●Donates N2.5m take-off grant An infrastructure engineer, Engr. Olatunji Ariyomo, FNSE, has inaugurated a cooperative society for members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Akure South local government area of Ondo State to offer interest-free loans for artisans, traders, and market women. While addressing a packed house...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Executive Management teams of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. Director Information, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Badamasi Haiba, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja....
Women from Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State have placed a N1 million bounty on an Anambra woman, Mrs Adachukwu Okafor, who reportedly brutalised her 11-year-old househelp. Operating under the auspices of Umuada Awgu Global Association (UAGA), the group also issued a 48-hour ultimatum to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has handed over essential medical supplies worth over USD$246,590 to the Borno State Government to improve the quality of care available in health facilities across the state. The UN agency also pledged to hand over a newly built...
President Bola Tinubu has tasked state governors to ensure zero tolerance to incompetence, support local farmers and remove import rent seekers from the system. The President added that his administration was evolving home-grown solutions to address the nation’s food security through schemes to support local production and discourage...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited/TotalEnergies Joint Venture (JV) has achieved zero routine gas flare in all its assets. This feat was announced on Thursday during an inspection of the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 100 in South-eastern Niger Delta, off Port Harcourt, by a joint NNPC Ltd and...
The Federal Government has said anyone engaging an apprentice below the age limit of 12 will be charged with child labour. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mrs Nkiruka Onyejeocha, said this at a roadshow sensitisation rally in Kugbo, Furniture market, on Thursday in Abuja. Represented by...
The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Thursday reiterated its position that no tertiary institution in Nigeria is allowed to charge tuition fees in dollars. The Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Chris Maiyaki emphasised this at a media parley with education reporters in Abuja. He was reacting to a statement...
The Senate has approved 2024 budget of N5.079 trillion for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the 2024 fiscal year. The approval followed adoption of recommendations of report of Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs on Thursday at plenary. Presenting the report, Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Jibrin...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has urged Nigeria Breweries PLC to, as part of its corporate social responsibilities, patronise smallholder farmers in Enugu while sourcing for raw materials. Mbah made the call when the top management team of of Ama Brewery, Enugu, paid him a courtesy visit at the...
The Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups says President Bola Tinubu has drawn up strategies that will surmount the issues threatening the nation’s socio-economic and political development. Its Director-General, Prof. Muhammad Kailani, said this on Thursday while welcoming aggrieved members of opposition parties who joined the...
President Bola Tinubu and the 36 state governors have agreed to consider the establishment of state police after full implications have been considered. They agreed that the security situation in the country deserved all new initiatives that had earlier been jettisoned in the interest of the people. Minister...
The House of Representatives has resolved to stop sports betting in the country, and urged the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to comply with the Lottery Regulatory Commission Act, 2005. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Kelechi Nwogu (PDP-Rivers) at plenary in Abuja on...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is set to relocate some of its units to Lagos. This is contained in a memo signed by Dr Kelechi Ofoegbu, on behalf of the commission, and dated Wednesday, Feb. 14. The commission said the decision was...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 29.90 per cent in January 2024 from 28.92 per cent recorded in December 2023. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for December, which was released in Abuja...
Kano-based business mogul Aminu Dantata, on Monday expressed support for the move by some National Assembly members to adopt the Parliamentary System of government, describing it as the best thing to happen to the country. The News Agency of Nigeria( NAN) reports that Dantata, a former parliamentarian in...
The House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to fully implement community policing as outlined in section 15 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020. The call followed the adoption of Matter of Urgent Public Importance raised by Rep. Asama Ago (LP-Plateau)...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State, unfortunately, is one of the states in Nigeria with very high indices of maternal and neonatal mortality rates as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency. The state Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Professor Baba Malam Gana, stated this on...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday re-arraigned Uche Chigozie, a professor, and three companies before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over alleged N1.47 billion money laundering. The companies are: Visionary Integrated Consulting Ltd., Nemad Associates Ltd., and Revamp Global Enterprises. The defendant was alleged to...