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The Safety of Pharmacy Products is Paramount in Ebonyi – Inside APPMAN’s Push for a Safer Drug Market

By Nkechinyere Ewa The safety of pharmaceutical products is paramount in Ebonyi State. This guiding principle framed discussions at the Midian Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Association of Pharmaceutical Products Marketers of Nigeria (APPMAN), Ebonyi State Chapter, where regulators, security agencies, government officials and industry players gathered to confront the twin challenges of drug…

An Open Letter to Those Mocking Governor Umo Eno’s Tears and Mischaracterising His Compassionate Empowerment – As Insincere, Selective & Theatrical

OPINION: On the night Governor Umo Eno gifted the blind singer Chris Vic a house, a N100m music studio and an allowance of N100m, the Governor was so moved he had tears in his eyes. Some Akwa Ibomites went on facebook and called it executive theatre. Permit me to address those individuals. There is, regrettably,…

‎‎Gov Yusuf Launches Fix Kano App to Enhance Citizen Participation and Service Delivery

‎By Jasmine Okogerie ‎The Kano State Government has launched the Fix Kano App, a digital platform designed to deepen citizen participation, strengthen accountability, and accelerate service delivery across the state. ‎This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Sunday‎‎The launch took place at the maiden Kano Startup…

Palton Morgan Emerges Real Estate Company of the Year at 2025 Africa Housing Awards

Palton Morgan Holdings has emerged Real Estate Company of the Year at the 2025 Africa Housing Awards, in recognition of its sustained leadership, innovation and scale in Nigeria’s real estate development sector. The award acknowledges Palton Morgan’s position as one of the country’s leading luxury real estate development brands, with a track record of delivering…

Gov Kefas dump PDP receives APC Membership Card

By Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo The Governor of Taraba State, Dr Agbu Kefas, has officially received his All Progressives Congress (APC) membership card. The card was presented to the Governor by the Chairman of the APC Hospital Ward, Wukari Local Government Area, Hon. Umaru Tanko, at the TY Danjuma House, Jalingo. Receiving the membership card in his…

Nwifuru Approves ₦150,000 Christmas Bonus, Promises Free and Fair LG Polls

By Nkechinyere Ewa Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has approved a ₦150,000 Christmas bonus for every civil servant in the state, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare despite dwindling state revenue over the past year. The governor made the announcement on Sunday during a church service at the Government House Chapel, Abakaliki,…

MOFI CEO Takang Wins Housing Finance Personality of the Year 2025

Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Finance, Incorporated (MOFI), Dr. Armstrong Ume Takang, has won the Housing Finance Personality of the Year 2025 award at the Africa Housing Awards. Takang, who heads MOFI, has overseen the transformation of the agency into a leading government-owned private equity and venture capital institution managing assets in excess…

Namibia’s govt Set to address 88% Urban informal Settlements… Sankwasa

Namibai’s Minister of Urban and Rural development Sankwasa Sankwasa has said his country was grappling with inherited housing challenges, particularly the prevalence of informal settlements. Namibia’s Housing minister spoke at the weekend during the Africa housing awards and industry end-of-year dinner organised by the Africa International Housing Show (AIHS). Sankwasa said about 88 percent of…