By Babatunde Tiamiyu President Bola Tinubu has been commended for taking a bold step in relieving Federal Pensioners of economic hardship they are facing by taking a bond of N758 Billon (Seven Hundred and Fifty-Eight Billion Naira) to offset all pension arrears and commitments. The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria made the commendation in…
The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen Christopher Musa, has reiterated the Nigerian Armed Forces’ commitment to United Nations, UN, peacekeeping operations. Gen Musa made this pledge in Abuja while receiving the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall. According to a statement by the Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, the…
THE WORLD WATCHES AS SENATE DRAMA UNFOLDS IS THE FOCUS OF TODAY’S VIEWPOINT The tenth national assembly has always been a stage for drama. However, the latest episode involving Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and other serving senators has reached another level. In a move that has sent shockwaves…
The European Commission on Monday received requests from Nigeria and 23 other non-members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries seeking inclusion in the list of nations eligible to import non-hazardous waste from the European Union. Non-hazardous waste, which accounts for 95.6 per cent of solid waste produced in Europe, includes municipal waste…
TODAY’S VIEWPOINT LOOKS AT REFORMS, TAXES AND NIGERIA’S FUTURE A common denominator aching the average Nigerian, entrepreneurs and the private sector, is the economic climate. Like a nimbus, it paints an atmosphere of a future of uncertainties despite assurances from government. To the man on the streets and civil servants, tax increase is crippling, making…
The Federal Government of Nigeria is strengthening its ties with Germany to promote foreign direct investment and stimulate economic growth. The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, disclosed this on Tuesday while welcoming a delegation from the IHK Giessen-Friedberg Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Germany. The delegation’s visit aims to enhance…
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to global public service excellence. She made this statement during a recent visit by the Nigerian delegation to the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development in Singapore. She said the…
The Federal Government has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, expressing optimism that it will bring an end to the widespread civilian suffering in Gaza. The agreement, reached after 15 months of conflict, also provides relief for families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons. This was stated…
The United Nations has strongly condemned the attacks by suspected Boko Haram insurgents and the murder of 40 civilians in Dumba community, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, in a statement on Wednesday, denounced the attack targeted at fishermen and farmers in the area. “I…
United States President-elect Donald Trump has disclosed that both he and Russian President Vladimir Putin would like to meet as soon as he takes office. “And I know he (Putin) wants to meet, and I’m going to meet him very quickly. “I would have done it sooner but you have to get into the office….