By Martha Agas The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has condemned the kidnapping of some school children and killing of traditional rulers in Ekiti. The minister condemned the act in a statement he personally signed on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls thatContinue Reading
By Monday Ijeh A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), the Network Against Corruption and Trafficking Initiative (NACAT), has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its initiatives to revisit corruption cases against former governors. Mr Tega Oghenedoro, the Executive Director in charge of Investigation of the CSO, gave theContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo The Hajiya Hadiza Mamman Vatsa Foundation has offered scholarships to 65 students of the University of Abuja. A renowned philanthropist and founder of the foundation, Hajiya Hadiza Vatsa, said that the gesture had been an integral part of her life and service to God and humanity. TheContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Managing Director (MD), News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ali Muhammed Ali has urged the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) to lead the campaign for a new Nigeria. This, he said would be done by changing the narratives, using the PR strategies. Ali gave the chargeContinue Reading
By Hadiza Mohammed Nigeria has expressed concern over the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This is contained in a statement issued by Mrs Francisca Omayuli, Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Monday in Abuja. According to the statement, NigeriaContinue Reading
By Cecilia Odey A climate change advocate, Chief Sam Onuigbo, has said President Bola Tinubu has demonstrated political will to ensure that Nigeria seamlessly transited to clean energy. Onuigbo said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. Onuigbo, a former House ofContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has called for the reconstitution of the National Stakeholders Working Group (NSWG) of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). Dr Bady Balde, Deputy Executive Director, Global EITI Secretariat, while briefing the newsmen on Friday in Abuja expressed hope thatContinue Reading
By Segun Giwa The United Global Resolve for Peace (UGRFP), an NGO has called for the establishment of the ECOWAS Anti-terrorism taskforce. Mr Shalom Olaseni, Chairman, UGRFP, who made the call in a statement on Monday said that recent events, such as the joint withdrawal of Mali, Niger and BurkinaContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Sen. Ned Nwoko, (PDP-Delta) on Sunday stressed the need for African nations to urgently attain veto power at the United Nations (UN) Security Council, to address security concerns. Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the call became imperative inContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Global transparency body, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), has scored the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) very high in its latest global assessment. The EITI’s Deputy Executive Director, Mr Bady Baldé, made this known when he led an EITI delegation to the Group ChiefContinue Reading
