Nigeria has renewed talks with the United Nations to strengthen human capital development and accelerate institutional reforms as part of efforts to align national priorities with global standards and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At a high-level meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Special Assistant to the […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged the African Union (AU) to reinvigorate diplomacy as the foremost instrument for preventing and resolving conflicts on the continent, warning that reliance on external military interventions undermines Africa’s collective security framework. Shettima, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, made the call at a meeting of the AU Peace and

The National Commission for Mass-Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) has donated vocational skill materials and equipment to two correctional facilities in Southwest Nigeria. The Commission said the step became necessary to support vocational skill acquisition of inmates at Ilesha Correctional Facility in Osun State and Agodi Correctional Facility in Ibadan, Oyo State. While DCC

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has raised the minimum capital requirement for Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) from N5billion to N20billion and Pension Fund Custodians (PFCs) from 2billion to N25 billion. The PFAs and PFCs have  up to December 31, 2026 while they would subsequently be monitored by the commission every two years based on the

Kaduna State government has announced its readiness to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary with an elaborate line-up of activities. The Commissioner for Information, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, told The  Nation that the celebration commenced on Friday with a special Juma’at service at the Sultan Bello Mosque, where prayers were offered for peace, unity, and progress of

Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has visited China alongside his economic team, as part of the state’s ongoing investment drive in its various industrial clusters as well as to strengthen the state’s digital Innovation hub.  A statement by Hon. Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media & Strategy stated that Governor Abiodun

Hope has risen for manufacturers importing raw materials, machinery, spare parts, scheduled airline operators and others at the weekend, when the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi gave them exemption from the payment of 4 per cent Free On Board (FOB) levy at the port. Adeniyi gave the exemption when he led