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By Adedapo Adesanya The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has called for a proper audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited as he outlined certain restructuring of government organisations. Mr Sanusi, who made this known while delivering his remarks at The Bank Directors Summit at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, noted that this call was what cost him his job at the apex bank under the Goodluck Jonathan administration. Mr Sanusi, who was CBN governor from June 2009 to February 2014, also insisted that the President

By Adedapo Adesanya The federal government has announced that only 422 of the total 1,411 Nigerian delegates at the ongoing COP28 were funded with taxpayers’ money. This clarification followed the outrage over the size of Nigeria at the conference in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Minister of Information, Mr Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a statement on Monday evening amidst concerns by Nigerians about the large number of the country’s delegates at the climate change conference in Dubai. Business Post had reported that Nigeria was joint third with China behind the UAE and Brazil among all the countries

By Modupe Gbadeyanka To achieve sustainable development in Africa, efforts must be made to have an enabling policy environment and collaboration between the government and the private sector. This was the submission of the chief executive of Airtel Africa, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, at a COP28 side event co-hosted by the telecommunications giant and the African Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC). Mr Ogunsanya, who is a member of the United Nations Global Compact’s ABLC, stressed that African business leaders and governments to join forces to advance sustainable growth, development, and prosperity across the continent. “We stress the importance of an enabling policy

By Bliss Okperan A helicopter operated by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday crash-landed and exploded at the NAF Base, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the incident in a statement, noting that the NAF-35p had taken off on an operation against oil thieves in Rivers State before the unfortunate incident. He said five persons on board survived the air mishap with minor injuries. “A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) MI-35P helicopter crashed at Port Harcourt today, December 1, 2023. The unfortunate incident occurred at about 7.45 am shortly

By Dipo Olowookere Following the reaction that trailed the EndSARS Twitter campaign started over the weekend, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has bowed to pressure and has directed the immediate re-organisation of its Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) across the country. Nigerians had started a campaign on social media with the hashtag #EndSARS in protest of atrocities committed by men of the police unit, calling for its scrapping. Several prominent Nigerians joined the campaign, calling on police authorities to listen to the cries of Nigerians, some of who have suffered brutally in the hands of SARS officials.

By Adedapo Adesanya Financial technology companies (FinTechs) will benefit massively from the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), says Nigeria’s National Action Committee on AfCFTA. The team, which is in Lagos on a visit to sensitise stakeholders in the media, manufacturing, trade, and financial services sector, said the deal will help all members get preferential market access over non-members. According to Mr Francis Anatogu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Sector Matters, the agreement hopes to create a single market for well-produced goods and services on the continent. He added that the adopted multilateral contract will

By Adedapo Adesanya The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Muhammad Pate, has said Nigeria could become a hub for vaccine production and distribution in Africa, banking on his experience at GAVI. According to him, this can be achieved with the country’s large population, skilled workforce, and existing pharmaceutical industry. “On local vaccine manufacturing, as you are all aware, until I came back as a Minister, I was going to work with GAVI, an international organisation created in 2000 to improve access to new and underused vaccines for children living in the world’s poorest countries. And GAVI also

By Adedapo Adesanya The federal government is set to establish a dedicated gas plant to address the lingering power problem in conflict-ridden Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. This was disclosed by the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari, when he led the management staff of the corporation and other partners on a courtesy visit to the Borno State Governor, Mr Babagana Zulum, at the Government House, Maiduguri. At the meeting, it was revealed that Maiduguri and its environs had in the last seven years experienced series of power outages due to vandalism and

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By Adedapo Adesanya A group known as the Coalition for Quality Education Sustainability and Leadership Initiative has called on authorities to investigate and take necessary actions against the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Professor Charles Arinzechukwu Igwe, over alleged falsification of age. In a statement signed by the group’s mouthpiece, Comrade James Ezema, the group said it was committed to the sustenance of quality education, pointing out that with the presence of the controversial vice chancellor of the institution, this duty has been compromised. The New Vice Chancellor, as claimed by the group, was three years

By Dipo Olowookere Both the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed to work closely together to assist Africa deepen its financial inclusion drive and stability. Recently, the two financial institutions signed a Letter of Understanding to pool their expertise and experience to promote sustainable economic development on the continent. From the deal, the EIB will contribute about €3 million to IMF economic institutions, namely the African Regional Capacity Development Centres (AFRITACs) and the Financial Sector Stability Fund (FSSF), and will launch a new course with the IMF on financial intermediation and financial inclusion. As

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