The Federal Government says President Bola Tinubu is focused on finishing all projects in the South-East Region on time. This will help improve roads and support the economy there. The Minister of Information, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said this while checking the 88-kilometre Enugu-Abakaliki-Ogoja Federal Road on Friday. The Minister is visiting Enugu and Ebonyi states to meet citizens and see Federal Government projects. Idris said this road is one of the important projects President Tinubu is working on in the South-East. He added that the goal is to improve connections in the South-East. President Tinubu wants to bring benefits of…
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The KB Klub, in partnership with the Oba Elegushi Foundation, held the second edition of its blood donation campaign on Friday. The aim was to raise awareness about the urgent need for safe and voluntary blood donations in Nigeria’s healthcare system. During the event in Lagos, Sheriffdeen Oloyode, the Team Leader of KB Klub, said the project was created to help solve the problem of blood shortages in Nigeria. These shortages often affect patients with serious health conditions. KB Klub is a group of medical students from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos. They focus on helping people through…
Private schools owners in Enugu State are reeling under the government’s brutal assault on their institutions, with exorbitant taxes and draconian regulations threatening to shut down schools and deny thousands of students access to quality education. The owners claim these policies are a deliberate attempt to strangle private schools, forcing them to operate in a hostile environment. The Issues: Economic Strangulation: Taxes ranging from N450,000 to N2.2 million are a death sentence for many private schools, forcing them to shut down or pass on the burden to parents. Dictatorial Overreach: The government’s requirement for private schools to conduct unified exams…
The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) has asked all Nigerian states to create and strictly follow building rules that suit their local needs. This is to help keep people safe and ensure building professionals do their jobs properly. The NIOB President, Mr. Alderton Ewa, made this request during a press briefing in Abuja before the institute’s 55th Annual Builders’ Conference. The conference will take place from August 19 to 22 in Ebonyi State. The theme of the conference is “Advancing Builders’ Knowledge and Skills for Effective Enforcement of Building Regulatory Laws for Sustainable Development.” It shows the institute’s goal of…
IMF Data shows that Nigeria’s GDP per capita declined from $3,022 in 2014 to just $835.49 in 2024, signalling a sharp contraction in the average economic output per person. The country’s total Gross Domestic Product—the overall value of goods and services produced—also fell steeply, from $568.5bn recorded in 2014 to $194.96bn in 2024, marking a staggering 65.71 per cent decline over the period. The result is that Nigeria’s economic position in Africa collapsed from the first to the fourth. The response of President Bola Tinubu Administration has been to say that the reality is that Government has “implemented bold and difficult…
Victims of the recent flood in Yola have praised Governor Ahmadu Fintiri for acting quickly and ensuring relief materials reached affected communities on time. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the flood, which hit Yola South on July 27, affected over 4,000 households. It claimed 29 lives and destroyed homes, livestock, and farmlands. Several victims who spoke with NAN on Thursday thanked the state government and its partners for their support. They also dismissed social media rumours that the food items given to them were expired or unsafe. Hajiya Hasfat Umar, a widow with four children, said the…
Health experts are calling for better coordination in Nigeria’s pharmaceutical sector to eliminate duplication, enhance efficiency, and make quality medicines and healthcare products more accessible. The call was made in Abuja during a high-level meeting of stakeholders working under the Improving Access to Medicines through Policy and Technical Support (IMPACT) project. Dr. Tayo Hamzat, Supply Chain Management Officer at the World Health Organization (WHO), said the meeting was timely because there are currently many interventions in the sector that are not well-coordinated. He explained that harmonization would make medicines and health products reach people faster, reduce costs, improve efficiency, and…
Gbadebo Patrick Rhodes-Vivour, also known as GRV, was born on 8th March 1983. He is a Nigerian architect, entrepreneur and politician. He was the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party for Lagos State in the 2023 gubernatorial election where he finished runner-up with incumbent Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu picking the mandate. Rhodes-Vivour, earlier, had been the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Lagos West Senatorial District in the 2019 Senatorial election. The 42-year-old activist was educated both in Nigeria and abroad having attended Chrisland Schools, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria up to JSS3, and then proceeded to Paris,…
The Nigerian Women for Agricultural Progressive and Development Initiative (NWAPDI) says it is helping women farmers and young people in farming in Nigeria. Omolara Svensson, the National Coordinator of NWAPDI, said this during the launch of their new Sovereign Agrotrade System (SAS) and a summit on Thursday in Abuja. The SAS is a new system, both online and physical, that helps Nigerian farmers, especially women and youth, sell their products directly to buyers in Nigeria and other countries. The theme of the summit was “Building Wealth from the Soil-Digitally and Inclusively.”Svensson explained that the SAS includes four main parts: AgriXchange…
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State introduced 100 new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses on Thursday. He said the new transport system will help create at least 20,000 jobs and grow the economy of both Enugu State and Nigeria. The governor spoke in Enugu while launching the New Enugu Transport Management System. He also opened five modern bus terminals located in Holy Ghost, Gariki, Abakpa, and Nsukka, along with the new CNG buses. He explained that these projects would help grow Enugu’s economy to \$30 billion and the national economy to \$1 trillion within the next six years. Mbah said…