By Favour Rotimi Business owners and residents in Masaka, Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State on Thursday urged the Federal Government to intervene in the continued power outage in the area in the last two months. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that the situationContinue Reading
By Alice A Afolayan A number of Nigerian men are gradually pushing for spaces in jobs hitherto dominated by women across the country, a check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reveals. NAN reports that men in the country are visibly operating eateries, hair dressing salons, makeup shops, fixingContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Fluenta, a global leader in ultrasonic sensing technology for measurement of flare gas says it has completed installation of 18 ultrasonic flare gas meters on large pipelines around the Dangote Refinery Plant in Nigeria. Mr Radek Kurkowski, a Director at Fluenta, said on Thursday that it spentContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro May & Baker (M&B) Nigeria Plc has donated backpacks and writing materials to pupils in selected primary and secondary schools in Ota, Ogun and Ogba, Lagos State. Mrs Uche Olekanma, Head, Nature Care Business, May & Baker, said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, thatContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Federal Government have developed a roadmap to promote women’s entrepreneurship development and formalisation in the country. Ms Vanessa Phala, ILO’s Country Director to Nigeria, disclosed this at a Validation Workshop on Thursday in Abuja. The workshop was themed, “A roadmapContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu A real estate firm, Neighborhood Turn Key Project has pledged 300,000 units of affordable housing across the 18 local government areas of Edo to cushion the effects of housing deficit in the state. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the firm, Mrs Cecilia Atohengbe, disclosed this on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The new General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Bamidele Alabi has charged the troops under its formations to always exhibit discipline while on duty. Alabi gave the task on Tuesday at the 4 Brigade Command Headquarters in Benin during the tour ofContinue Reading
By Victor Nwachukwu The Rescue Nigeria Global Network (RNGN) has urged the Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to boost development and end criminality in the South-East. Dr Michael Chukwujekwu, Global Coordinator, RNGN, said the Federal Government should consider releasing KanuContinue Reading
By Segun Giwa Ondo State Conscience Movement (OCM), a non-profit organisation on Tuesday urged Ondo State House of Assembly not to allow itself to be tainted with political witch-hunts or targeted vendettas. The charge came on the heels of the house’s plan of impeachment against the deputy governor of theContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has called on Nigerians to provide compassionate support and guidance to traumatised people Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azu, Director- General of agency made the call in Abuja on Monday at a three-day workshop on understanding linkage between SexualContinue Reading
