By Femi Bolaji Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku has sought for the establishment of an export processing zone in the state to facilitate economic development. The governor who spoke at a meeting with the management of the Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority, NEPZA, Thursday, said it was obvious the nation’s economy is distressed, and this was …

Stocks in the Asia Pacific region were mixed on Friday as Democratic challenger Joe Biden, inches closer to taking the White House. This comes after Wall Street rose amid protracted vote-counting following the U.S. elections on Tuesday, Nov.3, 2020. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average added 0.91 per cent to end at 24,325.23, hitting the highest …

UNICEF says the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) will not stop its support and interventions toward the welfare and protection of rights of children in Nasarawa state and the country in general. Dr Zakari Adam, Chief of Field Office, UNICEF Kaduna, gave the assurance in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia on Friday. …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have called for urgent actions to protect most vulnerable children from deadly measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 disrupts immunisations. The UN agencies made the call in a statement posted on WHO website. According the statement, the agencies have issued an urgent call to …

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed Ethiopian lawmakers endorsed a six-month state of emergency in Tigray on Thursday, after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military response to an attack on federal troops by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front ruling party (TPLF). Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, expressed in a national address, “The Amhara people, militia …

*How I Run Sujimoto Construction *My Story: From Agege to Ikoyi Sijibomi Ogundele Avant-garde, debonair, futuristic, and innovative is among the traits that describe the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Sujimoto Construction Limited, Sijibomi Ogundele. In an interview with Arise TV, the young vibrant real estate magnate opens a window into his life, grit, …

United States President, Donald Trump. PHOTO: Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday night again questioned the integrity of Tuesday’s presidential election and doubled down on his allegation of fraud against Democrats. In an address to the nation, Trump said he was hearing “horror stories” about how Democrats were manipulating the exercise, especially mail-in ballots. …

A Nigerian, based in Finland, Davids Ohi Uhmo alongside other fellow compatriots came together to organised the #EndSARS protest in Helsinki which was successfully carried out. Davids and colleague made it official by taking permission from the Finnish authority and where given 2 vans of police for protection. The protest which was held on on …

Trump erupts as Biden closes in on US presidency President Donald Trump erupted in a tirade of unsubstantiated claims that he has been cheated out of winning the US election as vote counting across battleground states early Friday showed Democrat Joe Biden steadily closing in on victory. “They are trying to steal the election,” an increasingly …

By Prince Okafor The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning have announced a new date for the rescheduled 26th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#26). The new date according to the organiser is now November 23rd – 24th 2020. The theme of the Summit, “Building Partnerships for Resilience”, …

With the introduction of these solutions into the market, we aim to improve the operations of MSMEs by providing avenues to raise needed working capital for their businesses and avenues for economic growth. Following two evaluation rounds, the top 3 teams selected from the Hackathon are: First Place: Team Inclusion, comprised of Bright Mba, Precious …

By Perez Brisibe Amnesty International, Nigeria has reacted to the seven day ultimatum issued by a Nigerian group for it to vacate the country or office large scale civil disobedience at its offices in Abuja and Lagos. It will be recalled that the group, Centre for African Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights, CALSER, in a briefing last …

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Thursday night urged Lagos residents around Ijora Badia, where Oando Tank Farm is located, to remain calm as efforts are being made to put the fire which occurred at the facility under control. LASEMA Director-General, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said in a statement that a combined response team, made …

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrazaq By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state on Friday reaffirmed that Hon. Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa (BOB) is still the chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State. Vanguard reliably gathered that this affirmation became necessary in view of the uproar that greeted a stakeholders meeting …

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. Gov. Nasir El- Rufai of Kaduna State on Thursday visited Gov.  Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to commiserate with him and the residents of the state over the mayhem that followed the EndSARS protests. El-Rufai, while speaking at Lagos House, Marina, decried the level of the destruction of public and …

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have once again failed to agree on a new negotiating approach to resolve a dispute over the dam that Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile River. The talks on Wednesday were the first since US President Donald Trump’s comments in which he said Cairo could end up ‘blowing up …

By James Ogunnaike A victim of police brutality, Ganiu Kamol, yesterday, told the Ogun State Judicial Panel of Investigation how “unknown” police officers shot him in the leg and crippled him. Ganiu, who gave evidence before the panel sitting at the Magistrate’s Court 1, Isabo, Abeokuta, said he was shot in the leg by an unknown …

By Henry Ojelu with agency report Lawsuits were launched by President Donald Trump across America yesterday, adding fresh drama to a presidential election that is already on knife edge. Lawyers were running in and out of law courts in at least five states yesterday disputing or affirming results. Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden is currently leading …

…No more foreign medical trips for Buhari, Senate warns State House officials …Says N1.3bn proposed for the State House clinic in 2021 budget …N1.3 billion is absolutely inadequate — FG ..Presidency keeps mum …Nothing on ground to convince us they will comply – NMA By Clifford Ndujihe, Henry Umoru, Chioma Obinna, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Gabriel Olawale …

…Says no plans to increase VAT, taxes …FG has no monitoring mechanism on revenue leakages — AGF …As Senate kicks against non-monitoring of revenue intakes of 240 agencies By Henry Umoru THE Federal Government, yesterday, raised the alarm that the projection of $40 benchmark price of crude oil as contained in the 2021 Budget may not …