Nigeria risks losing Africa’s tech investment edge, LCCI warns
•Urges more predictable regulatory environment By Yinka Kolawole The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, has warned that Nigeria risks losing its position as Africa’s leading technology hub unless the government accelerates policy reforms, expands digital infrastructure and creates a more predictable regulatory environment to attract investment. Speaking at the opening of the 12th […]
Police hunt kidnappers of three Lafia varsity students
By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Nasarawa State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the abductors of three students of the Federal University of Lafia. The students were reportedly kidnapped at their off-campus lodge in the Bukan Kwato area of Lafia, near the university, at about 8:45 p.m. on Saturday. Speaking with our correspondent on […]
NAFDAC seals two factories over production of banned sachet, 100ml alcoholic drinks
By Daniel Kudayah The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed two factories in Ogun State for allegedly manufacturing banned sachet alcoholic beverages and alcohol packaged in 100ml bottles, in continued enforcement of the Federal Government’s directive aimed at reducing alcohol abuse and protecting public health. The affected facilities include […]
UNIBEN VC backs state police, allays fears of abuse by governors
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Edoba Omoregie (SAN) on Tuesday threw his weight behind the proposed establishment of state police saying it was an expected component of a federation like Nigeria adding that the fears of abuse by state governors could also be checked. Omoregie […]
Nigeria at war, Tinubu has no strategy to end it — Gbenga Hashim
lSays terrorists still dictate pace of war lCalls for national security overhaul The presidential candidate of Accord party, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has declared that Nigeria was at war being led without a coherent strategy to defeat terrorism and restore national security. In a statement, yesterday, Olawepo-Hashim condemned the latest wave of killings in Kaduna, Zamfara, Plateau […]
