Day: July 26, 2024
Food prices rise in June- NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says prices of beans, tomatoes, irish potatoes, garri, yam and other food items witnessed significant price increases in June 2024.
The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for June 2024 relea…
Reps pledge support to blood service delivery
The House of Representative Committee on Specialty Healthcare has pledged its support to advocate for increased budgetary allocation to improve blood service delivery in the country.
Lawan Ali-Shettima, Deputy Chairman of the committee, stated this d…
Tinubu reiterates commitment to Nigerians welfare
President Bola Tinubu says the nation’s economy is on a gradual but steady path of recovery and assures citizens that his administration will do more to meet their needs.
At a meeting with traditional rulers in the country on Thursday in Abuja, the P…
Tinubu calls for strengthening Nigeria-China relations
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja commended the partnership between Nigeria and China.
The President gave the commendation when he received Mr Chen Xiaodong, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.
‘For us, i…
Maritime expert urges FG to fully implement Cabotage Act 2003
A Lecturer of Transport, Logistics and Port Operations, University of Lagos, Dr Edmund Chilaka, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to fully implement the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003.
Chilaka made the call during his book…
Niger begins payment of gratuities to pensioners
Deputy Gov. Yakubu Garba of Niger says the state government has started issuing of cheques for payment of gratuities to 335 first batch of pensioners in the state.
He said at the inauguration of payment of gratuity in Minna on Thursday that pensioner…
Fintech platform wins second edition of NSIA Prize for Innovation
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) says Sycamore, a peer-to-peer lending fintech platform, has emerged winner of the second edition of its Prize for Innovation (NPI 2.0).
This followed an assessment of pitches from ten innovators to an…
Experts canvass institutionalisation of corporate governance in public sector
Experts have called for the institutionalisation of corporate governance in Nigeria’s public sector to drive transformation and support government’s goal of achieving a trillion dollar economy.
They made the call at the second edition of the National…
