From Our Correspondent Mr Prosper Okafor, President of Crusade for Greater Nigeria on Poverty Eradication and Social Matters (CFGN), has urged the federal and state governments to invest more in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Okafor said in Abuja, on Monday, that this would improve job creation and ensure poverty alleviation at all levels. According […]
By Our Correspondent The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Abu Shawesh has called on the African Union (AU) to join the international community and the International Human Rights Council to investigate the event of Oct. 7 that triggered the Palestine-Israeli war. Shawesh made the call during a media interaction with a selected number of newsmen, […]
From Our Corerespondent Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the Federal Government will discuss the new minimum wage with Labour unions in March. Idris announced this at the 21st Daily Trust Dialogue and presentation of the 2023 African Award, on Thursday, in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that Media Trust Group organised the […]
By Dr Omo Odigie ‘Calm’, ‘humble’, ‘calculated’ and ‘goal-focused’ are words that are appropriate to define the personality of Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, the APC’s frontline aspirant for Edo Governorship. If he were to be in any other major political party, they would adopt his candidacy effortlessly as their consensus choice. Notwithstanding, the APC, as […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Government is committed to prompt payment of the N35,000 wage arrears to government workers, the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr Oluwatoyin Madein has said. Madein said, on Wednesday, in Abuja that inadequate revenue and contending government expenditure caused the delay. She said the Federal Government had initiated moves to […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has again alerted Nigerians in the Diaspora to be wary of some unscrupulous groups canvassing for business opportunities. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Director of Media and Public Relations of NIDCOM issued an advisory message on the faceless group on Wednesday in Abuja. “Another group, Optiva Capital Partners […]
From Our Correspondent Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, impeached their Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo (APC-Ifo1). Eighteen out of 26 members removed Oluomo during the plenary, presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Mrs Bolanle Ajayi (APC-Yewa South) in Abeokuta. The embattled speaker was not at the plenary but the Clerk and the […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerian Army has trained 100 personnel of the National Park Service (NPS) in tactical operations to curb illegal activities in the parks. Dr Ibrahim Goni, the Conservator-General (C-G) of the park said, on Tuesday, in Abuja. Goni said the training was one of NPS’s cardinal strategies to ensure growth, security and […]
From Our Correspondent A socio-cultural group, “Assembly of Edo Patriots” (AEP) says it will fund the nomination of ex-Federal Permanent Secretary, Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, for Edo Gubernatorial race on the platform of the APC. The group, in a statement on Tuesday in Benin City said Umakhihe was best qualified as APC candidate. This is because of […]
Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, on Monday, directed the army to ensure that the forthcoming elections were conducted in a peaceful atmosphere. Hassan gave the directive while addressing the Tanzania People’s Defense Force army commanders in Dar-es-Salaam. She said the army should prepare for any challenges that may arise during the forthcoming elections. Tanzania will […]