By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced the successful commencement of oil production from the Akpo West Field, located approximately 175 kilometres from Port Harcourt. The NNPC Ltd. said the production was in line with President Bola Tinubu’s directive that it should optimise productionContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has called for effective legislative framework for utilisation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) allocated to Nigeria by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Acting Executive Director, ANEEJ, Mr Leo Atakpu, made the call on Wednesday at a three-dayContinue Reading
By Angel Atabo The Nigerian Youth Union (NYU), an umbrella body of young people across Nigeria, has cautioned public office holders against medical tourism. NYU National President, Comrade Chinonso Obasi, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said most unexplained foreign trips were for medical tourism. Obasi said there wasContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Super Eagles on Wednesday in Bouake qualified for the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), after defeating South Africa in a pulsating semi-final clash. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match played at the Stade de la Paix, Bouake wasContinue Reading
By David Adeoye Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has received the official report of the Jan. 16 explosion that occurred at Adeyi Avenue in Bodija, Ibadan, in which five persons died. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Mr Fatai Owoseni, made this known on Wednesday while briefingContinue Reading
By Gift Bayo Residents of Pegi community in Kuje Area Council, FCT, have called on the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, to address the deplorable roads in their community. The residents made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. They saidContinue Reading
By Segun Giwa Odatiwa Women Wing, a support group for Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, has declared support for the governor to emerge as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the forthcoming governorship primary. Mrs Olamide Falana, the convener of the group, made this known at the group’sContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The beautiful cable-stayed Cocody Bridge, also known as Alassane Ouattara Bridge, is an architectural icon not just in the bustling Ivorian commercial capital of Abidjan, but in the West Africa sub-region. The eye-catching structure to any visitor and residents alike is theContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje The Minister of Tourism, Mrs Lola Ade-John, on Tuesday commended the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) for acquiring a ‘Mobile Training Kitchen Truck’ to empower local cooks, food enthusiasts and entrepreneurs. Ade-John said this while unveiling the ‘Mobile Kitchen Training Truck’ in Abuja. She saidContinue Reading
By Victor Nwachukwu Some stakeholders in Imo have lauded the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for its sustained community interventions to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the state. The stakeholders spoke to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ahiazu and Ezinihitte Mbaise council areas of Imo on Tuesday, as partContinue Reading
