Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says urgent steps need to be taken to tackle Nigeria’s rising rate of out-of-school children. He said this on Tuesday in his remarks at the national summit on tertiary education reform, organised by the house of representatives, and held in Abuja. According to him, addressing tertiary education reform begins with the…
The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) on Tuesday expressed concern over the new 0.5 per cent tax on gross turnover of the petroleum marketing firms proposed by the federal government.Olufemi Adewole, the executive secretary, DAPPMAN, said at the maiden edition of the Platforms Africa Continental Forum in Lagos that the tax…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has advised Nigerians to look at the antecedents of the 18 presidential candidates on the ballot before casting their votes in 2023. He explained that voting should not be done by religion or tribe, but by the capacity of the candidates to address prevailing challenges….
Nigeria earned $741.48 billion from oil and gas between 1999 and 2000, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) declared on Tuesday in Abuja. Its executive secretary, Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, made the declaration at a stakeholders’ engagement forum on the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). He said NEITI had conducted and published 25…
esident Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday unveiled the newly redesigned N1000, N500 and N200 notes, the first time in almost 20 years that Nigeria will redesign its currency. The unveiling preceded the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House in Abuja. Speaking at the unveiling, Mr Buhri said the new naira notes would help the…
Christian Aburime, the press secretary to Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra, says there is no rift between his principal and the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi Mr Aburime, who spoke to journalists on Wednesday, stated that Messrs Obi and Soludo were brothers with different political opinions. “Soludo’s relationship, friendship and brotherhood with Obi is…
•Governor approves business grant for 100 traders in each market By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has extended his ongoing political consultation to markets and community of traders across the State. The Governor, on Tuesday, met with all market leaders in Lagos under the aegis of Association of Commodity Market Women and Men…
•As LASG, USAID partner to bolster energy for Lagos residents By ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday appealed to members of the House of Representatives to allow input of sub-national governments in the Electricity Bill 2022 to unbundle knotty issues surrounding generation, transmission and distribution of power in Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu…
By Ayomide Otitoju …8,000 Farmers Benefited From Project In Five Years, Says Commissioner…Presents Compensation Cheques To Beneficiaries Over Farm Produce LossFollowing the positive impact of the Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project on farmers’ productivity in the State, Lagos State Government has appealed to the World Bank for an extension of the…
