By Vivian Emoni The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to come up with an agenda on mineral resources for efficient mining activities across the country. The President of MAN, Mr Dele Ayanleke, said this in Abuja at a news conference on the issue ofContinue Reading
Niger’s junta on Tuesday rejected the latest diplomatic mission from African countries aimed at restoring constitutional order after a July 26 coup. The junta resisted pressure from the United States and the United Nations to come to the negotiating table. Heads of state from the Economic Community of West AfricanContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Some football enthusiasts on Tuesday expressed mixed feelings over the Super Falcons loss to England at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup match in Australia and New Zealand. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Falcons bowed out of the tournament after losing 2-4Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Companies, not just in Nigeria, have always been challenged, over the years, by a culmination of problems. These problems range from high cost of energy generation, multiplicity of taxes, influx of substandard products and the recent twin economic policies of exchange rate unification and fuel subsidy removal.Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Republic of Ireland on Monday promised to promote and sustain its bilateral relations with Nigeria through people-to-people engagements. Mr Shane Rice, the Deputy Head of Mission for the Irish Embassy in Nigeria, made this pledge at a news conference to announce the Irish-Nigerian Partnership for DevelopmentContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) says it will begin indexing of students in schools to ensure that institutions don’t exceed admission quotas for engineering programmes. President of COREN, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim (APC-Ondo) has urged President Bola Tinubu to create a Ministry of Revenue Generation towards improved revenue generation in the country. Ibrahim, who represent Ondo- South at the National Assembly said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Ibrahim said the ministry would serveContinue Reading
By Esther Mamudu/ Veronica Dariya Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the Federal Government to intervene in the rising cost of goods and services in the country. The residents who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in AbujaContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Some football stakeholders have hailed the Super Falcons for their heroics at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Falcons on Monday bowed out of the Women’s flagship tournament, after losing 2-4 inContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu Mr Sonny Ogbuehi, Country Programme Director, West Africa Solidarity Centre, has said that about 57 per cent of women have experienced Gender Based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) in Nigeria. Ogbuehi said this on Monday at an Integrated Coalition workshop organised by the Centre and the Nigeria LabourContinue Reading
