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NEWS
Onaiyekan seeks policy review to reverse economic hardship
The former Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has called for policy review to minimize the current economic hardship in the country. He made the call in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a Marian concert organized to mark the 2024 feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Abuja. The concert, which was…
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education
Stakeholders express mixed reactions to FG’s under 18 education policy
Education stakeholders have continued to express mixed reactions to the recent policy pronouncement by the Federal Government on eligibility of candidates for the secondary schools final examinations. The The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, recently announced a minimum age of 18 for candidates sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examination Council (NECO)…
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Entertainment
FG unveils draft national tourism policy
The Federal Ministry of Tourism has Unveiled Draft National Tourism Policy aimed at paving the path for Nigeria’s Global tourism leadership. The Minister of Tourism, Mrs Lola Ade-John, disclosed this in a virtual meeting with stakeholders on Saturday in Abuja. The minister said that the Policy was a significant stride towards advancing Nigeria’s tourism sector. She added that it was…
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NEWS
Mexico’s new foreign policy approach feminist-centred, says envoy
The Ambassador of Mexico to Nigeria, Alfredo Miranda, says the country’s new foreign policy approach is feminist-centric, and aims to mainstream gender equality, locally and internationally. Amb. Miranda made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. He explained that the new foreign policy initiative was deliberately adopted against the backdrop of the…
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Featured
FG unveils climate change health policy
The Federal Government and stakeholders in Abuja on Saturday developed a policy document that would mitigate the impact of climate change on health care delivery in the country. Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, Director of Public Health, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, said this during a two-day National Stakeholders Validation Workshop, on Nigeria’s Climate Change Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment report.…
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education
We”ll run open door policy for NOUN to succeed –Yuguda
The Chairman, Governing council, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Isa Yuguda has promised to run an open door policy to guide the institution’s operation in the next five years. Yuguda, a former Governor of Bauchi State, was speaking to journalists after his maiden meeting with the university’s council in Abuja on Friday. He assured the university community that his…
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Featured
Milk Day: Shettima unveils National Dairy Policy
The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Dairy Policy to catalyse development in the livestock and dairy sectors. The policy, unveiled on Tuesday in Abuja by Vice President Kashim Shettima, aims to achieve sustainable diversification of the national economy, a key objective of its National Development Plan (2021-2025). The document was designed to serve as a roadmap for energising the…
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Finance
BoJ to depend on ‘big data’ for policy decisions
The coronavirus pandemic may have caused structural changes in Japan’s economy and the way it affects inflation, requiring the Bank of Japan to tap more deeply into big data in making policy decisions, the central bank’s top economist said on Thursday. High-frequency and other unconventional data offer crucial, real-time information on rapid changes that a big shock like COVID-19 causes…
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Africa
Nigerian inflation up by 7.9% in November
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), on Monday, said inflation rate stood at 7.9 per cent in November, 0.1 per cent higher than the 7.8 per cent recorded in October. The figure is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr Yemi Kale. The statement quoted Kale as saying “in November, the Consumer Price…
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