The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, Friday flagged off the distribution of non-food items to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) covering over 900 households at Shwari Camp 5 in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. The relief items include hundreds of mattresses, pillows, blankets, footwear, wrappers, and treated Insecticide mosquito nets. The Minister assured the 480,000 ... Read More »
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Tony Elumelu Tells Indian Investors : “This is the Best Time to Invest in Nigeria”
Investment pledges amounting to nearly $14 billion U.S. dollars were committed during the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable and Conference in New Delhi convened by H.E. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Heirs Holdings Group Chairman, Tony O. Elumelu C.F.R., urged the Indian private sector to seize the opportunity to invest in Nigeria, during the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable and Conference on Wednesday, September 6th, 2023, ... Read More »
Industrial Relations : Nigeria, Australia to partner on foreign training for local miners, says Alake
Local miners can now sharpen their and acquire modern techniques in Australia, the Federal Government said yesterday through Solid Minerals Minister, Dele Alake. He said the arrangement for free study programmes/ trainings, study trips and exchange programmes for mineral professionals was part of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s efforts to transform the solid mineral sector. The pact, the minister ... Read More »
Update : Renewed hope : Zulum Receives Betta Edu in Borno, says “we will work with you to succeed and Eliminating poverty in Nigeria”
It was indeed renewed hope for the people of Borno state as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr Betta Edu arrived Borno state for a two days working visit, which happens to be her first official visit outside Abuja since resumption of office. The Honorable minister Dr Edu who was received at the Government House by the ... Read More »
Election Judgement : The journey is just beginning, “On Atiku We’ll not retire him to Dubai, instead I will buy him goats, broilers and layers and he’ll spend his days rearing goats and broilers in Fombina,” Says Shettima
Pesidential candidate politically, Vice President Shettima noted” We are not going to retire him to Dubai or Morroco, I will retire him to Fombina, I will buy him goats, broilers and layers so that he can spend his days rearing goats and broilers, but on a joking side. Shettima made the assertion while speaking to newsmen shortly after the 5-member ... Read More »
Renewed Hope Agenda : Sanwo-Olu congratulates President Tinubu on victory at Tribunal
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the well deserved victory at the Presidential Election Petition Court, which delivered its verdict in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the President today in Abuja. Reacting to the court verdict, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the APC members across Nigeria and the President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, worked ... Read More »
Breaking : The five-man panel of the Tribunal Affirms President Tinubu’s election victory
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, on Wednesday, upheld the election of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. The five-man panel of the Tribunal was led by Justice Haruna Tsammani. This development followed petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar; the Labour Party and its candidate, Peter Obi, challenging ... Read More »
Update : Betta Seeks Military Assistance To Prevent Humanitarian Crises, Eradicate Poverty in Nigeria
..Expands Social Register to Cover Families, Widow, Poor Ex-military Men Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian military in the management of humanitarian crises in the country. The Minister made the request during a courtesy visit she paid on the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher G. Musa at the ... Read More »
GTCO Plc Releases 2023 Half Year Audited Results
.Reports Profit Before Tax of ₦327.4billion. Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”) has released its Audited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the period ended June 30, 2023, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Group reported profit before tax of ₦327.4billion, representing an increase of 217.1% over ₦103.2billion recorded in the ... Read More »
Transformation Agenda : Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, Issues illegal miners 30-day ultimatum to join cooperatives or face the full wrath of the law
…plans to introduce mine surveillance police The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has given all miners engaged in the illegal extraction of mineral resources in the country an ultimatum of 30 days to join notable mining cooperatives or face the full wrath of the law. This was even as the minister unveiled a plan to set up a ... Read More »