AFRICAN Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that the most important lesson of the Covid-19 pandemic for Africa is the need to build a defence mechanism against external shocks, especially in healthcare and financial security. ‘Investing in…
THE Minister for State and Budget Planning Mr. Clem Agba said that the Federal Government will probe the implementation of the COVID-19 pandemic funds extended to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) to ascertain what happened to the…
WHEN Paul and I were starting Microsoft, we had a vision that personal computers would one day play a significant role in people’s lives. But I don’t think either of us ever foresaw a future where they would be your…
SPEECH PRESENTED BY PRINCE CLEM IKANADE AGBA HONOURABLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR BUDGET AND NATIONAL PLANNING PROTOCOL It is my pleasure to address you on this occasion of the Independent Television Radio NUJ Press Week 2021 and Award ceremony. The…
THE Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clem Agba, has said the Federal Government had spent N2.3 trillion as stimulus package to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Agba spoke yesterday at a three-day…
.Nigerian Government to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine roll-out to reach 50% of targeted population ▪︎NEC urges strict compliance to COVID-19 protocols ahead of festive season ▪︎CBN processing Bridge Financing to spread over 6 months IN a bid to help State…
DOCUMENTS obtained from the Federal Ministry of Finance have shown that Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has spent the sum of N2.5 billion on land clearing as part of its COVID-19 intervention programme. The Agric Ministry says N2.5…
Resident doctors and the Federal Government are sticking to their rigid positions on their dispute, thus indicating that the end to the strike, which enters day five today, is not in sight WITH an army of over 16,000 doctors, the…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC wishes to notify the public that a certain Peter Akpanke is no longer a staff of the Commission and has no authority to represent it or carry out any business in the name…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Benin Zonal Office were chased away by internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Boys in a gun battle in Asaba, the Delta State capital, and Sapele, another town in Delta. The…
