In Nigeria, there are stakeholders in the maritime industry who see nothing wrong in introducing high duties on luxury items. However, they argue that to generate high revenue from the sector, government needs to reduce duties on other essential goods…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas , strongly condemns Tuesday’s deadly attack against a United Nations Technical Monitoring Team that was conducting a…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has continued the payment of retirees’ entitlements by paying the sum of N597 million to another set of 148 retirees drawn from the Mainstream Civil Service, Local Governments and State Universal Basic Education…
In a bid to corroborate the federal government’s anti-corruption war, Follow the Money, Nigeria’s largest anti-corruption grassroots movement has been on the trail of funds approved for projects at every strata of government. Notable among its tracking is investigation of…
Africa truly is known for a lot of things. The continent is known for different things including weak regional integration and relatively low levels development. Africa can also boasts some of the biggest sources and reserves of natural and human…
The President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Architect Kabir Ibrahim, has expressed that for the sector to perform solidly well, 10 percent budgetary allotment, as stipulated in Maputo Declaration ought to be entirely embraced. Ibrahim, who was one…
In his first address to the African Union since taking office, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today underscored the importance of a strategic AU-UN partnership for building sustainable development and advancing peace and security on the continent. Speaking in Addis…
The hydra-headed problems of the power sector and the worsening state of electricity in its network areas. From reports, the generation capacity has dropped from 3,959MW to 2,662MW and this is attributed to the low water levels at the hydro…
Nigerians have been encouraged to show understanding of what President Muhammadu Buhari and individuals from his administration are doing on his battle against corruption, uprising, and his offer to put the economy back on track. Previous President of Catholic Brothers…
The 2017 IREPRESENT International Documentary Film Forum will play host to the serial award-winning, internationally renowned French/Egyptian filmmaker, Ms. JIHAN EL-TAHRI,” at the 7th edition of the yearly iREP Documentary film Festival holding March 16-19 at the Freedom Park Lagos…
