A two-time minister and former Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Yusuf Maitama Sule, is dead. He was 88 years old. Mr. Sule, also known by his traditional title, Danmasanin Kano, died in the early hours of Monday while…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the schedule of activities for the recall of the Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District.
The Federal Government has appointed Ms. Patience Oniha as the new Director-General, Debt Management Office (DMO) following the retirement of Dr. Abraham Nwankwo yesterday after serving his full term of ten years. Statement from the DMO said the Acting President,…
“My Purpose in Life is to use my strength to fight for those who are weaker than I am”, Oby Ezekwesili inspires on first episode of Forbes Woman Africa’s “Against The Odds with Peace Hyde” On this first episode of…
OBJ Updated: Speaking in Kigali on 29 June as a Special Guest at activities marking the 24th Annual General Meeting of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Chief Obasanjo said Nigeria should adopt a two-track approach to the introduction of a…
Nigeria: Petroleum business is, maybe, the greatest wellspring of stress for the Nigerian economy. Its most touchy part is the downstream fragment where the populist item, petroleum, is botching up both the economy and the financial profile of the Federal…
Nigeria’s Ministry of Budget and National Planning, in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa’s Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, on Friday launched the West African nation’s 2016 Country Profile. The Country Profile contains country-specific policy analyses and recommendations for…
Background YIAGA implements the #WatchingTheVote project under her election program. Watching The Vote (WTV) project is a citizen led election observation initiative aimed at enhancing the integrity of elections in Nigeria using technological tools like SMS and evidence-based research methodology tools. The project is designed…
Mainstreaming sustainable development goals into national development plans requires governments on the continent to build public awareness on the SDGs and their relevance to national strategies and plans, says Sylvain Boko of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). In his…
BY AYO OYOZE BAJE The piece of heart-warming news that our own Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, current President, African Development Bank and former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development under President Goodluck Jonathan has been named the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate could not…
