nutraboom aims to be the leading provider of child nutrition in Africa with wholesome. According to Laniyan, the firm started…
The execution of the N270 billion budget with “transparency and integrity” will revamp the economy to create more job opportunities in Borno State. This year’s appropriation bill tagged: “Budget of Hope for Post Conflict Stability,” aims to sustain the gains of 2.5 years development efforts of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). He said that the…
