Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has donated N1 billion through the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) to support the fight to end the Tuberculosis epidemic in Nigeria by 2030. Mrs Tinubu made the donation Thursday during her investiture as the Global…
Banks have 24 months to recapitalise their capital base to at least N500 billion international authorisation capitalisation to continue operations in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. This comes after the apex bank urged Nigerian banks…
The Nigerian government has announced a support package worth N1.6 billion for ginger farmers in three states and Abuja. The Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), Mohammed Ibrahim, disclosed this at the launch of the Ginger Blight…
• No one manages Nigeria’s diplomatic image abroad, says Emewu• Oseni, Otubanjo, Soremekun: ‘We’re losing nothing’ About six months after President Bola Tinubu recalled all career and non-career ambassadors in diplomatic missions worldwide, their offices in embassies and consulates have…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Abdullahi Bello as the chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Mr Bello is a consummate professional with more than 25 years of work experience…
• CJID, GNI train journalists on digital skills, fact-checking• Warn against dissemination of unverified information A governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State, Olamide Ohunyeye, has urged a…
FirstNews editor Segun Olatunji, who regained his freedom on Thursday after 14 days in military detention, has recounted his ordeals in the hands of his abductors. Mr Olatunju was abducted from his Lagos home on 15 March by the military,…
1 day ago Hoodlums attacked and set on fire the Neni Divisional Police station in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the hoodlums numbering about 30 stormed the area at about 2am on Thursday and…
The Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the 2024 FCT statutory allocation would help to complete existing infrastructure projects before initiating new ones. Mr Wike made this known during a project inspection in Abuja on Thursday.…
Nigerian banks have 24 months to recapitalise their capital base to at least N500 billion international authorisation capitalisation to continue operations in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. This comes after the apex bank urged Nigerian…