Mrs Martina Biene, President, AAAM; Mr Oluwemimo Osanipin, Director General, NADDC and other stakeholders

By Rukayat Moisemhe Automotive manufacturing stakeholders have called for right policies and collaborations aimed at advancing Nigeria’s automotive manufacturing sector and supporting its transition from import-based to production-based. They made the call at a meeting of officials of the African Association of Automative Manufacturers (AAAM), Nigerian Automotive Manufacturers Association (NAMA)Continue Reading

L-R: President Bola Tinubu with former governor of Katsina, Ibrahim Shema

By Zubairu Idris Former governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Shema was the state governor between 2007 and 2015, under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor was registered at Shema Ward party office, Dutsin-ma Local Government Area andContinue Reading

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris (3rd Left); Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh (2nd Left); Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, Dr Ngozi Onwudiwe (1st Left) and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Sports, Mrs Tinuke Watti (4th Left), when Enoh paid a courtesy visit on Idris in Abuja on Thursday

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says, the four major media organisations under his ministry would soon begin holistic coverage of major sporting activities in the country. The media organisations, according to the Minister includes: News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Voice of NigeriaContinue Reading

Dr Segun Adebayo, Director of Operations, CEFSAR

By Chijioke Okoronkwo The Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research (CEFSAR), an NGO, says there is need for a thorough stakeholders’ engagement on the safety of genetically engineered crops, categorised as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Dr Segun Adebayo, Director of Operations, CEFSAR, made this advocacy on Thursday in Abuja,Continue Reading

Ms Lola Thompson Duke, Coordinating Co-chair, FixPolitics Diaspora Initiative

By Fortune Abang Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has called on compatriots abroad to form a united front aimed at promoting diaspora voting in Nigeria. Dabiri-Erewa made the call during a virtual conference centered on institution diaspora voting in Nigeria, organised by FixPolitics Diaspora Dialogue,Continue Reading

Refugees seeking for refuge

By Jacinta Nwachukwu The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) says plans are underway to repatriate Nigerian refugees in Chad and Cameroon, who wish to return. Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner, NCFRMI, stated this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. Ahmed explained thatContinue Reading