By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has disclosed that forest investment drive of his administration has yielded positive results as it has attracted $30 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). President Tinubu said since he assumed the leadership of the country in May 2023, the investments have already started coming into Nigeria. Tinubu stated this while speaking at the Leadership Conference and Awards, 2023, in Abuja on Tuesday, 5 March, 2024. “Since we assumed office in May 2023, we have attracted $30 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) commitments into the real sectors of the economy, including Manufacturing, Telecoms,…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, arrested 21 trucks loaded with food and non-food items heading towards N’djamena, Chad Republic, Central African Republic and Cameroon. The trucks were intercepted in a sting operation at major exit routes along Kalabiri/Gamboru Ngala and Bama roads, Borno State. Investigation showed food items cleverly concealed in the trucks that would have gone undetected, but for the eagle-eyed vigilance of operatives of the Commission. Further checks showed that the Waybills covering the goods carried by the trucks indicated their destinations as N’djamena, Chad…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Tinubu has dismissed with wave of hands that the Nigerian economy is in distress, just as he also highlighted the progress his administration has made so far. The President, who stated this while speaking at the Leadership Conference and Awards, 2023, in Abuja on Tuesday, 5 March, 2024, added that there are plenty of opportunities and development in the economy of the country. Represented by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, the Tinubu shared key initiatives and investment efforts by the administration to support Nigerian businesses, students, and vulnerable households, as well as to…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma, on Tuesday, 5 March, 2024 disclosed that at least 251 had first class, while a total of 888 candidates failed the final bar examination conducted November 2023. This is just as 4,412 candidates were successful out of a total of 5,300 who sat for the examination. Chiroma made this disclosure at the call to bar ceremony held in Abuja on Tuesday, 5 March, 2024. “I will be presenting at this Call to the Bar ceremony a total of 4,412 candidates who were successful at the November 2023…
The Federal Government in order to ensure a healthier, cleaner, and more sustainable environment on Tuesday inaugurated the Working Group on Environmental Standards for the Sustainable Procurement Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) Project Inaugurating the project in Abuja, the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, explained that the project was a collaboration of the World Bank and the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Environment, Finance, Budget and National Planning, and is aimed at enhancing human capacity in sustainable procurement, environmental, and social standards in both the public and private sectors, which would create a more sustainable…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum paid a visit to the Qatar Charity Foundation’s headquarters in Doha on Monday, 4 March, 2024. The Governor met with officials from the Qatar Charity and thanked them for citing multimillion-naira Borno projects earlier this year. Zulum reiterated Borno’s commitment to partner with the foundation in addressing the root causes of insurgency bedevilling not only Borno State but the entire northern region of Nigeria. The Qatar Charity is one of the world’s largest humanitarian and development organisations, providing life-saving assistance to those affected by conflicts, persecution and natural disasters while also creating long-term solutions to…
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has urged Nigerians especially muslim faithful to use the period of the holy month of Ramadan to pray for God’s guidance for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, state governors, ministers and other political leaders in the country. Marwa gave the charge in his remarks at the pre-Ramadan lecture organized by the Alhaji Mohammed Lawal Memorial Jummat Mosque, Asokoro Abuja on Sunday. He said the month of Ramadan is unique in the Islamic calender when the holy quran was revealed. “It is indeed a period…
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed a suit brought by a registered NGO, the Incorporated Trustees of Media Rights Agenda, requesting the Court to hold the Nigerian government liable for violation of the rights to life and freedom of expression of 11 journalists allegedly murdered at different times in the line of duty. Justice Dupe Atoki, judge rapporteur who delivered the judgment on Tuesday, 5 March, 2024, in Abuja, upheld the preliminary objection of the Respondent, Federal Republic of Nigeria, that the NGO lacked legal capacity to file the suit on behalf of the 11 deceased journalists identified in…
The 2024 Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting has opened in Zanzibar with calls for stronger action to ensure that access to justice becomes a reality for all 2.5 billion Commonwealth citizens. In her remarks to the opening ceremony on Tuesday, 5 March, 2024, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, told more than 400 ministers, senior government officials, and other dignitaries from across the world’s six regions that: “It is our responsibility to drive forward the paradigm shift agreed at our last meeting in Mauritius to deliver on the Commonwealth Access to Justice Declaration and ensure that people of…
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, Sunday, said the 2023 Man of the Year Award by the Silverbird Group is a testimony to the efforts of his administration to reposition the State for more economic prosperity. Receiving the Award held at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Governor Abiodun reiterated his commitment and dedication to the socio-economic development of the Gateway State. He said that apart from engendering good governance, his administration places a premium on a friendly environment and security for businesses to thrive, saying this has led to the influx of industries to the state.…