Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has declared a state of emergency on education in the Niger North Senatorial District due to the insufficient number of schools in the area Bago made the declaration while on a project tour in the Senatorial District, according to his spokesperson, Bologi Ibrahim, on Friday. Bago, who is also…

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has sent an emergency rescue team to search for missing passengers of a merchant boat which capsized in Kogi on Friday. The Managing Director of NIWA, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, said this in a statement on Friday. According to Oyebamiji, the boat capsized in the waters of Ebe community in…

Some countries with resource-dependent economies find it difficult to design and implement public investment and policy reforms that are essential for economic diversification. Some of the challenges these countries face include maximising the benefits from their natural resources and distributing them widely to facilitate national development and improve on the welfare of the people, including…

Proponents of Governor Seyi Makinde’s potential presidential run appear to have two possible motives – to exacerbate divisions within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or to look for a formidable candidate from the Southwest to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid. However, it remains unclear whether the governor is aware of these underlying…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday advised bank customers to report any difficulties withdrawing cash from bank branches or ATMs to the apex bank from December 1. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, said this during the 2024 annual bankers dinner in Lagos organized by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) He urged…