Category: News

Anambra Extols Air Peace, Onyema’s Patriotism
August 19, 2021 No Responses

Anambra Extols Air Peace, Onyema’s Patriotism

The Anambra State Government has praised Nigeria’s leading air carrier, Air Peace, for its no-city-left-behind strategy which has seen it open operations in different parts of the country in the last few months The latest operations were opened in Gombe...
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School Feeding Programme Gulps N1.8b In Ondo
August 19, 2021 No Responses

School Feeding Programme Gulps N1.8b In Ondo

The Federal Government has spent over N1.8 billion on the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Ondo State in the last three years.  A statement issued on Wednesday by Mrs Nneka Anibeze, the Special Assistant on Media to the...
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NEPZA Backs Partnership To Develop Abuja University
August 19, 2021 No Responses

NEPZA Backs Partnership To Develop Abuja University

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has expressed readiness to support the partnership between Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and University of Abuja for the university’s permanent site development.  A statement by Mr Martin...
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SON Tasks Aluminum Manufacturers On Standardisation
August 18, 2021 No Responses

SON Tasks Aluminum Manufacturers On Standardisation

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has charged manufacturers and dealers of aluminum products on strict adherence to global best practices on standardization.  Malam Farouk Salim, Director General of SON, gave the advice at a sensitization workshop o...
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Osun Empowers 100 Livestock Farmers
August 18, 2021 No Responses

Osun Empowers 100 Livestock Farmers

The Osun government on Tuesday distributed day-old chicks to 100 livestock farmers to boost poultry farming in the state. Each of the farmers was given 2,000 chicks.  At the distribution in Ede, Mr. Dayo Adewole, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food...
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Makinde Seeks N50b Supplementary Budget For Ibadan Airport Project, Others
August 18, 2021 No Responses

Makinde Seeks N50b Supplementary Budget For Ibadan Airport Project, Others

Oyo State Governor,  Seyi Makinde on Tuesday sought the consideration and approval of the state House of Assembly for a supplementary budget of N50 billion.  In a letter sent to the House of Assembly in Ibadan, and read by the Speaker,...
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UK To Welcome 20,000 Afghans
August 18, 2021 No Responses

UK To Welcome 20,000 Afghans

Thousands of Afghan refugees will be resettled in the UK after the Taliban seized control of Kabul, the UK government has promised. The new scheme will see up to 20,000 Afghans offered a route to set up homes in the...
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SON Donates Seized 843 Phones To DSS
August 17, 2021 No Responses

SON Donates Seized 843 Phones To DSS

Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Monday, donated 843 mobile cell phones to the Department of State Services (DSS), Kaduna command.  The coordinator of SON in the state, Mr Qasseem Yahaya, said that the mobile cell phones were seized from...
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Biden Defends US Pullout From Afghanistan
August 17, 2021 No Responses

Biden Defends US Pullout From Afghanistan

President Joe Biden has said he stands “squarely” behind the US exit from Afghanistan as he faces withering criticism over the Taliban’s lightning conquest of the war-torn country. “How many more American lives is it worth?” asked...
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Danbatta Lauds President Buhari, Pantami On Digital Literacy Training Initiative
August 17, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta Lauds President Buhari, Pantami On Digital Literacy Training Initiative

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta has commended President Muhamamdu Buhari, the supervising Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and the Governing Board ...
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NCS Orders Removal Of Illegal Checkpoints Along Katsina-Jibia Road
August 17, 2021 No Responses

NCS Orders Removal Of Illegal Checkpoints Along Katsina-Jibia Road

The Comptroller-General (CG), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Retired Col. Hameed Ali,  has ordered the immediate removal of all illegal checkpoints along Katsina-Jibia road.  Ali gave the order when he paid a condolence visit to the Emir of Kats...
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NEITI: Signing PIB Into Law Historic
August 17, 2021 No Responses

NEITI: Signing PIB Into Law Historic

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has been described as a historic development, the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).  The Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, said this...
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Lagos Targets 10m Coconut Trees By 2024
August 16, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Targets 10m Coconut Trees By 2024

The Lagos State Government in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has started the rehabilitation of its coconut belt aimed at producing 10 million coconut trees by 2024.  The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, made t...
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Danbatta Charges Nigerian Youths On Skills Application
August 16, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta Charges Nigerian Youths On Skills Application

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta has charged Nigerian youths, who participated in the nationwide digital literacy training conducted by the Commission, to put the skills acquired as well as t...
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