By Segun Adewale, Bauchi A group known as, Democracy and Good Governance Forum, North-East has praised and commended the performances of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, for transformation of the country’s health sector. The Democracy and Good Governance Forum North East is a non governmental organization, non political and non religious outfit that usually itemize and identify the contributions of individuals or groups most especially citizens of the north east sub region devoid of any political or religious differences. The organization has been in the forefront advocating for peaceful coexistence amongst the diverse…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai has revealed plan of Chinese companies to build a local insulin production facility in Nigeria. Yu, made the disclosure at a grand reception in Abuja to mark the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. He said the project when completed, would end Nigeria’s dependence on import. The envoy said: “Chinese companies are in talks with Nigeria to build Africa’s first local insulin production facility, potentially ending Nigeria’s reliance on imported insulin and positioning Nigeria as a hub for African medical biotechnology.” He noted that Nigeria-China relationship is a…
Apapa Iganmu Local Council Development Area held the 21st edition of the 2025 Spelling Bee Competition on Wednesday, 24 September, 2025, at the council secretariat, in Ijora reports thegazellenews.com The Chairman of the council, Hon. Jimoh Olawale Saliu, in his welcome address, reiterated his administration’s commitment to the development of education in Apapa Iganmu LCDA. He stated that his administration has distributed hundreds of free G.C.E forms to indigent students while also assuring that the administration will soon distribute free JAMB forms to students in the council area as well as sponsor the education of indigent but brilliant students in the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has delivered a strongly worded reform policy proposal to the United Nations on Wednesday, 24 September, 2025, warning that the global body must embrace sweeping restructurings or face growing irrelevance as world events increasingly bypass its influence. The President criticised the organisation’s record, pointing to the ongoing human suffering in the Middle East and other regions as “stains on our collective humanity.” In his address to the UN General Assembly’s 80th session, President Tinubu, who was represented by his deputy, Vice President Kashim Shettima, warned that the UN’s credibility is being undermined by the gulf between…
The Hope Alive Initiative, a good governance advocacy group, has lauded the economic reforms of the Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu, describing them as the driving force behind Nigeria’s recent strong economic performance. In a statement signed by its Director of Press, Ernest Omoarelojie, the group noted that data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showing a year-on-year GDP growth of 4.23 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 confirms that the administration’s reforms are yielding results. According to the group, before President Tinubu assumed office in May 2023, the economy was in dire straits, weakened by…
Olorogun Oscar Ibru, billionaire industrialist and Chairman of the Ibru Organisation, has died at the age of 67. His family confirmed the news on Tuesday, disclosing that he passed away after a brief illness. They did not provide further details about the circumstances of his death.Oscar Ibru was a key figure in Nigeria’s corporate space and one of the most prominent heirs of the Ibru dynasty. He played a vital role in sustaining and expanding the family conglomerate built by his late father, Olorogun Michael Ibru, with major interests in shipping, oil and gas, real estate, and commerce.His passing marks…
In a fresh move to strengthen governance and reposition the Lagos State civil service for greater efficiency, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of nine new Permanent Secretaries across key ministries, departments, and agencies. The announcement was contained in an official circular, numbered 069 and dated September 23, 2025, which emphasized that the appointments took effect from September 22, 2025. According to the circular, the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries are: Ojikutu Rafiu Olawale – Motor Vehicles Administration Agency Paseda Olufemi Bamidele – Education District III Adedeji Oluwakemi Amudat – Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget Onigbanjo Muhammed Tijani…
The World Bank has commended the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project for its massive achievement in the restoration of land in parts of Northern Nigeria. ACReSAL is a World Bank-approved project aimed at increasing the implementation of sustainable landscape management practices in targeted watersheds in northern Nigeria and strengthening the country’s long-term enabling environment for integrated climate-resilient landscape management. Speaking at the ACReSAL Stakeholders Engagement/ Marketplace Showcase in Abuja on Tuesday, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank and Task Team Leader, Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), Dr Joy Agene, said that the marketplace for the ACReSAL project has…
The Lagos State Government has engaged stakeholders of the Computer Village, Ikeja, on the proposed relocation of the market to the ICT and Business Park, Katangowa, Agbado Oke-Odo. The Permanent Secretary, Office of Urban Development, Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, who spoke during the meeting at the market square, Otigba Street, Ikeja on Monday, 22 September, 2025, said that the meeting was at the behest of the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, who directed that there should be an inclusive process in which beneficiaries play an active role in the ongoing relocation effort. “In line with the Governor’s…