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Ghana’s outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo Friday announced visa-free travel for all African passport holders from the start of this year, marking a step towards continental economic integration.The announcement came during his final state of the nation address as he prepares to step down on January 6 after two terms in office."I am proud to have approved visa-free travel to Ghana for all Africa...

The Federal Government has rolled out initiatives to enhance and sustain food security in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, in a new year message on his official X handle, @SenatorAKyari, highlighted some of the initiatives lined up for the new year, including strengthening programmes for smallholder farmers by improving access to resources, technology, and funding through increased financial assistance an...

Fubara signed the N1.18 trillion appropriation bill at the Government house in Port Harcourt.Speaking after the signing of the budget, Fubara said his administration is no longer concerned with the division in the Rivers assembly.“We have one assembly and that assembly is headed by Honourable Victor Oko-Jumbo. As far as I’m concerned, we have moved on,” he said.On Monday...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should not play shy of confronting corruption while the Government at all levels pay urgent attention to curbing rising food inflation in Nigeria'. These was highlighted by the former Presidential aide, Laolu Akande. Akande called on President Tinubu and state governors to collaborate to curb food inflation, emphasizing its centrality to alleviate poverty in Nigeria....

The Cross River State government and Rinehooke Ltd have announced plans to construct the $350m (N541bn) Grand Litora Railway project.A statement said the initiative, which will connect all major cities in Cross River State, achieved another significant milestone with the presentation of the topographical mapping for the first 104km Calabar-Ugep route.Ardova, Heyden signed PMS bulk purchase agreement with D...

Four days after New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) leader Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso repudiated the proposed opposition alliance talks, his Labour Party (LP) counterpart,  Peter Obi, has disowned the plan.Obi, former Anambra State governor, said there is no merger deal yet with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the NNPP or any other party.He revealed in Abuja that no agreement had been established with o...

The Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has assured Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms are necessary and will yield positive results.Kalu noted that the revamping of the nation’s laws, some of which are over 100 years old, is imperative and inevitable, considering their obsoleteness and ineffectiveness to meet the expectations of the current global realities....

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has carpeted the New Year message of 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, describing it as misleading and an attempt to score cheap political points.The governing party put a lie to the allegation by the former Anambra Governor that the political, economic and security situation in the country were worsening daily.APC National Publicity...

Peter Obi has demanded clarity on how Tinubu will reduce inflation, urging him to tour Nigeria to witness citizens’ struggles.    Labour Party Leader, Peter Obi has challenged President Bola Tinubu to explain to Nigerians the deliberate steps he intends to take to reduce inflation to 15 percent in the New Year from the current 34.6percent and not just engage in rhetoric.He also ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has expressed concern that inadequate welfare conditions for lecturers in public universities are discouraging qualified individuals from pursuing teaching roles.Professor Ayo Akinwole, Chairman of the University of Ibadan Chapter, highlighted this in his New Year message that not only university lecturers but also teachers in primary and secondary schools are affe...