Tag: Economic
The Economic prospects of gender mainstreaming
2018 is being described as the year of the woman where women are moving into spaces they normally would not…
ECOWAS calls for lawmakers involvement in economic, social programmes
The ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Gender, Women, Empowerment, Social Protection, Human Rights and Vulnerable Groups, has urged parliamentarians to be…
New York Forum Africa: Helping African leaders drive economic and social dev.
The New York Forum AFRICA (NYFA), the only pan-African business summit to be held in Africa in 2015, is taking…
Bomb Scare At Wuse Market Abuja
Sola Adeola/Abuja There was bomb scare in Wuse area of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital Tuesday. Residents woke up to see that…
Ghanaian Prof. Slams Jonathan
A Ghanaian-born Economic Professor and President of the Washington DC-based Free Africa Foundation, George Ayittey, has slammed President Goodluck Jonathan…
Brazil President To Lead Trade Mission To Nigeria
President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil has accepted an invitation from President Goodluck Jonathan to visit Nigeria before the end of…
Boko Haram Sympathisers
A former Nigerian Defence Minister recently in Abuja warned Nigerians about the possible ‘somalianisation’ of Nigeria as a result of…
2 Containers Of Books Seized
Nigerian authorities have seized thousands of suspected pirated books imported from China, including titles copyrighted by major international publishers, the…
Fuel Subsidy Crooks Will Be Dealt With –EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has acknowledged its receipt of the report of the House of Representatives Committee…
Fashola Tasks Nigerians On Democracy
Governor Babatunde Fashola of LagosState has urged Nigerians to jealously guard the country’s democracy and ensure that its success is…
Alternative Dispute Resolution Gets A Boost In Abuja
Justice Lawal Gummi, the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Tuesday disclosed that Nigeria ranked poorly…
Varsity Don Canvasses For National Integration
Worried by the persistent calls by some people for the disintegration of Nigeria, a Fellow of the Nigerian Historical Society…
The Increasing Oil Theft In Nigeria —Gbenga Kayode
That crude oil wealth is the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy is not in doubt. The petroleum sector is said to…
Furore Over Church Gift To Jonathan
A church building gift given to President Goodluck Jonathan by an Italian construction company, Gitto Construzioni Generali Nigeria Limited which…
N45m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Female Architect
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, March 29, 2012 arraigned Architect Nwanne Okengwu Emeh of Dunnel World…