Afghanistan received $40 million in cash as part of humanitarian aid on Monday, the Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country’s central bank, said. The new round of aid has been deposited in a commercial bank, DAB said in a statement released. This is the second batch of $40 million sent to Afghanistan over the past […]
By Our Correspondent The construction of the permanent headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) began on Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria. The NewsZenith reports that the project, which will cost $32 million, is being aided by the Chinese Government. The ECOWAS building will consolidate the regional bloc’s operations in one complex — […]
By Our Correspondent Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, weekend, assured APC supporters that his administration would not take them for granted if re-elected. Sanwo-Olu, who is seeking re-election, made this pledge while flagging off his campaign at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos. The governor charged the party faithful to begin house-to-house voters’ mobilisation for […]
By Our Correspondent President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s commitment to reversing years of decay and deficit in infrastructures in Nigeria’s universities. Buhari gave the assurance at the grand finale of the 33rd convocation of the University of Port Harcourt, on Saturday. Prof. Eniofiok Essien, a former Vice-Chancellor of University of Uyo, represented the […]
By Our Correspondent The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has supported 90 entrepreneurs in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with equipment to promote youth engagement in productive ventures. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr Olawale Fasanya, announced this at the closing ceremony of a four-day National Skills Development Initiative (NBSDI) held at […]
By Our Correspondent The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Friday, charged a 19-year-old unemployed man, Abdullahi Aliyu before a Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged drug trafficking. In a five-count charge, bordering on illegal peddling of restricted narcotics, the NDLEA Counsel, Mr Lambert Nor, alleged that Aliyu committed the offence on Oct. […]
A blast rocked a mosque near the office of the Hezb-e-Islami party killing one person and injuring two others in Kabul on Friday. The Hezb-e-Islami party is associated with former Afghan Prime Minister, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Local TV channel Tolo News TV reported the incident on Friday. “Hekmatyar is unhurt,” the TV channel quoted Obaidullah Bahir, […]
By Oluwashina Iyanda The Nigerian economy sustained its growth performance in the first half of 2022 as its real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.11 per cent from 0.51 per cent in the corresponding quarters of 2021. This is contained in the Half-Year-Activity Report of the Financial Department of the Central bank of Nigeria […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has flayed the tendency of some Chief Executive Officers to encourage corruption in the Local Government (LG) system, thus hindering development at the grassroots. Buhari expressed this feeling at a parley with members of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) No. 44 (2022) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, […]
Prof. Atahiru Jega, a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, says Nigeria is capable of conducting a credible election in 2023 in spite of the current challenges. Jega said this at a Colloquim in honour of Prof. Adele Jinadu, a Senior fellow of Centre of Democracy Development (CDD), to mark his 79th birthday […]