The Senate has urged the Federal Government to enter into negotiations with state governments for the payment of salary arrears owed teachers across the country. This followed a motion by the Chairman, Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Sen. Dino…
The federal government on Tuesday announced that it has suspended the ban on wood exports. The suspension came with very stringent guidelines some of which include the issuance of a new international trade certification. Other guidelines include the current rule to cut…
Northern Nigeria is just a step away from famine on a scale not seen for decades, according to the UN. Hundreds are already dying every day from hunger in a food crisis caused by seven years of brutal Boko Haram…
By Our Reporter The Vice Presidential Spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande, has said that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo advocated a deeper understanding of the current restructuring debate in the country. Akande in a release issued on Tuesday in Abuja, also said…
By Our Reporter Speakers at the 8th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series have charged the Nigerian Government on the need to ensure an inclusive, simplified and automated tax regime in the country. The lead speaker, Adebimpe Balogun, who was…
By Our Reporter Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) today received the passage of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Bill 2016 by the Senate. This is the fourth time that the Nigerian Senate will pass the legislation that would protect more…
By Our Reporter The Federal Government on Tuesday appointed Ms Hadiza Usman as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The information is contained in a statement signed by the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Yetunde Sonaike in…
Seye Joseph With myriad challenges the world is battling on its daily activities, the need for not just development but sustainable development have become unavoidable to proffer solutions to most of these challenges. From climate change to poverty, malnutrition, insecurity,…
Seye Joseph Beyond the basic function of using Point of Sales machine, Diamond Bank Plc has intensified its efforts to make processes of payment easy, safe and convenient with the introduction of Mobile Point of Sale Machine for her customers.…
By Our Reporter No fewer than 35, 000 registered rice farmers in Kano State will benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) anchor borrower programme. The state Chairman of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, made…
