Month: March 2025

Jos: While tin mining in Plateau began in 1902 under the British Administration, large-scale mining started in 1905. The Land Proclamation Acts of 1904 and 1910 and the Mineral Act of 1903 gave British prospectors and mining companies large portions of land for tin mining. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the mining industry led […]

Abuja: President Bola Tinubu has expressed optimism that Nigeria can retain its professionals by bolstering the economy and implementing policies that address citizens’ needs. On Monday, while inaugurating the Planning Committee for the National Youth Conference at the State House, President Tinubu highlighted that ongoing economic reforms are designed to create a prosperous future for […]

Lagos: The stock market opened the week positively, with investors gaining N52 billion and performance indices rising by 0.08 per cent on Monday. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation increased by 0.08 per cent to N66.769 trillion from an opening of N66.717 trillion recorded on Friday. The All-Share Index also rose by 0.08 […]

Abuja: The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BDPA), adopted on September 15, 1995, at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, continues to be a pivotal framework aimed at advancing gender equality and empowering women globally. Key areas of focus for the BDPA include promoting women’s economic empowerment, eliminating violence against women, increasing […]

Abuja: The Presidency on Monday asserted that Nigeria’s economy is progressing positively under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. This statement came as a response to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference during its first plenary meeting of 2025 in Abuja over the weekend. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on […]