MINISTER of budget and national planning, Udo Udoma, says the federal government of Nigeria has issued the first gold refining licence, as a result of the economic recovery and growth plan. Speaking at the 24th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES24) in Abuja on Monday, Udoma said this was one of the many outcomes of the ERGP focus
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has reiterated that for medicine security, the Federal Government must as a matter of urgency take critical action to implement the National Drug Policy. PSN President, Ahmed Yakasai while briefing newsmen on the 91st national conference of the society holding in Ibadan spoke against the backdrop of recent revelations
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to the Kutigi family on the passing of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, on Sunday morning in London. Buhari, in a condolence message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Sunday, commiserated with members of
THE Chief Executive Officer, AfriPERA, an Energy and Infrastructure Policy research organisation, Mr Chinedu Onyeizu, says Nigeria loses about 2.5 billion dollars annually from gas flaring in the country. Onyeizu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, in Abuja. “ Since the 1950’s, Nigeria has been burning off
THE Chairman Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), Mr John Momoh, has castigated many politicians for considering the treasury as tool for enrichment. “There’s hardly any distinction, as have been shown in many cases in the past, between their private purse and that of the public,” he stated in a speech at the sixth convocation of
President Muhammadu Buhari and his Republic of Benin counterpart, Patrice Talon, will on Tuesday perform the official hand-over of the new Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Border Posts at Seme-Krake and Neope-Akanu in Badagry. The Lagos State Government said on Sunday that all necessary arrangements to ensure a hitch-free unveiling ceremony had been
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 400th career goal on Saturday, the first player in Europe’s top five leagues to hit the mark. Lionel Messi is next best on 389. Ronaldo, despite the turmoil of explosive rape allegations that surfaced before the international break, notched up his fifth goal for his new employers since his headline move
Veteran actors, Richard Mofe-Damijo and Joke Silva have emerged winners at the 14th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in Kigali, Rwanda. While RMD emerged the overall Best Actor in a Leading Role, for his role in Cross Roads, Silva, bagged the Best Actress in a Supporting Role award for her character in
In this interview journalists, Ahmad Gumi, one of the clerics who accompanied former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar during the reconciliation with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, says there is nothing controversial about his trip to Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. He said most of the critics of the trip were on social media which he said has been
THE President of a Non-Governmental Organisation, National Movement for Positive Change (NMPC) in Nigeria and Diaspora, Niyi Aborisade, has called on the Nigerian Government to have a re-think on business deals with Chinese government, as signals from current deals signal that Nigeria is not getting the best deal from Chinese businesses in the country. Aborisade