Nigeria’ll get better soon – Information Minister The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the economic situation in the county will soon improve and impact positively on the lives of Nigerians. Idris stated at the high level dialogue on delivering the Renewed Hope Agenda...
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By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Head Media Relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan, has just been elected the Secretary-General of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) at the ongoing 35th Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) taking place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire....
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Emirates Airlines has announced that it would resume its Lagos, Nigeria services on Oct. 1, operating a daily service between Lagos and Dubai. Emirates’ Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer, Adnan Kazim, announced this in a statement issued on Thursday in Lagos. Mr....
Troops of the Sector II Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) based in Bagasola, Chad have neutralises one Boko Haram terrorist in an ambush in Litri Island, situated on the border between Chad and Nigeria. Chief Public Information Officer of the MNJTF in N’djamena, Chad, Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, made...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the neglect of the education sector, saying Nigeria ranks lowest in education budgets across the West African sub-region. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this at a One-Day Workshop on ‘Emerging Areas of Students Needs in Beneficiary Institutions’, organised...
A political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has backed calls for the creation of state police to address Nigeria’s security challenges. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday, Utomi said the creation of sub-national police would improve security in the country significantly. According to...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has urged intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to pray for peace, unity and the success of the present administration in the state and the country at large. Governor Sule, made the call on Tuesday, in his farewell message...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday endorsed the #WeAreEqual campaign for the advancement of gender equity and closing the gender gap in African. Tinubu approved the campaign during his remarks at the launch of #WeAreEqual campaign by the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) hosted by the...
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, on Sunday arrived Lagos from Abuja to continue a three-day visit to Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the royal couple arrived on board an Air Peace flight. The British Royal couple...
The Federal Government has said that the Truenat Initiative, a rapid molecular testing system, will help to transform Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis across the country. The Director, Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Anyaike Chukwuma, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said the happiness of his men remains paramount to him in discharging his responsibilities as defence chief. Gen. Musa expressed this view while addressing newsmen on Saturday during the novelty volleyball match in honour of the Duke and...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has congratulated the National Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti on his 98th birthday. Governorship Aiyedatiwa’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement by the his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Saturday...
Six boxers from Nigeria have been registered to fight for places at the forthcoming Paris 2024 Games’ second Window qualification tournament slated for Bangkok, Thailand. The Secretary-General, Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF), Dapo Akinyele, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. According to...
A global Cybersecurity Specialist, Exclusive Networks Africa (EXN) has said that by 2027, the estimated cost of cybercrime globally would hit $23.82 trillion. The Managing Director, Exclusive Networks Africa, Mr Anton Jacobzs, made this known on Saturday in Lagos at the inauguration of its first physical office...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is set to make Nigeria the solar panel and Electric Vehicles battery manufacturing hub in Africa. Tinubu also commended the inauguration of Nigeria’s largest Lithium processing plant in Lafia, Nasarawa State, adding that its an indication of the foreign investment friendly...
National Patron, Building Resilience Against Violent Extremism, Insurgency and Terrorism (BRAVE-IT), Dr Sani Abubakar, has said the fight against security challenges in Nigeria will not end with guns and bullets. Abubakar, a scholar in Military Studies, said this at a Breakfast Meeting on National Security organised by the...
President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria would continue to play strategic roles in the affairs of the African continent at all times. Tinubu said this on Friday while receiving the letters of credence from the Ambassadors of Egypt, Pakistan and Greece in Abuja. He said that Nigeria would...
‘Up NEPA’, a documentary that chronicles the lingering challenges of electricity supply in Nigeria has premiered in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that filmmakers, industry stakeholders, representatives of relevant institutions and electricity consumers were present at the screening of the film...