By Our reporter The European Union’s 2017 budget should include 5.8 billion dollars in migration-related expenditure, the bloc’s executive said on Thursday. The EU said that it has proposed a spending plan unaffected by Britain’s referendum decision to leave its…
By Our Reporter The African Development Bank (AfDB) held an award ceremony for INNOPitch Initiative contestants who had submitted innovation ideas on how to improve the Bank’s business operations. The June 27, 2016 event was presided over by President Akinwumi…
By Our Reporter If governments in western Africa could end illegal fishing by foreign commercial vessels and build up national fleets and processing industries, they could generate billions of dollars in extra wealth and create around 300,000 jobs, according to…
Melody Akinjiyan The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has condemned the invasion on Rhythm FM radio station by a faction of the Ijaw Youth Council in Bayelsa on Thursday, June 24, 2016. The angry youth, who stormed the studio in…
Seye Joseph With the interest to strengthen the research and reporting capacity of journalists covering health in the country, journalists from different media houses in Lagos had been trained on how to use the tacit and explicit knowledge management for…
Cecilia Ologunagba Minister of Budget and National Planning says the Federal Government will adopt simple planning process to achieve inclusive growth and development in the country. Udo-Udoma said this when he was fielding questions from some participants at the…
By Our Reporter The Lagos State Health Service Commission has renewed its effort towards monitoring the activities of healthcare providers in all Public Hospitals in the state in order to ensure professionalism, delivery of quality healthcare and empathy towards patients.…
A Korea- China- Japan Trilateral Religious Leaders’ Peace Conference was held in Gyeonggi, Korea on June 27 with the goal of putting religious boundaries aside to achieve peace together. Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), an international non-governmental…
Agency Report The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth 50 billion dollars with some Chinese companies for infrastructure development in oil and gas sector. The information is contained in a statement issued by…
Agency Report The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal, has advised Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, to leave National Assembly out of their court trials. Lawal, in a statement issued…
