Abuja: A former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has called on members of the 10th National Assembly to be firm and audacious in carrying out their legislative functions. Sani, a human rights activist-turned-politic…
Abuja: The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has dismissed recent social media claims regarding the withdrawal of subsidy for Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs as false. Dr. Temitope Ilori, Director-General of NACA, clarified in a statement that…
Lagos: An industrialist, Mrs. Funlayo Bakare-Okeowo, has outlined key action plans to support women in leadership, business, and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Bakare-Okeowo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FAE Envel…
Lagos: Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has unveiled Africa’s first feature film on Artificial Intelligence, titled Makemation. Speaking at the unveiling in Marina, Sanwo-Olu said the AI film, produced by human development expert, Toyosi Akerele…
Lagos: The Money Lenders Association, in commemoration of the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD), has pledged to revolutionise the lending space in support of women-owned businesses, enabling them to fulfill their potential. President of the associa…
Abuja: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it secured a record-breaking 4,111 convictions in 2024.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, this information is based on the EFCC’s 2024 statistical report. The record marks EFCC’s hi…
Beijing: The Government of China has inaugurated its 2025 economic roadmap centered on bolstering five per cent GDP growth, innovation, and investment.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the roadmap is centered on boosting consumption, innovation …
Lagos: The stock market opened the week positively, with investors gaining N52 billion and performance indices rising by 0.08 per cent on Monday. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation increased by 0.08 per cent to N66.76…
Jos: While tin mining in Plateau began in 1902 under the British Administration, large-scale mining started in 1905. The Land Proclamation Acts of 1904 and 1910 and the Mineral Act of 1903 gave British prospectors and mining companies large portions o…
Abuja: The President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, has decried the deplorable state of correctional facilities in the country. Speaking at CBCN’s first plenary in 2025, in Abuja, Ugorji called for urg…