AfDB boss, Adesina, decries Nigeria’s poverty rate
Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina | File Image Adesina: 65% of the poor, that’s 86 million people live in northern Nigeria while 35% nearly 47 million live in the South By Valentine Amanze The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has decried Nigeria’s rising poverty level. Adesina made the lamentation during the 90th […]
Fubara approves N85,000 minimum wage for Rivers workers
Governor Siminalayi Fubara signed Executive Order Number 2, 2024, to establish the Rivers State Investment Promotion Council in Port Harcourt on August 5, 2024 | File Image The Rivers State Government has approved a minimum wage of N85,000 for civil servants in the state. The Head of Service of the state, George Nwaeke, announced that […]
Nigeria’s ranking among top 20 most hungry nations worrisome – Obi
Peter Obi | File Image Obi: Today, it is even more painful to see that many households can no longer afford even the most basic sustenance By Valentine Amanze The Labour Party (LP) leader and 2023 Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the current Global Hunger Index, which placed Nigeria among the […]
African communities, CSOs, activists to begin fresh campaign against water privatization
CSOs campaigning against water privatisation in Lagos | File Image By Valentine Amanze Communities, civil society organisations, and labour activists from across Africa are set for the fourth edition of the five-day “Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatisation,” which begins on October 21, 2024. United on the platform, “Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition […]
UBA Foundation announces 2024 National Essay competition
Bola Atta, Managing Director/CEO of UBA Foundation By Valentine Amanze UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has launched the 2024 edition of its National Essay Competition (NEC), unveiling a significant 100% increase in the educational grants for top winners. Now in its 14th year, the […]
How SON celebrated World Standards Day 2024
Officials of SON during the event. By Valentine Amanze The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has restated its commitment to standardization, quality assurance, and conformity assessment. SON made commitment on October 14, 2024, when it joined the global community in celebrating World Standards Day. During the event in Abuja, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, the Director-General/Chief […]
NNPCL’s release of N15b products vindicates our allegation of economic sabotage – CNPP
NNPC building | File Image CNPP: We have long argued that NNPCL’s practices have been harmful to the Nigerian economy By Valentine Amanze The Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPCL) release of N15 billion products to independent marketers validated its allegations of economic sabotage against […]
GMOs deprive the right to safe food
GMO maize | File Image By Valentine Amanze Public health experts and food sovereignty activists hae called on the Nigerian government to halt the introduction of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into the country’s food system as their use deprive Nigerians the right to safe food and better future. The experts made the appeal during an […]
How global sugary drinks makers undermine health policies, tax – Report
By Valentine Amanze African civil society organisations working to promote and defend sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes in Cameroon, Nigeria, and South Africa have exposed the beverage industry’s global campaign to thwart policies and weaken taxes that protect public health. They exposed the obnoxious campaign in a joint report on on Wednesday October 16, 2024, titled […]
EFCC declares businessman, Bolaji Akinduro, wanted
EFCC logo | File Image EFCC goes after businessman, Bolaji Akinduro, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared oil mogul, Bolaji Akinduro, wanted for alleged fraud. EFCC also urged the public to provide information on Akinduro’s whereabouts. His last known address is 272, Patience Coker Street, Ajose Adeogun, Victoria Island, Lagos State. Akinduro, 51, […]
