W’Bank, UN, GAVI earmark $4 billion for healthcare in Nigeria
Global Fund invests $4.8b in HIV, TB, malaria response in 11 years The World Bank, United Nations (UN) and Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) have earmarked $4 billion…
NCC confirms telecoms sector’s woes amid 25% GDP target
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), at the weekend, admitted that the telecoms sector is challenged and hoped that the issues are tackled headlong. Its Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Dr…
‘Nigeria must boost production to fix current inflationary pressures’
Director, Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Dr Muda Yusuf, has commended the recent Executive Order removing import duties, Valued-Added Tax (VAT), and excise duty on pharmaceutical raw…
Crisis rocks NASME as council members petition EFCC, seek Yarima’s probe
Nigeria Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) is in crisis, as some council members have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleging misappropriation and conversion of $40,000…
Hotel manager remanded for alleged N.3m theft
The Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, before Magistrate O.Y. Adefope, on Friday, remanded a 30-year-old hotel manager, GodsWill Akpan, for allegedly stealing the sum of N360,000 entrusted to him. The defendant…
Tyla beats Arya Starr, Asake to win BET Awards
South African singer Tyla was named Best New Artist at the BET Awards 2024 on Monday. Tyla’s debut single, ‘Water’, catapulted her to global fame and earned her several accolades,…
Local refining faces big hurdle as crude shortage threatens investments
Operators in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector are sounding alarms over the impact of inadequate crude oil supply to local refineries, identifying it as a major deterrent to attracting Foreign…
We’ve surpassed our election promises, Obaseki claims
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed that he has no regrets as the state’s helmsman in the last seven and a half years, noting that his government has…
Obi asks S’East governors to collaborate for regional devt
Urges Nigerian leaders to emulate Bishop Crowther The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has, again, urged South-East governors to collaborate, insisting that such…
Kogi governor mourns ex-CDS, Ibrahim Ogohi
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has mourned former Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi, who died yesterday at 75 years. In a condolence message to the family…