…as FME, NBTE give nod at Upgrade Resources Inspection Visit By Our Correspondent The Federal Government of Nigeria has granted permission to the prestigious Peace Institute of Management and Technology (Peace Poly) Abak to run full academic program in National ...
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Four YEARS AFTER…Nigeria Struggling To Meet 70% Broadband Penetration Target
…Project stalled at 42%, 4,834 communities lack basic mobile connectivity …Nasarawa, 7 others reduce right-of-way fees to boost access Nigeria’s renewed push to achieve a 70 per cent broadband penetration target by the end of 2025 is under severe threat. ...
Read More »ECOWAS, India Strengthen Ties ON Regional Development, Security
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and India have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation, focusing on economic development, investment, and regional security. This was highlighted during a visit by the chief of mission of the Indian High ...
Read More »PVIF Addresses Growing Mental Health Crisis In Nigeria
By Christian George The Princess Victoria Ibokette Foundation (PVIF) introduced a respite as growing population of youths struggle with mental health in organizing a Wellness and Mental Health Conference, a pivotal event aimed at addressing the growing mental health challenges ...
Read More »EMERGENCY DECLARATION ON FOOD…Poor Implementation Mars 19-month Exercise
…Govt is unserious, say experts …Want state governments’ buy-in …Impact not felt – Prof Amalu Nearly two years after the federal government declared a state of emergency on food security, experts say the food crisis has worsened rather than improved. ...
Read More »Abuja-Makurdi Road Toll Gate, Motorists Pay ₦6,400, ₦4,000, ₦3,200, ₦2,000
Trucks, SUV/Jeeps, light vehicles/minibuses and cars will now pay ₦6,400, ₦4,000, ₦3,200, and ₦2,000, respectively, to ply the 227.2km Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Makurdi highway reconstructed by the Federal Government under the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI) road project scheme. The development followed ...
Read More »Canada Bans US Firms From Contracts, Cuts Elon Musk’s Starlink Deal
Canada’s most populous province and its commercial nerve centre, Ontario, has announced a ban on United States’ companies bidding for government contracts and dumped a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink in a pushback to US tariffs. “Ontario won’t do business ...
Read More »FG, NLC Set Up Joint C’ttee To Review 50% Telecom Tariff Hike
The Federal Government has met with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) with a view to reaching a common ground on the recent 50 per cent increment on the telecommunication tariffs by the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC). The meeting, which was ...
Read More »Nigeria Facing Hunger Epidemic – Stakeholders
It is no longer news that Nigerians are facing hard times and the need for more proactive measures to address the situation of hunger in the country cannot come at a more appropriate time than now. The recent stampedes recorded ...
Read More »Nigeria To Establish Creative, Tourism Infrastructure Corporation
The federal government has approved the creation of the Creative and Tourism Infrastructure Corporation, a key initiative designed to unlock the immense economic potential of Nigeria’s creative and tourism industries through a public-private partnership (PPP) framework. Minister of Art, Culture, ...
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