We’ll consider measures to cushion high food prices – Minister
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – THE Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, Thursday, promised to consider measures to cushion high food prices and ameliorate the plight of Nigerians. Kyari stated this while answering questions from journalists on the sidelines of the courtesy call by the Governor of Ekiti State, ‘Biodun Oyebanji at […]
2024 budget: How we settled for N800 to dollar exchange rate – FG
The Federal Government on Thursday said that it was conscious and strategic never to base the foreign exchange benchmark in the 2024 budget on a spot rate, to avoid eventualities and uncertainties.
Barca down Osasuna to set up Clasico Super Cup final
Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal’s second-half strikes earned Barcelona a 2-0 win over Osasuna on Thursday and set up a Spanish Super Cup final Clasico rematch.
New investments in steel production ‘ll spur growth of many sectors – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said that new investments in steel production will spur the growth of so many sectors.
FG targets 5,500km of roads for construction/ rehabilitation in 2024
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has made public plans by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to construct/rehabilitate a total of 5,500km of roads across the 36 states of the federation and Abuja, in 2024.
Ex-president Jonathan loses elder sister
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has lost an elder sister, Madam Obebhatein Jonathan.
African Continental Free Trade Agreement can create GDP of $500bn by 2035 — Moghalu
“The African Continental Free Trade Agreement can create an additional GDP of almost $500bn by 2035 and take about 30m Africans out of poverty,” he said.
Local Solutions, Global Impact: Policy Expert Rethinks Africa’s Climate Response
By Ayobami Okerinde In a groundbreaking shift for climate research and policymaking, Marcelline Amouzou has emerged as a formidable voice in environmental governance, reshaping how African communities engage with global climate action. In Afrobarometer published research article titled, – Mozambicans who have heard of climate change want collective action to fight it – Amouzou, the […]
Aftermath of Supreme Court verdict: Nnamdi Kanu disbands legal team
Barely a month after he lost his bid to be freed from continued detention, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has sacked his legal team, Vanguard learnt on Thursday.
Ubah chieftaincy saga: Suspended Anambra monarch apologizes to Soludo, withdraws title
THE traditional ruler of Neni in Anaocha local government area of Anambra State, Igwe Damian Ezeani, who was suspended indefinitely by Governor Chukwuma Soludo for conferring a chieftaincy title on the senator representing Anambra South senatorial zone, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, has apologized to the governor.
Land Fraud: LASRERA seeks stronger collaboration with EFCC
The Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority, LASRERA, has called for greater collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to check fraudulent malpractices in the real estate sector in the state.
