The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, yesterday, cautioned Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy, PACPM, on realizing unrepentant criminals back to society

…..Says killers must face the judgment of man By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sadness over the gruesome killing of Dr Chike Akunyili, the husband of the late former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Dora Akunyili. President Buhari in a statement by […]

Igbo group, under the umbrella of The Igbo Conscience, TIC, has decried what it termed a “worrisome security situation” in the South-East and called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the region.

ere are indications that the Nigerian ports industry is being re-engineered for better efficiency going by some green shoots from the regulatory authorities. But there are challenges in the way.

The Kano State Government has approved the upward review of students’ scholarships by 50 per cent. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje made the announcement at the pre-61st Independence Anniversary lecture, on Wednesday in Kano. Represented by the Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, the governor said that the payment of the new scholarship allowances would commence soon. […]

By Cynthia Alo The Managing Director of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo, has called on governments to provide enabling policy environment that would support private sector interventions to achieve the vision of infrastructural development. Speaking at the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria’s (FICAN) 30th anniversary conference and awards with the theme, “Financing Infrastructure & SMEs for […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi An estimated 1.8trillion hours of learning (still counting) is reported to have been lost by school children globally since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns in various countries. The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, Enugu Field Office, Communication Specialist, Mr. Geoffrey Njoku made this known Wednesday at […]

By Yinka Kolawole, with agency report In furtherance to the take- off of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched the pan-African payment and settlement system (PAPSS) to ease cross-border payments in local currencies across different markets in the continent. In a statement yesterday, Afreximbank said PAPSS, which was […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, on their victory at the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket Women’s Championship in Cameroon. Nigeria beat Mali 70-59 in the final match of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket on Sunday in Yaounde, Cameroon, to retain the title. The win was for the third straight time. […]

International partners of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday, joined the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, to unveil the Commission’s Strategic Plan (2021-2025) which is targeted at improving its performance.