The National Economic Council (NEC) has constituted a 10-man working committee headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to address killings by herdsmen. The committee is made up of the governors of Kaduna, Zamfara, Taraba, Benue, Adamawa, Edo, Plateau, Oyo,and Ebonyi States as members. Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje who briefed State House correspondents alongside his…
read moreThe Edo State Government has commenced discussions with the Nigerian Bottling Company about a power purchase agreement from the company’s Benin plant, to light-up government buildings and streets across Benin metropolis. Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, who paid a working visit to the NBC Benin Plant located at Eyaen, maintained that the state government…
read moreThe AfricaSeeds, a programme of the African Union, has appealed for partnership with Nigeria to develop Africa’s seeds industry and stop importation of seeds on the continent. AfricaSeeds is an intergovernmental seed organisation and implementing agency for the African Union Seed Programme. Dr Kouame Miezan, the Executive Director of the programme, made the appeal when…
read moreThe Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund (GEF) programme is a special scheme to encourage and promote entrepreneurship among serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The scheme provides loans of up to N2.0 million at 0% interest rate to support enterprises and potentially viable business ideas. This novel scheme, which is a joint initiative of…
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read moreThe Nigerian economy has witnessed a favourable 2018 outlook following the recent 1.9 percent and 2.5 percent growth projections by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank respectively. This is as a result of the recent oil price increase in the international market, increase in Nigeria’s oil output due to improved security in…
read moreAuthor ~ Ebuka Onunaiwu As a social scientist, numbers mean a lot to me, whether these numbers are used to explain trends in the health sector, financial or economic performance, surplus or deficit in infrastructure, sporting analysis, or perhaps behavioral patterns of a specific population, I take numbers seriously and I know that the leaders…
read moreFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo and Chairman, Panel of Advisors, Africa Initiatve for Governance (AIG), has revealed that African leaders have become more strategic, open-minded and proactive in their decisions in recent years. Obasanjo spoke on Monday, 8 January, 2017 on "How to Drive Transformational Change in Africa" at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford,…
read moreBarring unforeseen circumstances, the Federal Government would begin the review of the National Broadband Plan (NBP), by April. An official of the Communications Ministry, who preferred anonymity, confirmed this on Monday, making reference to the Nigeria ICT Roadmap 2017 to 2020. According to him, the Ministry is keen on ensuring ubiquitous broadband in 2018 and…
read moreThe University of Sussex, United Kingdom, in partnership with the TeachForNigeria, a non-governmental organisation, recently held a-day training for 132 Nigerian teachers, aimed at enhancing teaching and learning. Speaking at the event held at the City Hall, Lagos, the university’s Head of Education, Dr. Simon James Thompson, who was the leading resource person, said the…
read moreThe Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge harnesses the power of capital markets and student creativity to create positive impact in a world of perpetual resource scarcity and continued population growth. Every year, the Kellogg School of Management and Morgan Stanley partner to host the challenge where teams of graduate students from around the globe develop…
read moreRise Up, invites applications from interested NGOs and Civil Society leaders residing in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria or its environs to participate in a week-long intensive leadership accelerator program. The program will enable participants strengthen their leadership styles, acquire new skills, and develop strategies to improve the lives of girls and women in their communities.…
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