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Ministry Urges Increased Collaboration to Combat Drug Abuse

Abuja: The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has called for robust collaboration among families, faith-based institutions, and government to tackle drug abuse, particularly among youths. Pastor Edwin Etomi, the Senior Regional Overseer at MFM’s Abuja headquarters, made the call at the end of a three-day training on drug abuse, organised in partnership with […]

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Zamfara Education Agency Reports Surge in Nomadic Schools’ Enrolment

Gusau: Zamfara State Agency for Nomadic Education has recorded a significant increase in pupil enrolment and graduation across the state. The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Alhaji Bala Tafidah, made the disclosure during a visit to the Commissioner of Education, Science, and Technology, Malam Wadatau Madawaki, in Gusau. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Tafidah […]

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Nigeria Delegation Attends IMF Spring Meeting in Washington DC

Washington DC: Mr Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, has led Nigeria’s delegation to the 2025 International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meeting in Washington DC. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the meeting, taking place from April 21 to April 26 in the US capital, includes delegations from 190 countries. […]

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AI’s Impact on Financial Markets and Economy Discussed at IMF-IOSCO Conference

Abuja: Ms Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), highlighted the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on various sectors, including security markets, during the second IMF-International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) conference. Gopinath emphasized the potential of AI to change capital markets through enhanced process automation and sophisticated […]

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Stable World Order Linked to China’s Economic Growth, Says Chinese Economist

Beijing: A new, more stable world structure may emerge if China’s per capita GDP reaches half of the United States’, says Prof. Yifu Lin, Honorary Dean of the National School of Development at Peking University. Lin, a former World Bank Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Development Economics, shared his insights during a lecture […]