The NIPSS Question: Premier Think Tank or Adult Reformatory? By Ozumi Abdul In September 2023, Vice President Kashim Shettima made a blunt yet revealing statement that sent ripples through Nigeria’s policy and governance circles. While hosting the management team of the National Institute for Policy and...

Tourism Key to Driving Local Entrepreneurship, Says Shettima The Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima on Wednesday said tourism apart from its economic value has the potential to enhance local entrepreneurship. Shettima made this known during the opening ceremony of the 68th meeting of the...

FG Unveils New Power Substation in Borno Vice President Kashim Shettima has commissioned a new 1×7.5MVA 33kV/11kV distribution injection substation at Borno State University, a project executed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). A statement by NDPHC’s Head, Corporate Communications & External Relations, Emmanuel...

FG Signs $158m Financing Agreement to Boost Agriculture in Nine Northern States The federal government has signed a $158.15 million financing agreement to implement the value chain programme in northern Nigeria (VCN). The deal, signed at the presidential villa on Wednesday, aims to transform agriculture across...

FirstBank HQ: Tinubu Vows to Support Banks to Expand, Excel Globally  President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday laid the foundation for the new eco-friendly headquarters of the FirstBank Group in Eko Atlantic City, which he said symbolises Nigeria’s ambition and progress. Tinubu also vowed to create the...

Africa in The Post-Idea World By Kashim Shettima The world has never suffered from a scarcity of ideas. Nations and civilisations have risen on the strength of visionaries, and they have also crumbled under the weight of ideas left in the dusty cupboard of time....