Category: News

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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LADOL Retains ISO 9001 Certification
August 16, 2021 No Responses

LADOL Retains ISO 9001 Certification

LADOL Free Zone has retained its certificates in Quality Management System, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015.   ISO 9001:2015 is the world’s highest quality accreditation. It specifies requirements for the creation...
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SNEPCo, NNPC Build Paediatric Ward, Lab In Bauchi
August 16, 2021 No Responses

SNEPCo, NNPC Build Paediatric Ward, Lab In Bauchi

The Jama’Are Local Government Area in Bauchi State, Nigeria, has taken delivery of a newly built and well-equipped 10-bedspace paediatrics ward, medical laboratory, with water facilities and water treatment plant powered by a10Kva solar system...
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NAFDAC DG: DRUG ABUSE POSES A REAL THREAT TO MENTAL HEALTH, NATIONAL SECURITY
August 16, 2021 No Responses

NAFDAC DG: DRUG ABUSE POSES A REAL THREAT TO MENTAL HEALTH, NATIONAL SECURITY

The future of Nigeria depends largely on the nature and quality of youth that the country produces today, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof Moji Adeyeye has warned.  A statement issued by.....
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Nigeria Records 665 New Cases Of Covid-19, Eight Deaths
August 15, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Records 665 New Cases Of Covid-19, Eight Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday recorded 665 new cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths across the country. According to NCDC, the new cases were reported from 13 states- Lagos (369), Anambra (68), Oyo (63), Akwa Ibom (48),...
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NCC Mourns Ahmed Joda, Extols Role In GSM Revolution
August 14, 2021 No Responses

NCC Mourns Ahmed Joda, Extols Role In GSM Revolution

The Board, Management and Staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have commiserated with the family of the late Alhaji Ahmed Joda, former Chairman, Board of Commissioners of the Commission.   In a condolence letter on Friday, the Executive ...
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Buhari Mourns Ex-NCC Board Chair, Ahmed Joda
August 14, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Ex-NCC Board Chair, Ahmed Joda

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to Ex-Chairman, Board of Commissioners of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Alhaji Ahmed Joda, who died in his hometown, Yola, Adamawa State on Friday.  Born in Yola in 1930, Alhaji Joda, was a retired f...
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