THE newly elected President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr Sidi Ould Tah, has pledged to serve the continent with humility and a deep sense of duty. Tah said this in his acceptance speech delivered before African finance ministers,…
THE YALI Network Edo, under the leadership of Coordinator Chinye Patrick-Biose, successfully held the World Menstrual Hygiene Day program at Oredo Girls Secondary School, Sapele Road, Benin City, Edo State. The event was organized in partnership with the U.S.…
…Directs BPP to enforce use of Open Competitive Bidding as the default method of procurement… THE federal government has approved the revision of the subsisting Prior Review and Monetary Thresholds for service-wide application for procurement of goods, works and services.…
STAKEHOLDERS in the Maritime sector have lauded President Bola Tinubu for impactful reforms in the Marine and Blue Economy sector, giving his administration a positive rating in its first two years. They gave the commendation in separate interviews with the…
THE Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday, mobilised residents of the territory to support the girl child during menstrual period. The Mandate Secretary, Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, made the call in Abuja, at an…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Wednesday congratulated Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, on his 65th birthday and the sixth anniversary of his administration on May 29. In a tribute, President Tinubu commended Abiodun’s leadership…
THE United Nations has announced the winners of 2025 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize. The laureates are Brenda Reynolds, an Indigenous social worker from Canada and Kennedy Odede, a social entrepreneur from Kenya. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will present the award to…
A new World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) report warns that global temperatures are likely to continue rising, with an 80 per cent chance that at least one year before 2029 will be hottest. The planet is predicted to warm between 1.2°C…
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – 27 May 2025 Your Excellency Mr. Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. Your Excellency Mr. Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of Comoros Your Excellency Mr. John Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana. Your Excellency Dr. Philip Isdor Mpango, Vice President, United Republic of Tanzania, representing Her…
THE Senate has approved N1.8trillion for the 2025 Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Statutory Appropriation Bill. This followed the presentation of the report of Committees on FCT on the bill by Chairman of the Committee Sen.Bomai Ibrahim(APC-Yobe)at plenary on Wednesday.…
