FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Nigeria’s worsening debt crisis has become something of deep concern to everyone. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are particularly worried about the country’s debt issue. Nigeria’s debt is deceptively low when measured from gross domestic product (GDP) ratio. While the United States of America (USA), the world’s largest economy, is bogged down with a debt burden …

The Government of the lslamic Republic of Iran has once again asserted its eagerness to support the Nigerian Government in addressing its energy challenges through collaborative investment and cooperation, primarily, in the development of the oil and gas sector’s downstream division, including refineries and related infrastructure. This commitment was underscored in Abuja by the Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria and Equatorial …

Dhordo, a village in Gujarat’s Kutch district of India has been awarded the “Best Tourism Village” title by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), as a recognition of the outstanding contribution to sustainable tourism, cultural preservation, and rural development, an official statement said. Dhordo is a serene village nestled within the vast expanse of the Great Rann of Kutch, …

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and the University of Ibadan (UI), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of the first ever African Diaspora Resource Centre. A press statement NIDCOM Head, Media,m Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Abur-Rahman Balogun, in Abuja, said: “The signing of the MoU for the TETFUND funded Centre of Excellence for Diaspora …

Experts in the Marine sector have hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for finally creating a ministry to be known as Marine and Blue Economy. Tinubu had on Wednesday assigned portfolios to minister designates, with Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo announced as the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy. Reacting to the development, the blue wealth experts in a statement signed by Lady Nduka …

Governor Seyi Makinde on Friday in Iseyin has said the vacant stool of Alaafin of Oyo is not for sale. The governor made this known while speaking at the commissioning of the Iseyin campus of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Governor Makinde said all those that allegedly collected money from contestants to the Alaafin’s stool to without wasting time …

Recently, the ancient city of Katsina was agog and in very high spirits as Governor Malam Dikko Umar Radda, supported by Governors Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, Abba Yusuf of Kano, Kauran Gwandu of Kebbi, Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto, Maimala Buni of Yobe and Aminu Usman, Jigawa State Deputy Governor who stood in for his Governor. It was the occasion of …

President Bola Tinubu  President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday depart Abuja to attend the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States of America. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday said the President has series of key meetings with multinational executive to discuss digital transformation, innovation, and investment in Nigeria. “Aside from the engagements he is going …

Nigerian fashion house, IBCouture has its mind set on becoming a global fashion brand that engenders sustainable empowerment of talented local tailors. Founded in 2016, by Anthony Iboro, the design house was formally registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission in 2017, as a fully operational company. In the six years of its existence, IBCouture is gradually establishing itself to be …

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Prince Chibudom Nwuche, has enjioned Nigerians across ethnic, religious and political divides to support the current drive of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to restore the Abuja master plan.  Speaking during an interview Saturday in Abuja, Nwuche equally appealed to President Tinubu to ignore such people snd continue …