Korede Abdullah in Lagos Nigeria’s crumbling rural road network is pushing transportation costs sky-high and deepening food insecurity, the World Bank warns in a new report titled Transport Connectivity for Food Security in Africa: Strengthening Food Supply. This is contained in a World Bank report titled ‘Transport Connectivity for Food Security in Africa: Strengthening Food…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced President Bola Tinubu’s approval for Nigeria to host the long-awaited Regional Maritime Development Bank (RMDB) and appointed Mr. Adeniran Aderogba as its first President/CEO. According to a statement by the Minister’s Media and Communications Adviser, Bolaji Akinola on Thursday, this move ends a 16-year…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos A Federal High Court in Ilorin has sentenced 23-year-old Adebisi Emmanuel Olalekan to two years’ imprisonment for cybercrime, including cheating and impersonation. A statement by the Head of Media and Publicity for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, made available to the press in Ilorin, Kwara state on Wednesday, said that the case…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a landmark move to bolster health systems across Africa, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Brazil’s Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance health innovation, manufacturing, and research. The agreement, formalized the Director-General of Africa CDC, Dr. Jean Kaseya…
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, was officially installed as the Vice Chair of the Body of Advisers of the Nigeria Reputation Management Group (NRMG) at the ongoing 2025 Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW), holding in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The NPRW, a flagship initiative of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR),…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Lagos chapter, has raised alarm over the rise in nursing quackery in the state, reaffirming its zero-tolerance stance. Speaking at the Nurses Summit commemorating International Midwives Day and Nurses Week, Chairperson Christianah Adeboboye decried the increasing impersonation of trained nurses, which she…
The Accountant-General of The Federation, AGF, Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, on Tuesday called on the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, to assist his office in blocking shortages and leakages in revenue streams across the country in order to fund the 2025 budget and ensure a saner and sound financial system…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Gombe State Executive Council has approved over N50 billion for a major gully erosion control project aimed at protecting communities and public infrastructure across erosion-prone areas of the state. The project, under the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) and awarded to TRIACTA Limited, will cover a 21-kilometre stretch from…
The Canadian High Commission in Nigeria on Wednesday honoured the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, with a Certificate of Recognition for his outstanding contributions to the global fight against transnational crime including economic and financial crimes, vehicle trafficking, online exploitation and drug smuggling. The Certificate was presented by…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has urged France to support Nigeria’s bid for a Category C seat on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council. According to a statement released by the minister’s media and communications adviser, Dr. Bolaji Akinola, on Wednesday, Oyetola hosted French Ambassador Marc Fonbaustier in Abuja who was…
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