$890m Health Grant: Buhari directs Health Minister to set up accountability framework, provide periodic performance reportsÂ
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire to ensure effective utilisation of Global Fund’s generous provision of $890 million, over the next three years to…
Insurgency: Nigeria to take delivery of 6 Super Tucanos mid July
The Presidency says Nigeria will take delivery of six of the ordered 12 Super Tucanos fighter aircraft in mid-July 2021 to enhance the fight against insurgency and terrorism in the…
Alleged Threat To Life: Ex Imo Gov., Ohakim’s Case Stalled As AGF Takes Over Case
The planned arraignment of a former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim was stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday as a result of a notice to…
ORGANISED PRIVATE SECTOR AGREES WITH LASG ON WATER REGULATION
Following a protracted stalemate over the regulation of water abstraction, licensing and permits, the Organised Private Sector (OPS), made up of Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigeria Employers Consultative Association…
Suluhu To Become First Female Tanzanian President After Magufuli’s Death
Samia Suluhu Hassan is a soft-spoken, Muslim woman thrust from the obscure role of vice president to become Tanzania’s first female leader after John Magufuli’s sudden death. Under the constitution,…
VP Osinbajo declares open retreat to review BPE Act
The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement in one form or the other is he only way to effectively address the massive infrastructural deficit that the…
2023: PDP calls for immediate Electoral Reform to guarantee free, fair electionsÂ
The main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to embark on immediate electoral reform that will guarantee free,…
Apapa gridlock: Pay attention to enforcement to sustain e-call-up for trucks – NSE urges LASG, NPA
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has appealed to Lagos State government and the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) to sustain enforcement of electronic call-up system for trucks plying the Apapa…
LASG to unveil a 30-year development plan soon
The Lagos State Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Samuel Egube, has disclosed that the present administration will soon unveil a 30-year development plan. Egube, who revealed this during…
Pandemic lockdowns leave $10trn hole in global economy
A strong rebound this year would still leave the world down with an estimated 10 trillion dollars due to the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns, according to the United Nations Conference…