By Emmanuella Anokam The African Energy Chamber has urged Gazprom, Russian energy company, and African communities to drive gas development and utilisation in Africa. The energy chamber decried the fact that 600 million people across Africa lacked access to electricity while 900 million, especially women lacked access to clean cookingContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Institute of Directors Nigeria (IoD Nigeria), a governance institute and promoter of ethical professional standards in Nigeria, has elected Alhaji Tijjani Borodo as its President and Chairman of Governing Council. Borodo emerged as president during an election at the institute’s 39th Annual General Meeting (AGM) onContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Nyanya, on Thursday, restrained the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), its Commander-General (C-G), Mr Ahmed Audi, and others from further harassing a contractor, Mr Christian Igbo, over a completed contract. Justice Edward Okpe, in a judgment also ordered theContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje An FCT High Court has awarded a cumulative fine of N800 million against L.M. Ericsson Nigeria Ltd, a foreign international company, for breaching a contract it entered with a Nigerian firm, Aqua Oli Nigeria Ltd, in 2006. Justice Chizoba Orji, in her judgment, held that though theContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Yashim, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) From Thursday, June 1 to Sunday, June 5 no fewer than 25 journalists from across the world converged on Kazanlak, a city in central Bulgaria, about three and a half hours drive from the capital, Sofia. They were there not only toContinue Reading
A News Analysis by Leonard Okachie, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) According to the World Bank, by linking producers to markets, workers to jobs, students to school, and the sick to hospitals, roads are vital to any development agenda. Roads are vital for the development of any nation as theyContinue Reading
By Chimezie Anaso The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has called on States to demonstrate full commitment to the success of the Olympic Day celebration. Ibrahim Abdul, Chairman of the Sports-for-All Commission of the NOC made the call during a virtual meeting of the Committee ahead of the Olympic Day RunContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne Nigeria will participate in 11 events at the 2nd African Beach Games scheduled to hold between June 22 and June 30 in Temament, Tunisia, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Tony Nezianya, Public Relations Officer (PRO), Nigeria OlympicContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has urged stakeholders in the oil and gas industry to fast-track the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The Authority’s Chief Executive, Mr Farouk Ahmed, made the call at a General Counsel and Legal Advisers (GCLA) Forum,Continue Reading
By Franca Ofili Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has called on stakeholders to join hands with the agency to deliver quality medical laboratory services. Dr Tosan Erhabor, Registrar of the council who made the call on Monday in Abuja said that the services would be in line withContinue Reading
