Nigeria’s Acute Food Insecurity May Worsen from June— FAO, WFP

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been chosen as the best federal government agency in Digital Transformation. This recognition came from the Presidency through the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR). In a statement, it was disclosed that the Director-General of the maritime regulator, Mr Bashir Jamoh, has been nominated to receive the distinguished GovTech Trailblazers Award for his exemplary leadership. The BPSR explained that the nominees were picked from a nationwide nomination and online voting process initiated by the bureau, as well as a detailed analysis of the performance of all government MDAs

By Bliss Okperan President Bola Tinubu has joined other persons and organisations to rejoice with Muslims all over the globe, particularly in Nigeria, over the birthday celebration of Prophet Mohammed. The federal government declared Wednesday, September 27, 2023, a public holiday for Eid-El-Maulud, and the President, as well as his opponent in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), has joined to celebrate the day. In a statement from the State House in Abuja, Mr Tinubu urged Muslims to use the day “for deep introspection and fervent prayers,” stressing they should “make deliberate efforts to

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is set to embark on its planned strike as it said it does not have any agreement with the federal government to shelve the action. This came from its Head of Information and Public Affairs, Mr Benson Upah, who countered a statement by the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Mr Upah also said the NLC did not have any date for a meeting with the government that may lead to the suspension of the proposed strike. “We do not have any agreement with the government to suspend the planned strike action. Neither

By Adedapo Adesanya President Bola Tinubu has increased the initially proposed monthly allowance for federal civil servants from N25,000 to N35,000. The money is still to be paid monthly for six months. The increment was announced in a statement by the Minister of Information, Mr Mohammed Idris. This development came less than 24 hours after Mr Tinubu on his first Independence Day broadcast on Sunday morning announced the monthly payment of N25,000 allowance to junior civil servants to cushion the effect of the impact of petrol subsidy removal. He said the allowance would be paid for six months. However, after

By Adedapo Adesanya  ExxonMobil affiliates in Nigeria, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN) and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL), have appointed Ms Adesua Dozie as Vice-Chairman of the Boards of the Companies, with effect from Monday, June 12, 2023. Until her appointment, Ms Dozie was an Executive Director and General Counsel for MPN and EEPNL. She joined MPN in November 2019 as General Counsel and was elevated to the position of Executive Director on December 30, 2019. She is a senior Legal Advisor with over 20 years of experience as a trusted leader for multinational companies across Africa in

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Federal Government has debunked reports that it has decided to do away with the NNPC, DPR, PPPRA, and others. A statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mr Idang Alibi, explained that a final decision was yet to be taken on the creation of a single regulatory agency for the petroleum industry to be known as Petroleum Regulatory Commission. Mr Alibi said the media reached a misleading conclusion quoting from the provisions of the draft National Oil Policy and the draft National Gas Policy widely in circulation.

The Lagos State Government has re-affirmed its commitment to run an inclusive government as well as enhance quality lives of all residents in the state. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Steve Ayorinde, disclosed this in his keynote address at a one-day workshop on People’s Perception Survey held at the Combo Hall of LTV 8, Agidingbi, Ikeja, with a view to assessing the level of government’s policies, programmes and projects as perceived by the populace. Mr Ayorinde stated that the policy guideline of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode led administration is basically participatory at the grassroots level in order to cater for

By Prince Charles Dickson PhD “My generation owes this country a debt of gratitude we can never repay because this country has given us more than we have given back and I look at your generation, I feel really sorry for your generation. Our parents did not pay a penny for our education from primary school to university. We got out to the university in part three. We were already in level eight, we bought cars when we were in part three when we came out, we had a house and a car. Now, Nigerian youth cannot get a job

By Dipo Olowookere A deal worth $100 million has been completed by Absa Bank Limited and the China Development Bank (CDB). This is the first major transaction between the two lenders and is geared towards providing funding to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Information made available to us reveals that Absa Bank Limited, a subsidiary of the Barclays Africa Group (BAGL), will have the opportunity to access the five-year $100 million funding support within BAGL’s operations. This will also benefit BAGL’s existing and prospective SME clients across the continent, which will be reached through its 12-country presence. The initial drawdown

By Dipo Olowookere On Monday, January 5, 2017, Nigeria will join others to mark the World Environmental Day 2017 with the theme ‘Connecting People to Nature.’ As part of activities lined up by the Federal Government to mark the day, there would be a sensitization walk and clean-up exercise on Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Abuja. Nigerians have been urged to be part of the walk tomorrow to show solidarity for a cleaner environment, especially when the globe was battling with climate change. On the D-day, there would be photo and art exhibition, public lecture, school debate and quiz competition,

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A crime prediction software has been released by Space Imaging Middle East (SIME). It is its latest predictive policing software successfully launched by the Dubai Police force. The software, which is the first of its kind in the region, was developed in support of the UAE’s Smart Governance Initiative, and specifically designed to complement the Dubai Police force’s modernized approach to crime prevention and enhanced public safety. Crime Prediction analyses existing intelligence and crime patterns from police databases and, using sophisticated algorithms, produces highly accurate data related to when and where crime is likely to occur next.

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Naira has continued to gain strength against the Dollar at the parallel segment of the foreign exchange market in Nigeria. On Wednesday afternoon, the local currency gained N20 against the Dollar, settling at N410 per Dollar at the black market. This improvement comes barely 24 hours after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced at the end of its two-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja that it was retaining all key rates at 14 percent. Business Post correspondent reports that at the same segment of the forex market, the Naira also appreciated by N20