In an attempt to address the skills gap in the employment sector and leverage Nigeria’s huge population of young people to drive economic prosperity, European businesses operating in the country and the European Union have said that the youth demographic has the potential to transform the country. At a stakeholders conference titled, “Youths, Education, Employment and Skills”, and hosted by …

The Federal Government has approved N2.3 billion for the local assemblage of Magnus training aircraft. The project will be carried out at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria in Kaduna State. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika in Abuja that the Nigerian aviation industry would soon move into the local manufacturing of aircraft. He said that Nigeria would …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) reported on Thursday that eight power transformers supported by the World Bank through the Nigeria Electricity Transmission and Access Project (NETAP) arrived at Apapa Ports in Lagos. NETAP is an initiative of the Federal Government and its partners with the objective to increase the evacuation capacity of the transmission network in Nigeria. TCN’s General …

The African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) has announced that Nigeria would soon have its first cancer facility. During a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Wednesday, CEO of AMCE, Brian Deaver said that most Nigerian hospitals are general in nature, hence the need to fill up the gaps specifically in …

Bilateral relations and trade between Israel and Nigeria will rise with the commencement of direct flights between both countries as from March, Israeli authorities have said. The Deputy Director General of the African Department in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sharon Bar-Li, said this while meeting with some Nigerian journalists on a media tour yesterday in Jerusalem. Bar-Li …

Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development is contributing Euro 2.85 million to the Standards and Trade Development Facility over a period of four years (2022-2025). The fund is to facilitate safe and inclusive agricultural trade in developing and least-developed countries aimed at helping them to meet international food safety, animal, and plant health standards. The World Trade Organisation …

The Nigerian Immigration Service ( NIS) on Tuesday said about 140,000 international passports are still uncollected nationwide. The service spokesman, Deputy Comptroller of Immigration Service, Mr Tony Akuneme, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria when he paid an official visit to the Alausa Passport office, Ikeja, Lagos state. Akuneme also said about 40,000 of the …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has called on all Nigerians to unite their efforts to build a new country. In his New Year message on Sunday, Obi told Nigerians that 2023 is a critical year and time in the nation urging them to take back Nigeria to resolve all the challenges facing the country as …

Hide and seek puts public relations and brand credibility to the test Emirates Airlines, British Airways and most of the international airlines in Nigeria have renewed their public relations war of words and action with the government. In the process, Emirates may have suspended their Nigerian services and stopped operating flights from Lagos and Abuja to Dubai. The claim of …

Despite losing their opening match, Nigeria qualified for the quarter finals of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals in India on Monday having won their last two matches. Monday’s 2-1 result over Chile in Bhubaneswar followed the victory over New Zealand last Friday. Blessing Emmanuel’s goal in the 4th minute and Bisola Mosaku’s strike off a free-kick by dead-ball …