Pendulum By Dele Momodu Your Excellency, let me start by telling you that this letter is not intended to flatter you but to show my profound appreciation, and that of so many like minds, for your uncommon sagacity at a…
The Council for Non-Governmental Organisations in Malawi (Congoma) has appealed to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country not to pay the new fees government has imposed through the NGO Board. Until January 1 2018, the annual fee for NGOs was…
The level of investments in Nigeria by the African Development Bank (AfDB) will grow to $8billion from the present $6 billion, the President of the Bank, Akinwumi Adesina has said. Speaking yesterday at the opening of the Nigeria Country Office…
Nigerian REITs market is underdeveloped with only three established and with a combined market capitalisation of $151 million, or 0.36% of the local stock market The globally recognised real estate-focused West African Property Investment (WAPI) Summit which recently took place…
The management of the University of Lagos, Thursday, in Abuja commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the approval of a licence for a television station, UNILAG TV, for the enhancement of research-oriented education and ease of communication within and outside the…
Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) on Wednesday threatened to boycott bad roads should the Federal Government fail to repairs important roads before the rains begin. The PTD National Chairman, Comrade Salimon Oladiti made the threat in Abuja in a statement signed…
Ethiopia has freed prominent opposition leader Merera Gudina, with charges against him dropped, as part of a wider amnesty for political detainees. Merera was taken into custody in 2016 shortly after returning from Europe where he spoke out at the…
Where is $500 million recovered from the late Gen. Sani Abacha’s family? This is the question the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is battling to answer. The cash was recovered from the family of the late Head of State…
The death toll in the Lassa Fever outbreak in Ebonyi State has risen to four, Commissioner for Health Daniel Umezuruike has said. One hundred and thirty-nine persons are under surveillance. Schools have also been shut as the government scrambles to…
A survey by the News Agency of Nigeria in the North Central zone has revealed that state governments still owe workers in spite of the bailout funds provided by the Federal Government. The survey also found that all debt-ravaged states…
