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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has hailed the ringing global endorsement which President Muhammadu Buhari received from world leaders during his recent trip to the US for the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, and appealed to Nigerians to continue to support the President. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, the Minister said it was particularly delightful to hear from world leaders that President Buhari’s determined and committed leadership as well as his integrity have given Nigeria a positive image in the comity of nations. He said the global community’s appreciation of the giant ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend said the State was gradually emerging as the choice destination for investors, assuring that his administration would continue to work round the clock not only to become a shining example for Africans in Diaspora but retain the State as investors haven. The Governor, who spoke at the 2016 International Forum on African Leadership, where he received an award for Best Performing Governor in Nigeria, organised by the African Leadership Magazine and held at the Regis Hotel, New York, USA, said since he assumed office on May 29, 2015, efforts have been ...

The National Council on Finance and Economic Development (NACOFED) 2016 conference, which opens in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday, will examine options available to government to improve its revenue streams especially in a period of low earnings from crude oil. The conference, which is being hosted by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has been themed: Enhancing Revenue Generation and Obtaining Best Value for Money in Expenditure. According to the Federal Ministry of Finance, the event will attract a diverse group of participants including Ministers, Governors, Commissioners of Finance and Budget from the 36 states of the Federation, as ...

It is exactly five years since Greece joined the European Support Mechanism with the close cooperation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). At that time, the key and critical financial data were the following: GDP amounted to 222.151 billion at the end of 2010. The public debt was 148.3% as a percentage of GDP. Unemployment stood at 12.5%. The percentage of Greeks sho were living below the limits of poverty (earning less than 60% of the national median disposable income) was 27.6%. The policy of extreme austerity applied in the country at the behest of international creditors over the years ...

Nigeria has called for urgent and improved global awareness on Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) by strengthening knowledge through investment in surveillance ant time-tested cutting edge research with capacity to expand the horizon of our understanding to permanently deal with the scourge. In a statement presented by the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, at the High Level Meeting on AMR, 21st September at the on-going United Nations General Assembly in New York, Nigeria also advocated for increased citizens’ education on rational use of anti-biotics,  regulation of sales across counter, border control and administration of severe penalty ...

The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Tor Uja, has said that pilgrimage must engender spiritual development, a statement on Saturday by the head of the media unit of the commission, Celestine Oguguo, said. He made this known in Abuja while receiving the leadership of the National Association of Northern Nigeria Students, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office, stressing that pilgrimage had shifted from mere sight-seeing to spiritual development of pilgrims. He informed that the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission is charged with pilgrimage activities around the world. Rev. Uja told the student leaders ...

The dreaded Boko Haram sect on Sunday ambushed Nigerian troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE between Miyanti and Dareljamal, Borno State. During exchange of fire that ensued, the terrorists killed four soldiers and injured no fewer than 19 others. The ambush was however cleared by troops and 3 Boko Haram terrorists were killed by the troops. They also recovered a Machine Gun, 1 AK-47 Rifle and some quantity of ammunition. “Unfortunately, we lost an officer and 3 soldiers, while 16 soldiers and 3 Civilian JTF sustained injuries during the encounter. Similarly, 2 vehicles that entered the IED were badly damaged. “The ...

When Governor Adams Oshiomhole became the governor of Edo State, he inherited a plethora of abandoned projects, dilapidated infrastructure and a state that was decrepit from ex-governor Chief Lucky Igbinedion. It was common knowledge that Edo state was comatose by reckless leadership, greed, stealing, corruption and diversion of state funds into private pockets – the pockets of Lucky Igbinedion’s family and cronies. Edo State was a mere shadow with nothing to write home about. For the past seven and half years, Governor Adams Oshiomhole has done remarkably well revamping Edo’s infrastructure and laid a strong foundation. Governor Oshiomhole is not ...

Rangers on Sunday emerged the new Nigeria league champions ending the season with 60 points from 35 matches. They defeated Ikorodu United 2-0 in Abeokuta, Ogun State to achieve an unassailable lead at the top of the table. Closest rivals, Rivers United, who have 56 points, failed to take their title chase right down to the final day of action after they failed to beat visiting Abia Warriors and Wikki fell 1-0 at Shooting Stars. FC IfenyiUbah moved to third on the table after a hard-fought 1-0 home win over regional rivals, Enyimba. ‘The Anambra Warriors’ now have 56 points, ...

Wife of the Senate President and the Wellbeing Foundation Africa’s President, Mrs. Toyin Saraki was on Thursday September 23, 2016, at the 71st  United Nations General Assembly in New York, given the prestigious Citizen Engagement award by Speak Up Africa, for her work in improving the lives of women, girls and newborns in Nigeria. Mrs. Saraki was at the Inaugural Benefit in New York to accept her award and said: “I am deeply appreciative and encouraged that the work that my organization and I have undertaken in past 12 years is internationally recognized. This is an award not just for ...