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Prince Ned Nwoko insists Social media platforms must establish offices in Nigeria The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Sen. Ned Nwoko, (PDP -Delta) has canvassed for the various social media platforms (YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter etc) to have offices in Nigeria. Nwoko made the call in an interview with …

Enugu governor, Peter Mbah A Development Economist, Prof. Chiwuike Uba, has lauded Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State for an ambitious 2024 Budget proposal but observes that its projections are unrealistic from economic realities. Uba, who is the Executive Director, Amaka Chiwuike Uba Foundation (ACUF), said this in a statement titled: …

The Joint European Union-United Nations Spotlight Initiative, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and in partnership with the Foundation for Resilient Empowerment and Development (FRED),  is set to release a Nigerian Film which addresses the protracted issue of Gender-Based Violence, GBV, to the viewing public. The film …

  There are indications that Nigeria’s economy is reversing back to oil-sector led development while the gains made in non-oil sector is now reversing. But feelers from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, have indicated that a fresh challenge to the nation’s new strength in the crude oil sector has started …

…The infrastructure of Nigeria, the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank and and Solarge International BV announce the intention to manufacture lightweight solar panels with an ultra-low carbon footprint in Nigeria. The ongoing 28th Conference of Parties currently ongoing at the Expo 2020 in Dubai has already recorded some impressive wins …

File Photo: Nigeria Police The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked the National Assembly to pass a law criminalizing systemic extortion of Nigerians by “rogue police officers”. HURIWA alleged on Sunday that there is an unprecedented rise in the systematic extortion of victims of crime by police …

l-r: Financial Times(FT) Africa Editor, John Everingon and Group Managing Director/CEO, Oliver Alawuba with the Bank of the Year Africa 2023, along with Bank of the Year Awards won by UBA Group’s subsidiaries in Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Mozambique, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, during the Bankers Awards …

Folasade Yemi Esan No fewer than 135 directors, deputy directors, assistant directors and other officials in the Federal Civil Service have been redeployed to new Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Details of the redeployment of the affected 135 civil servants were contained in a memo by the Office of the Head …

A former member of the House of Representatives, Robinson Uwak has expressed optimism that the 2024 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu would impact positively on the lives of Nigerians. The budget estimate of N27.5 trillion christened “A Budget of Renewed Hope” placed security, economy, …

Gunmen Some residents in the Asokoro Extension area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have explained how armed men stormed the area and used a landlord to gain access to fellow landlords. The incident occurred at about 11 pm on Sunday after a landlord was captured by the assailants sitting …