Lagos: Governance and technology stakeholders have urged Nigeria to anchor its Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption on governance and quality enterprise leadership to compete as a major player in the AI-driven global economy. They made the call on Tuesday in Lagos at the Centre for Enterprise Governance (CEG) Third Biennial Corporate Governance and Enterprise Development 2025 […]
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Preliminary Investigation Report on Abuja-Kaduna Train Derailment to Be Ready Soon
Abuja: The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has announced that a preliminary report on the train derailment along the Abuja-Kaduna corridor at Asham Station on August 26 will be ready within 23 days. NSIB Director-General, Capt. Alex Badeh, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the derailment resulted in […]
Eid-ul-Mawlid: FG Declares Friday Public Holiday
Abuja: The Federal Government has declared Friday a public holiday to mark the 2025 Eid-ul-Mawlid, commemorating the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, signed by the Permanent Secretary […]
DMO Advocates Prudent Debt Management for Economic Growth
Lagos: The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Tuesday urged sub-national entities in Nigeria to ensure effective debt management practices to ensure sustainable economic development. The Director-General of the DMO, Patience Oniha, gave the advice at a World Bank-assisted workshop on ‘Borrowing Guidelines for Top Policy Makers’ in Lagos. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Oniha […]
NUPRC Seals Deepwater Deal with NNPC and TotalEnergies-Sapetro Consortium
Abuja: The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has signed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for Petroleum Prospecting Licences 2000 and 2001 with NNPC Limited and the TotalEnergies-Sapetro Consortium. Speaking at the signing ceremony, NUPRC Chief Executive, Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, highlighted the agreement as a milestone marking a new chapter in Nigeria’s upstream sector, aligning […]