Former Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has denied leaving N600 billion debt for the state. He was reacting to allegations by Commissioner for Information and Strategy Kassim Afegbua. Besides the N600 billion debt allegations, Kassim said there were also many questions about legacy projects of Obaseki, especially Radisson Hotel and Museum for West African Arts […]

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has raised the alarm over alleged incidents of vote buying in one of the local government areas of Anambra State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Prof. Amupitan, who disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting yesterday at the Prof. Dora Akunyili Women’s Development

National President of National Cashew Association of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Ajanaku, has said the  MoU signed with Vietnam in the cashew sector will accelerate growth technology transfer and stronger collaboration with Vietnam. Dr. Ajanaku said the MoU was signed  at the 14th Vietnam Cashew Association Golden Cashew Rendezvous, in Hanoi City, Vietnam. The agreement, he

ActionAid International has said less than three per cent of global climate finance supports “just transition” initiatives that prioritise workers, women, and communities most affected by the climate crisis. The new report: “Climate Finance for Just Transition: How the Finance Flows,” found that only 2.8 per cent of climate funding is channelled to just transition

By Halimah Balogun Governorship hopeful in Akwa Ibom State, Godwill Richman, has pledged to reposition the state on the path of industrial growth and social welfare if elected in 2027. In a statement: “A Message of Wisdom and Hope”, Richman addressed elders, youths, women, political leaders, and other stakeholders, calling for unity and reflection on

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has replaced the Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, with Abayomi Shogunle. The change was announced yesterday. The new Commissioner of Police is to oversee all policing operations in the state during the forthcoming governorship election. According to a statement

• NEC committee tours facilities • ‘We can’t use obsolete tools to train our officers in today’s modern policing’ President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on security training institutions as part of efforts to tackle criminality and insecurity across the country. Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah said this yesterday in Ikeja,

The Nation has won overall best at the Ninth Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Nigeria Media Awards. The newspaper’s reporter, Juliana Agbo, clinched the award across print, radio, and television categories, earning top recognition for her contributions to science and agricultural biotechnology reporting in Nigeria. Director General of National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency

   

Federal Government has launched its Tertiary Institution Governance and Transparency Platform (FTIGTP). The government said the platform would promote transparency, accountability, good governance, restore public trust and enable evidence-based policies and reforms aimed at improving performance-based funding decisions and resource allocation. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, unveiled the platform yesterday in Abuja. The minister said

President of Sasakawa Africa Association, Shuichi Suzuki, yesterday visited former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to deepen collaboration in advancing agricultural growth and improve smallholder farmers’ livelihoods. Obasanjo lauded the body for its lcommitment to agricultural development and food security in Nigeria and Africa.  He urged African leaders to emulate its consistency in