By Ayomide Otitoju Anambra State’s 2026 “Changing Gears 3.0” budget places strategic emphasis on consolidating and operationalising the major health investments made over the past four years, with the sector receiving a 13% year-on-year increase. According to Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, the increase signals a transition from large-scale construction to…
By Ayomide Otitoju Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has placed education at the forefront of his 2026 “Changing Gears 3.0” budget, allocating ₦757.9 billion in total with a striking 46.9% year-on-year increase to the sector—the largest allocation of any major sector. According to Christian Aburime, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Soludo, the surge reflects…
By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday swore in five permanent secretaries and the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Dr. Aminu Yusuf, during a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. The permanent secretaries sworn in include Dr. John Chidiebere Ezeamama (Imo State), Ibrahim Abdulkarim Ozi (Nasarawa State), Dr. Abdul Sule Usman…
By Ayomide Otitoju Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., received the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, at the NNPC Towers in Abuja on a courtesy visit. The meeting focused on areas of alignment and shared purpose between the two institutions, particularly the national imperative of…
By Ayomide Otitoju Payroll fraud is causing significant financial losses for South African companies and taxpayers, according to industry experts. The Public Servants Association reports that ghost employees are costing the public sector nearly R4 billion, while the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals estimates that payroll fraud drains at least R100 million annually from businesses,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a €17.71 million loan to support the second phase of Cabo Verde’s E-Governance and Public Financial Management Reform Programme. The approval was granted on Monday, continuing the Bank’s support from last year as the island nation leverages technology to boost economic growth and administrative…
By Ayomide Otitoju The wider deployment of new malaria prevention tools, including dual-ingredient insecticide-treated nets and WHO-recommended vaccines, helped avert an estimated 170 million cases and 1 million deaths in 2024, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) annual World Malaria Report. Since WHO approved the first malaria vaccines in 2021, 24 countries have integrated…
By Ayomide Otitoju Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and CDG Invest, part of Morocco’s Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG) Group, have signed a landmark agreement formalising CDG Invest’s entry into the Growth and Resilience Platform for Africa (GRAf). The announcement was made in Rabat during the 2025 Market…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ushered in a new leadership era as former National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, formally handed over party affairs to the new National Chairman, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, in Abuja. Addressing an enlarged meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) and other party officials, Turaki assured…
