By Isaac Aregbesola The Police Command in FCT has arrested Bunmi Samuel, mother of two, her boyfriend and 12 others over alleged various crimes including kidnapping, armed robbery and burglary in the territory. The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Haruna Garba, who paraded the suspects at the command headquarters onContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu says the forthcoming Chief of Army Staff Conference will evaluate the conduct of all ongoing operations in the country. Nwachukwu said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja that it would also appraise trainings and other activities ofContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Sept. 7, 2023 (NAN) The Nigerian Army has pledged to escalate partnership with the Defence Research and Development Bureau (DRDB) and Defence Space Administration (DSA) to enhance its operations. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja made the pledge when he met separatelyContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Deputy Commandant and Director of Studies, Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) Brig.-Gen. Aminu Umar, has stressed the need for Nigerian Army to embrace emerging technology to achieved modernisation Umar said this while delivering a paper titled, “Future Warfare and Modernisation of the Military: Implications forContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu Tremma Agro Services, an agro-ecosystem firm in Africa, is poised to inaugurate an “incubator hub” in Nigeria, a project designed for agro-entrepreneurs and viable innovators ready to kick start businesses. The agro-ecosystem is aimed at supporting the food production systems in farms and gardens. Dr Emmanuel Abuhson,Continue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola Dr Mustapha Popoola, Executive Director/Global Impact Lead of Research for Impact and Knowledge Economy for Sustainable Development (RIKESD), says Nigeria can earn more than N10 trillion annually through a knowledge-based economy. Popoola said this at the inauguration of the organisation on Tuesday in Abuja. He said thatContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar, has reiterated the country’s commitment towards promoting good governance. Abubakar, in a statement said this when he led Nigeria’s delegation to the 8th Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit in Tallinn, Estonia. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Constance Athekeme Some electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have continued to count their losses following the power outage recorded in the territory for two days. The consumers told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Wednesday in Abuja that blackout had adversely affectedContinue Reading
By Chinyere Nwachukwu Some students of the University of Lagos have called on security operatives from the Sabo Police station to release some of their colleagues arrested during a peaceful protest without delay. The students who thronged the main gate of the institution at about 8 a.m. were agitating theContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has expressed its commitment to accelerate the implementation of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) project in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubarka Kyari, said this at the SAPZ Phase II Inception Workshop onContinue Reading
