Sokoto Senator Ibrahim Lamido has empowered 3,000 women across his East Senatorial District. Beneficiaries got vital vocational tools as part of moves move to promote economic empowerment and self-reliance. Assorted items, such as deep freezers, sewing machines and grinding machines, among others were distributed to women constituents from the eight local government areas making up […]

The Federal Government has instructed project coordinators across the country to prudently deploy borrowed public funds to deliver tangible value to Nigerians. The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, spoke yesterday in Abuja at the maiden retreat his office organised for donor-funded project coordinators. Ogunjimi, who was represented by a director in his

Arts community mourns ex-colleague A governorship aspirant, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi, has condoled with The Nation newspaper and the family of its Assistant Editor, Evelyn Osagie, who died on Sunday. The late Miss Osagie was an award-winning journalist, cultural advocate, and spoken-word artiste. In a statement yesterday, Ogunbiyi, who is the Chairman of Mutual Benefits, described

Bello, Stella Din, others listed as EDs President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Rotimi Pedro from Lagos State as the new Director General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). The President also confirmed the appointment of three other Executive Directors (EDs) to different departments in the organisation. The names of the appointees were displayed on

Pioneer National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Osun State governor, Chief Bisi Akande, has said the late President Muhammadu Buhari was “a patriotic leader” whose spirit will live forever because of his good deeds for Nigeria. Akande spoke yesterday in Kaduna when he led a delegation of political associates to