Adeniyi Urges Digital Customs for AfCFTA Trade
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has identified integrated customs systems as the missing link in the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, urging African countries to embrace harmonised digital platforms to boost cross-border trade. A statement on Sunday by Abdulahi Maiwada, Customs spokesperson, says Adeniyi made the remarks […]
Atiku Gives Tinubu Seven-Day Ultimatum to Probe PFIPC
By Oluwakemi Kindness Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has given President Bola Tinubu seven days to order an independent investigation into the controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). Atiku said the Presidency must launch a transparent investigation to determine how the alleged agency reportedly […]
Africa’s Future Hinges on Women’s Leadership, UNDP Declares
By Oluwakemi Kindness The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says Africa’s transformation will depend on the quality, diversity and inclusiveness of the leaders it produces. The agency is therefore urging governments and institutions to invest more in women’s leadership to drive sustainable development across the continent. Speaking at the Women Leaders Networking Meeting in Abuja, […]
PenCom Recovers ₦3bn in Pension Arrears With ICPC Support
By Oluwakemi Kindnes The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has recovered more than ₦3 billion in unremitted pension contributions from defaulting employers through a joint enforcement initiative with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). PenCom announced the recovery in a statement on Wednesday, saying the funds, recovered from employers in the electricity […]
Tinubu Urges UN Members to Adopt Charter in Constitutions
By Mardiyyah Abubakar President Bola Tinubu has called on member states of the United Nations (UN) to incorporate the Preamble to the UN Charter into their national constitutions to strengthen global commitments to peace, justice, human dignity and international cooperation. The President’s message was delivered by Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr. Jimoh […]
UNDP Calls for Greater Inclusion of Women in Leadership
By Oluwakemi Kindness The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for greater inclusion of women in leadership and decision-making across Africa, saying the continent cannot achieve its development goals while underutilizing half of its leadership potential. The call formed the central message of the Women Leaders Networking Meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday. The […]
FG Seeks Compensation for Nigerians Leaving South Africa
By Julian Osamoto The Federal Government says it will engage the South African government to seek compensation for Nigerians forced to abandon businesses and properties amid rising anti-immigrant tensions. Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Alexander Ajayi, disclosed this while speaking on a Television’s program on Tuesday, as another batch of Nigerians returned home […]
FG Evacuates 271 More Nigerians From South Africa
By Chinedu Echianu The evacuees were flown home aboard an Air Peace aircraft, which landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, shortly before 11 a.m. after departing Johannesburg in the early hours of Tuesday. Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) […]
FG Approves Major NYSC Reform to Boost Skills, Productivity
By Chinedu Echianu The Federal Government has approved a comprehensive reform of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), introducing far-reaching changes aimed at transforming the scheme into a civilian-led, skills-oriented and productivity-driven institution aligned with Nigeria’s economic development goals. The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Wisdom, announced the approval on Tuesday to State House Correspondents […]
FG to Repatriate 271 Nigerians from South Africa Tuesday
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The Federal Government will on Tuesday receive another batch of 271 Nigerians returning voluntarily from South Africa as efforts to safeguard citizens ahead of planned anti-immigrant protests continue. The returnees are expected to arrive at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, aboard an Air Peace flight that departed Nigeria on Monday to […]