Elated Okonjo-Iweala Receives THISDAY’s ‘Woman of the Year’ Award in Davos Says Obaigbena among Africa’s most creative persons Commends newspaper Sunday Ehigiator
Following her nomination by
THISDAY Newspaper as the 2024 ‘Woman of the Year’ in recognition of her exceptional leadership and
strategic vision for the future of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which also saw her reappointment
for a second term, the Director General of the global trade body, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was yesterday
presented with the ‘Woman of the Year’ award. The award was presented
to Okonjo-Iweala at an event
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To Drive FG’s Reforms, Tinubu Names Board Chairmen for 43 Federal Agencies, Parastatals
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
President of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Mr. Børge Brende (left) and Vice President Kashim Shettima, on the sidelines of the just concluded annual meeting of WEF in Davos, Switzerland…yesterday
President Bola Tinubu yesterday appointed board chairpersons for 43 federal agencies and parastatals and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services. Continued on page 5
Nigeria Ramps Up Military Armaments Production Capacity Seeks communities’ support to defeat terrorists, other emerging crimes
Linus Aleke in Abuja The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, yesterday said the 16 years of counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism operations, and anti-banditry war have enabled the military to build local capacity in manufacturing military armaments. He also revealed that military engineers and mechanics can now pick up completely burnt Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP), fix it, and put it back into use. Musa, who spoke during an interview monitored on a national television further noted that in a
few years, Nigeria would be a super-power in producing military hardware. According to him, "What this 16 years war has done for us is that it has enabled us to build the capacity of our engineers and mechanics. "Now we can pick up completely burnt Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP), fix it and put it back into warfare. "MRAP and APCs are been manufactured locally by Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), and Nigerian companies like Proforce, etc. “Nigerian Army also has its own Continued on page 5
GLO POWERS DRIVE FOR DIGITAL ECONOMY...
Globacom’s Executive Vice Chairman, Mrs. Bella Disu, and Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, at the NigeriaFrench Technology Roundtable to Advance Nigeria’s Digital Economy held at the Alliance Francaise, Mike Adenuga Centre, in Lagos…yesterday