Worried by infrastructural deficits in the country, President Bola Tinubu has approved the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund. The Fund, which is a replica of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, is meant to facilitate effective infrastructure development across the areas of agriculture, transportation, ports, aviation, energy, healthcare, and education in Nigeria. According to the…
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris on Monday said there is no hiding place for Nadeem Anjarwalla, a Director of Binance who escaped from custody and fled the country after he was detained by the Nigerian Government. The minister said the International Police (Interpol) were currently on Anjarwalla’s trail. Idris was reacting to…
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has received two Armoured Personnel Carriers, APC, and 200 highly trained members of the Special Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. This followed the recent cases of incessant bandits and criminal attacks. Bandits attacked Kuriga community and kidnapped 137 schoolchildren, who were released last Saturday after 16 days in captivity….
Chief Samuel Opuh has been elected the new traditional ruler of Oshiri autonomous community in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Following the death of J.U.O. Nwogo, the traditional ruler of the community, four years ago, there had been several attempts to elect a new ruler without success. In an election keenly contested in…
The President of Nigeria’s Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called on the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) to lend a strong voice to the restoration of lasting peace in war-torn Gaza. Akpabio made the call while contributing to discussions at the ongoing 148th Session of the International Parliamentary Union Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. He said it is…
Disturbed by the increasing rate of kidnappings in the country, a group under the aegis of the Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG) has charged President Bola Tinubu to increase the numerical strength of the Police Force and other security agencies to curb the menace. Reacting to the release of 137 students of Kuriga…
By U.S-Africa Business Council, Atlanta, GA. Following a recent article in the Vanguard newspaper on March 13, 2024, regarding the potential location of a new Nigerian consulate, we wish to offer compelling arguments favoring California over Chicago, Illinois. Although initial plans may have favored Chicago, we believe California presents several compelling reasons that make it…
The Kwara State Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina El-Imam, says Tuberculosis claimed about 1,869 lives in Kwara in 2023. El-Imam revealed this on Monday in Ilorin while delivering a speech at the commemoration of the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day, explaining that the disease continues to claim over 4,000 lives daily globally. She emphasized the importance…
President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting. The meeting is taking place at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. Vice President Kashim Shettima; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume; the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan; and the…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, represented by his Special Adviser on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua has described Cross River State as the economic harbinger of Nigeria going by the arrays of energy potentials she is endowed with. He made the comment when he spoke at the Energy Cross River Expo 2024 organized by the state government,…
