By Perpetua Onuegbu The Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), a CSO, Auwal Rafsanjani, says without EFCC and ICPC in the fight against corruption, impunity would have reigned supreme in Nigeria. Rafsanjani told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja that the fight againstContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Auwal Rafsanjani, the Executive Director of CISLAC and Head, Transparency International, Nigeria, has cautioned Nigerians against the demarketing of the country abroad. Rafsanjani, while featuring on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Personality Interview Series in Abuja on Sunday, urged Nigerians to distinguish between criticism ofContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Transporters For Tinubu 2027 Support Group on Thursday conducted eye screenings and drug sensitisation for transport operators in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Its National Coordinator, Mr Segun Obayendo, who spoke at the opening of the programme at the Jabi Park in Abuja, said the initiativeContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Federal Government will spend over N21 billion on the first phase of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) headquarters in Abuja. Mr Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, disclosed this on Thursday at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new NAMA corporate headquarters.Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has unveiled a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reduction Initiative aimed at strengthening environmental health governance, improving emissions monitoring and protecting public health. Dr Yakubu Baba, Registrar of the Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON), said at the unveiling on Tuesday in Abuja that theContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has urged the Federal Government to appoint a seasoned professional from within the Colleges of Education system as the next Executive Secretary, National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE). In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, COEASUContinue Reading
By Blessing Ajah The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Bingham University, Prof. Musa Dankyau, has called for a renewed approach to strengthen Family Medicine and Primary Care in Nigeria. Dankyau said during the university’s 11th Inaugural Lecture on Tuesday in Karu that the foundation of effective healthcare depended on revitalising family medicineContinue Reading
The Equipment Leasing Registration Authority (ELRA) and Admiralty Maritime Services Ltd. (AMSL) have signed a partnership to strengthen asset registration and enhance compliance in the maritime sector. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by ELRA’s Head of Media and Corporate Communication, Adebola Sunday. Sunday quotedContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has urged that amendments under Executive Order 9 be subjected to legislative process to safeguard stability in the oil and gas sector. Mr Festus Osifo, President of PENGASSAN, said this on Tuesday in Abuja while addressingContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Experts in the environment and energy sector gathered in Abuja to advance a “Just Transition” energy plan that will benefit communities, industries and vulnerable populations in the country. NAN reports that the initiative focuses on inclusive growth, ensuring that the transition to low-carbon energy (targeting net-zero byContinue Reading
