In a historic milestone, Nigeria has been formally admitted as a member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), marking a significant step towards boosting private sector access to international capital and supporting the country’s long-term economic transformation. The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun led…
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the recent technical glitches that marred the release of results by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), affecting nearly 380,000 candidates. In a statement titled “When Glitches Become a National Crisis,” Obi praised JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede,…
Expands Services Via PPMVS, Pharmacies. In a bold move to improve women’s access to family planning services in Lagos State, the Ministry of Health on Tuesday, May 14, 2025, inaugurated the SWIFT Project — an initiative which stands for ‘Supporting Women’s Increased Access to Family Planning Through Pharmacies and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors’. The…
President Bola Tinubu will on Saturday depart Abuja for Rome, the capital of Italy, to attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV. According to a release by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the President would be at the ceremony to honour an invitation by the Pope. Accompanied by top Catholic leaders, the President would attend a…
The remains of the former Commissioner for Labour and Productivity in Abia State, Comrade Sunny Okebugwu Nwanganga Onwuma, have been laid to rest in his country home, Ihie-Obuaku, Isiala Ihie Autonomous Community in Ugwunagbo LGA. Speaking at the burial ceremony conducted by the Anglican Church at the Community Primary School, Mbaso Ihie-Obuaku, the Abia State…
The Court of Appeal Enugu Division has affirmed the judgement of Justice R O Riman of the Federal High Court Abakaliki, nullifying the conduct of Local Government election in Ebonyi State. Justice Joseph Ekanem, who read the lead judgement of the Appeal court, gave the ruling while dismissing the three appeals filed by Ebonyi State…
The Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has said that there is an urgent need to massively invest in vocational education in order to tackle the rising wave of unemployment in Nigeria. Mbah made this known yesterday, during the South East and South South Interregional technical and vocational education and training (TVET) forum organized by the…
A group of traders at Agboedo United Market F Line Nnewi have taken to the streets to protest alleged extortion and intimidation by officials of the Nnewi North Local Government Area. The traders, who have been operating in the market for over 30 years, claim they are being subjected to unlawful levies and possible eviction….
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has urged the public to be alert because the operators in the crime-business of buying and selling of children, also know as “baby factories”, now adopt unsuspected tactics to get their crime-business running in Abia State. NAPTIP Head of Operations in Abia, Peter…
Keke tricycle riders in Anambra state has protested the profiling of their members as touts and hoodlums insisting that the body is poised to stamp touting out of the state. The riders under the umbrella of Anambra Tricycle Riders Association ANTRA led by its state Chairman Comrade Chigozie Okafor during it’s inaugural meeting in…
