Nigeria
ECOWAS Biometric Card Will Ease Travel, Enhance Free Trade in Member States, Say IOM, NIS, ECOWAS
Sunday Okobi International Organisation for Migrants (IOM), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), as well as other stakeholders in the West African region, including, mainly, ECOWAS, have enumerated the huge benefits of
THISDAY MD Donates Books to UNILORIN English Department
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin The Managing Director of THISDAY Newspapers, Mr. Eniola Bello, has called on media practitioners and students of journalism to uphold the fundamental principles of accuracy, objectivity,
World Bank Mobilises Record $112bn Private Capital, Funding for Developing Nations Hits $200 Billion
• Africa attracts $22bn PCM, up nearly 150% in four years • Global lender issues record $25bn guarantees, exceeds 2030 target 55% of 2026 financing directed to infrastructure, energy, others
Akande Presents Credentials to Swedish King, Sets Stage for Stronger Nigeria-Sweden Ties
Michael Olugbode in Abuja Nigeria’s Ambassador to Sweden, Lola Akande, has formally assumed her diplomatic responsibilities in the Scandinavian country, presenting her Letters of Credence to King Carl XVI Gustaf
Nigeria Must Convert Climate Crisis into Green Jobs, Investment
• Stakeholders seek private capital, local tech, resilient infrastructure Michael Olugbode in Abuja Nigeria must move beyond treating climate change as an environmental challenge and begin converting its climate financing
North Central Unveils 20-Year Plan, Targets Regional Economic Transformation
• NCDC seeks integrated infrastructure, value addition, security and digital expansion across six states, FCT Michael Olugbode in Abuja The North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has unveiled a 20-year development
Court Sentences South African to 25 Years Imprisonment for Bringing Heroin to Nigeria
Alex Enumah in Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja, has sentenced a South African woman, Ann Jessica Will, to 25 years imprisonment, for bringing 5.75 kilogrammes heroin into the
Zulum in Canada to Seek Tech, Education, Investment Partnerships
Michael Olugbode in Abuja Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has arrived in Canada to pursue strategic partnerships with Canadian institutions and industries in technology, education, agriculture, skills development and
Only 10% of NASS Candidates are Women as GSAI, CISLAC Blame Parties, Demand Reform Ahead of 2027
Kuni Tyessi in Abuja Ahead of the 2027 general elections, only 10.1% of National Assembly candidates are women, a development stakeholders have blamed on the failure of political parties and
Odinkalu: Nigerian Courts Have Taken Electoral Mandate from Voters
•Ex-Appeal Court Judge, Igini back judicial reforms, fault technicalities in election cases Wale Igbintade Human rights lawyer and public affairs commentator, Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, yesterday accused the Nigerian judiciary
