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President Tinubu celebrates Wole Soyinka at 92

By Taiwo Scholarstica President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on his 92nd birthday, describing him as one of Nigeria’s living repositories of history, knowledge, and courage. In a statement issued on Sunday to commemorate Soyinka’s birthday on July 13, the President paid tribute to the renowned playwright, poet and activist for ...

NiDCOM CEO lauds NIMC on reforms

The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NiDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has commended the resourcefulness, reforms and administrative ingenuity of the Director General of the National Identity Management Commission(NIMC), Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, for expanding the digital space in infrastructure management for National Development. The NiDCOM Boss stated this during a strategic meeting between top level management ...

Oyo: Building security architecture to prevent another abduction

For 56 agonising days, the fate of the pupils, teachers and bus driver abducted in Oyo State remained a source of anxiety for their families and the nation. Their eventual rescue through what security agencies described as a carefully planned intelligence-led operation is undoubtedly a welcome development. Every Nigerian should celebrate the safe return of ...

ICRC DG urges West African governments to expand PPPs to bridge infrastructure gap

By Taiwo Scholarstica The Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Jobson Ewalefoh, has called on governments across West Africa to adopt Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a key strategy for addressing the region’s growing infrastructure deficit. He stated that governments can no longer depend solely on public funds to finance critical infrastructure such as ...