By Victor Ahiuma-Young, Samuel Oyadongha & Davies Iheamnachor The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN; Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF; and Host Communities Organisation, HOSTCOM,  yesterday, disagreed over alleged involvement of Niger Delta stakeholders in crude oil theft and vandalism. President of PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo, who addressed newsmen in Lagos, said the […]

2001, MTN tells Reps Says it’s paid over N2.5trn in taxes, levies, others By Levinus Nwabughiogu Mobile Telecommunication Network, MTN, said yesterday that since  its incorporation in 2001, it has invested N3.4 trillion in the Nigerian economy. The company also said it has paid over N2.5 trillion in taxes, levies and other regulatory fees as at […]

Bible Society calls for daily reading of the Bible

…Why we funded Back to School Jump Start Project—NLTF By Dapo Akinrefon Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday, said education remains the best possible investment in people. He also said there is need to address the gap of the educational disadvantage heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Speaker said this […]

The Federal Government on Wednesday 23rd March 2022 met with solar power developers to discuss the framework for the resolution of the impasse on the 1-Gigawatt Solar Power Plants ($1 billion in new investment), which has prevented developers from moving to site since signing Power Purchase Agreements in 2016.

A good governance advocate and founder, Motivating African Youths Initiative will moderate a panel of discussants at the forthcoming 6th edition of the Democracy Youth Roundtable National Conference. With the theme, Creating A New Nigeria: The Youth Agenda, the conference will hold at the Confrence Hall Cubana Hotel & Suites Abuja on Thursday, March 24, […]

On 2nd March 2022, UNICEF Nigeria alongside its co-partner; The Tony Elumelu Foundation and a host of reputable private & public sector entities (including Price Waterhouse Coopers, Microsoft, IHS Nigeria,  Airtel, Africa Development Bank, World Bank, International Labour Organisation and others) gathered for the inaugural meeting of GEN-U9ja (Generation Unlimited) Steering committee at EKO Hotel, Lagos.

By Peter Duru, Makurdi Renowned humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres, MSF, has decried the humanitarian situation in Benue state and expressed disappointment in the humanitarian response in the state. The MSF Project Coordinator, Benue Project, Mitch Rhyner who spoke at the sidelines of the photo exhibition by the organization […]

Imams urge Southern Kaduna to embrace peace

By Etop Ekanem In recent times, there has been a lot of initiatives for financial inclusion in almost every sector of the Nigerian economy ranging from small scale farmers to petty traders. Financial inclusion generally calls for individuals and businesses to have access to useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs, […]