Port harcourt: Experts have urged the ECOWAS Parliament to create a strategic agency that would curb the current surge in Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated fake news in West Africa. The media and Information Communication Technology (ICT) experts made the appeal at the end of ECOWAS Parliament’s week-long 2025 Second Extraordinary Session on Saturday. According to […]
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Group Seeks Alternatives to Strengthen Tax Policy
Abuja: The Regional Working Group on Tax Policy Alternatives (RWOGTAPA) has underscored the need for policy alternatives to bolster more meaningful growth in the tax regime. The group, at a two-day regional meeting in Abuja, highlighted that the meeting had become imperative as the tax systems in Ghana and Nigeria face similar challenges. The event […]
European-African Chamber to Invest $250 Million in Edo Through Diaspora Partnership
Glasgow: The European African Chamber of Commerce and Industries (EACCI) has announced plans to invest 250 million dollars through the Edo State Diaspora Agency to support economic growth and development there. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the Director-General of EACCI, Amb. Kingsley Obasohan, disclosed this in his address during a virtual dialogue with Edo […]
President Tinubu Backs Constitutional Reform to Strengthen Democracy
Abuja: President Bola Tinubu has restated his administration’s support for constitutional reforms tailored for strengthening Nigeria’s democratic institutions. Tinubu, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, stated this while declaring open a Public Hearing on the Review of 1999 Constitution in Abuja. Tinubu described the process as a […]
Group Backs Call to End Open Grazing, Warns of Food Security Risks
Abuja: The National Security and Development Group (NSDG), an NGO, has thrown its weight behind Gen. Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff, over his repeated advocacy to end open grazing nationwide. The Secretary of the group, Mr. Chuks Oyema, made the declaration while briefing newsmen on the national security challenges in Abuja. Oyema said the […]