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The Tokyo International Conference on African Development, TICAD 7 has ended in Yokohama, Japan. Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe declared the conference which was attended by various world leaders, closed on Friday. It was centred on economic transformation and improvements in business environment and institution through private investment and innovation; promotion of resilient and […]

Owerri Municipal Interim Management Committee Chairman EBERE CHUKWUEMEKA has condemned the demolition of Eke-Ukwu Owerri Market by the former Imo State Governor, ROCHAS OKOROCHA. The market was demolished on August 26th, 2017, when the leadership of the previous administration ordered bulldozers accompanied by armed security operatives to demolished shops and building. Speaking with Darling FM, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Sunday for Japan to participate in the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) holding in the City of Yokohama, between August 28 and 30. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He explained […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing foreign exchange for importation of food into the country. He disclosed this on Tuesday when he hosted the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors to Eid-el-Kabir lunch at his country home in Daura, Katsina State. The President explained that the directive was […]

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has approved establishment of a National Action Committee (NAC) for implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, which he signed on behalf of Nigeria at the 12th Extraordinary Session of the AU Heads of State in Niamey, Niger Republic.   The National Action Committee (NAC) will upon inauguration, undertake a […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday chaired the presidential policy dialogue session geared towards advising the government over the next four years to deliver on salient policies. The session is scheduled for two days. Those in attendance include principal members of the National Assembly, State Governors, Business leaders, All Progressive Congress (APC) leadership, Private Sector Representatives, […]

Tech giant, Google, on Wednesday announced new products and features to make it more helpful to users in Nigeria and across Africa. Among the new products include navigation instructions in a Nigerian voice for both motorcycle and car driving modes. Other new features include imagery for Street View, Gallery Go, Google Go updates, Google Lens […]

The 2019 report by a non-governmental organization, Oxfam International has ranked Nigeria low on poverty eradication and gender equality. According to the report, 69% percent of Nigerians live below the poverty line. This was disclosed by Oxfam Country Director, Constant Tchona, during a media briefing in Abuja, on Tuesday. Although, Oxfam affirms Nigeria’s economic growth […]

The newly appointed Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari, has promised to position the institution at a global level. My Kyari made this know during his inauguration as the 19th GMD at the amphitheater of the NNPC Towers in Garki, Abuja. He also assured that the corporation will […]