Abuja: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for dedicated financing mechanisms, including a women’s political endowment fund, to eliminate financial barriers limiting women’s political participation across West Africa.
Accordin…
Abuja: President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties. The President directed that all matters relating to the committee’s activities b…
Abuja: The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Ogun branch, on Thursday elected Mr. Martins Awofisayo, Managing Director of Harvestfield Industries Ltd., as its new chairman. Awofisayo takes over from the outgoing chairman, Mr. George Onafowokan, Ma…
Abuja: Mr. Ewah Eleri, the Executive Director of the International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED), has highlighted that the current electricity subsidy regime in Nigeria disproportionately benefits wealthier households over low…
Abuja: The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has reiterated its demand that the Southern region should produce the next president of Nigeria in the 2027 general elections. The forum made its position known in a communiqu© issued at the en…
Abuja: The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has expressed approval of the recent Court of Appeal judgment that overturned the Federal High Court’s decision to proscribe five registered political parties. A statement from the IPAC National Publicity…
Abuja: The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) inaugurated a pre-retirement programme on Wednesday in Abuja, themed ‘Sustainable Opportunities for Active Retirement (SOAR)’, which aims to guide civil servants in preparing for life after retirement…
Abuja: The Chairman of the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA), Mrs. Ebelechukwu Nwachukwu, announced that more than 70 percent of insurance companies have successfully completed the verification process in anticipation of the July 31 recapitalisation…