President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to work assiduously in tackling poverty and high unemployment among youth. The President who spoke on Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, during the official launch of the ECOWAS Golden Jubilee, also charged them to invest in education, innovation, and skill acquisition while promoting peace and inclusion. Represented by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the president, who...

The Enugu State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Lion Business Park Limited. The deal aims to develop a world-class industrial and commercial hub within the Enugu Industrial Park Free Trade Zone. At the official signing ceremony of the MOU, Dr. Okechukwu Mbonu, Chairman of Lion Business Park Ltd, commended the Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah for the developmental strides and achievements within his few years in office. Mbonu affirms...

The Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, has criticised former Chief of Army Staff, General Theophilus Danjuma (retired), for urging Nigerians to take up self-defence in response to the country’s rising insecurity. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a programme aired on Channels Television on Monday, Governor Namadi described the statement as potentially inciting and warned that it could lead to widespread lawlessness. “He is a very senior security person and should be respected. But if he...