Key speakers at the 18th Daily Trust Annual Dialogue held in Abuja on Thursday backed restructuring of the country, insisting that the time to do so was now. This year’s edition of the annual dialogue with the theme: “Restructuring: Why? When? How?” which held at the NAF Conference Centre Abuja,…
The immediate past president of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has called on leaders and the citizens to first address fundamental issues of disunity, nepotism and patriotism before any move to restructure Nigeria. The former president stated this when he presided as chairman of the 18th Daily Trust Dialogue which was…
The police in Yola on Thursday confirmed the arrest of three members of a notorious gang, known as ” Shilla Boys”. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sulaiman Nguroje, who is the Police Spokesman in the state, confirmed the arrest in a statement. Ripples over Akeredolu’s quit notice to herdsmen America…
The Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, has presented certificates of Decontamination/Disinfection of Unity Schools to Education Minister Malam Adamu Adamu to attest to the safety and fitness of school environments for habitation and meaningful learning. This is even as Abubakar called for the implementation of the resolution of…
Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, said the Federal Government has set up plans to expand access to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, for rural dwellers. Kyari spoke on Wednesday at the virtual Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum. The Petroleum Products Pricing…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a joint partnership action plan on mutual development priorities to boost public and private sector investments in Africa. The Joint Action Plan enables both institutions to grow a shared pipeline of bankable projects around key complementary themes…
Dangote Cement Plc has bagged AA+(NG) and A1+(NG) ratings from Global Credit Ratings (GCR). GCR, in its notice, affirmed the long-term and short-term national scale issuer ratings of AA+ (NG) and A1+(NG) assigned to Dangote Cement Plc. It also said the outlook of the business is ‘Stable’. The cement firm’s…
The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) on Wednesday chided Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for directing Fulani herdsmen to leave Ondo forests within one week. But the Ondo State Government had fired back at the Presidency for calling them to order, saying the statement issued by the Aso Villa on Monday was not…
Armed with a new outlook on life, Rory McIlroy is eager to get over a torrid 2020 and hit the reset button in Abu Dhabi at a tournament that has frustrated him as much as rewarded him. The 31-year-old Northern Irishman, who became a father last year, returns to the…
John Nwodo is the immediate past president-general of the pan-Igbo sociocultural group Ohaneze Nd’Igbo. On Thursday, he was one of three speakers at the 18th Daily Trust Dialogue, which this year looks at the restructuring of Nigeria, an issue that has been controversial in national politics since the country’s return…