By Ahmed Ubandoma Hajiya Halima Shehu, the newly-appointed National Coordinator, National Social Investment Programme Agency (N-SIPA), has assured Nigerians of her determination to ensure better social intervention programmes for vulnerable people in the country. Shehu specifically said the programme would be targeting the most poor and vulnerable people with theContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Neveah Limited, an Abuja-based leading commodity trading company, dealing in the export of solid minerals and agricultural products, said it redeemed its obligation of the N2.04 billion Series 13 Commercial Paper (CP) notes issued in July. A CP is a form of unsecured short-term debt security justContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) union has urged its members across the country to go about their normal duties in actualising the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Tinubu as it concerns the oil sector. President of the union, Mr Lucky Osesua, gave the charge inContinue Reading
By Chijioke Okoronkwo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Over the years, climate change and its vagaries have featured conspicuously in global discourses. From CoP1 in Berlin, Germany in 1995 to CoP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, it has been intense advocacy and dialogue on how to mitigate the impact of climateContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment, Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta), says the destruction of vessels apprehended for carrying illegal goods/stolen crude oil by the military is to conceal/destroy evidence. Nwoko said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He stressed that destroyingContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said on Monday that it would enhance the capability of the Agulu and Kaduna NAFDAC laboratories for the quality of medicinal products. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General of NAFDAC, said this in Abuja on Monday atContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Ministry of Labour and Employment has tasked journalists on effective reportage of Federal Government agenda on employment generation in the country. Mr Emmanuel Igbinosun, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, said this at a one-day workshop on Monday in Abuja. The themeContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says it is collaborating with the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and other stakeholders to reconcile alleged indebtedness by the company and Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC). NNPC Ltd says they are working in the Reconciliation Committee setContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Another set of 20 ex-agitators from the Niger Delta Region have commenced a five-week mandatory training that will lead to their certification and type rating as licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers. Maj. Gen. Barry Ndiomu (Rtd), Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), said in his goodwill message atContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Mamman Ahmadu, has urged procurement officers to ensure integrity and transparency in their procurement dealings at all times. In a statement issued by Janet McDickson, BPP’s Head of Media on Monday in Abuja, Ahamadu made the call while addressing participantsContinue Reading
