Abia State Government has vowed to fish out those involved in recent attacks on security operatives and civilians in the State. This is in response to the gruesome murder of about three soldiers at Umuokpara, Umuahia, early Wednesday, November 13, 2024, by suspected hoodlums. Recall also that gunmen on May 30, 2024, killed three military

Atiku Bagudu, minister of Budget and National Planning, has called for the urgent modernization of Nigeria’s statistical systems to better support education and drive sustainable economic growth. Bagudu in his address at the 2024 African Statistics Day, themed “Supporting Education by Modernizing the Production of People-Focused Statistics,” emphasized the critical role of accurate, fit for

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) have signed a letter of intent to strengthen collaboration on the provision of early warning systems, which would help tackle climate change in the continent’s low income and most vulnerable countries. The partnership, announced during COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, aims to bridge

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) disclosed that about N135, 540,905,308.92 billion in matching grants has not been accessed by states between 2020 and 2024. Hamid Bobboyi, executive secretary of UBEC, disclosed this during his presentation of the 2023 and 2024 budget implementation report to the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education on Monday

Property tax has the potential to enable emerging and low-income economies like Nigeria and many others in Africa to shore up their revenue with which they can improve their citizens’ welfare. Economists are of the view that property tax can be a game-changer for low-income countries, especially with the right policies and technology in place

The Super Eagles of Nigeria took on the Wasps of Rwanda at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo this evening in a dead-rubber AFCON qualifier after Eguavoen’s team had secured a ticket to the AFCON 2025 tournament in Morocco, Soccernet.ng reports. Samuel Chukwueze came off the bench to break the deadlock in the second