July 2025 – Page 114

Buhari’s Economic Reforms: Legacy Amidst Headwinds

17.07.2025

The Organised Private Sector has described the late former President Muhammadu Buhari as a reform-minded leader whose administration pursued long-overdue structural changes with “strategic patience and political courage” amid difficult economic and global challenges. The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria stated this in separate tributes following the announcement...

Nigeria Partners with CILSS to Boost Food Security

17.07.2025

The Federal Government is deepening efforts to enhance food and nutrition safety through a strategic collaboration with the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi, during a recent courtesy visit by a CILSS delegation led by...

Buhari, Visionary Leader Who Prioritized People’s Welfare, Says S/House P/Sec, Fashedemi

17.07.2025

‎The Permanent Secretary of the State House, Mr. Temitope Fashedemi, has paid glowing tribute to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, lauding him as an elder statesman who devoted his life to nation building.‎ ‎Signing the condolence register at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday, Fashedemi described Buhari as a visionary leader who prioritised...

Keyamo Urged to Form Aviation Agency Boards to Curb Corrupti

17.07.2025

The Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals has urged the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, to push for the urgent formation and inauguration of governing boards for all other aviation agencies as a means to curb corruption and restore accountability in the sector. The General Secretary of ANAP, AbdulRasaq Saidu, made this call...

Comply With Court Judgment, Natasha’s Counsel Tells Senate

17.07.2025

Legal counsel to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has faulted the National Assembly’s interpretation of a Federal High Court judgment which ordered her reinstatement to the Senate, insisting that the judgment is binding and must be complied with in full. In a rejoinder dated July 14, 2025, and addressed to the Director of Litigation and Counselling, Legal...

FG’s Energy Reforms Commendable –Expert

17.07.2025

An energy consultant and expert, Endurance Olowo, has commended the reforms going on in the energy sector. Speaking to some select journalists recently, Olowo, said energy is not just a commodity or a utility; it is the enabler of everything from industrial productivity to digital connectivity, from healthcare access to educational opportunity and the work...

Nigeria, Customs Partner to Exit FATF Grey List

17.07.2025

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria has partnered with the Nigeria Customs Service to remove the country from the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list. Both organisations made this announcement over the weekend during a briefing after Messrs. FAAN Managing Director, Olubunmi Kuku, and the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, toured the...

FG Inaugurates NTWG To Promote Food Safety

17.07.2025

The Federal Government has inaugurated a National Technical Working Group (NTWG) on Front-of-Pack Labelling (FOPL) to help Nigerians make healthier food choices by clearly identifying the nutritional content of food products before purchase. This initiative comes amid growing concern over the increasing burden of preventable diseases, particularly non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes, and...

FONPAA Begs Tinubu To Sign Bill Abolishing BSc/HND Dichotomy

16.07.2025

…honours Mbah, Ogah, others The Forum of Nigeria Polytechnics Alumni Association (FONPAA) has decried the continued dichotomy and discrimination between Bachelor’s degrees (BSc) and Higher National Diplomas (HND) in employment. It has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to assent to the HND/BSc Dichotomy Bill passed by the National Assembly to abolished such dichotomy. The body’s...

Ex-YCE Scribe Bemoans Deplorable Condition Of Roads In Ekiti, Calls For Govt Intervention

16.07.2025

The former General Secretary of the Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, Dr. Kunle Olajide has called on the Federal and Ekiti State Governments to urgently intervene in the worsening condition of key roads across Ekiti State, warning that continued neglect poses serious risks to human movement, economic productivity, and public safety. Olajide made the call...