Improved infrastructure, skills acquisition, training programmes and public-private partnership are some of the key ingredients necessary to tackle the challenges confronting the education sector.

The Federal Government of Nigeria and India will continue to deepen their bilateral ties in the areas of economy, infrastructure and human capital development, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja said the vice president received an Indian delegation led by the Indian Minister of…

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on their election victory. A statement by Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Thursday, quoted President Buhari as describing India as Nigeria’s largest trade partner and expressed appreciation over the…

The Chairman, Lagos Chapter of Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA, Mr. Goke Adeyemi, has said Nigeria’s stunted growth could be attributed to dearth of infrastructural development, inadequate energy development strategies, and inefficient government policies, among others. Speaking at the 19th annual public lecture organised by the association in Lagos, Adeyemi said: “The topic…

The new political leadership in Lagos State will be giving credence to the Lagos City master plan, which is poised to improve on the state of infrastructure and buoy the welfare of Lagosians, going by the statement of the Deputy-Governor Elect, Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat. Speaking at the 19th yearly lecture/luncheon of the Obafemi Awolowo Muslim…

Remarks by his excellency Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal republic of Nigeria at the World Economic Forum On the Middle East and North Africa (Dead Sea, Jordan)..

The 19th yearly public lecture of Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA) Lagos State branch holds on Sunday at the Banquet Hall of Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja Lagos from 10.00am prompt. Featuring Deputy Governor-elect of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat as guest speaker, the topic of engagement is “Human Development Energy and Enabling Infrastructure- Imperatives for…

Nigeria’s routine losses appear unending, as the Nigerian Logistics and Supply Chain Industry estimated N3.4 trillion yearly shortage caused by poor infrastructure, policy implementation and corruption at the nation’s ports. The report published by Africa Centre for Supply Chain (ACSC), stated that the profit margin of corporate entities, especially those who make use of the…

It is tempting to regard the Nigerian political landscape as bereft of ideas or as discouraging of issue-oriented debates, discussions or campaigns; or that creative thinking is not a forte of the political class. In place of properly articulated positions reflecting reasoned research, thoughtful analysis and an unsightful understanding of the immediate or remote causes…

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Friday presented N139,542 billion Appropriation Bill for the 2019 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. The bill, tagged “Budget of Consolidation,” has a Capital Expenditure outlay of N71.7 billion, representing 51.4 per cent, and Recurrent Expenditure of N67.8 billion, representing 48.6 per cent. Ikpeazu said the budget…

Sen. Ayogu Eze, the All Progressives Congress(APC) governorship candidate for the 2019 elections in Enugu State, on Monday said that he would place priority on provision of infrastructure and rural development, if elected. The two-term senator, who represented Enugu-North Senatorial District at the national assembly, made this known in an interview with the News Agency…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Imo, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, says he will pay special attention to the welfare of the people, if elected. Uzodinma made the promise in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Abuja on Friday, adding that provision of adequate welfare for the people would guarantee happiness…