By Justina Auta Mr Abubakar Bello, the Managing Director, Nigerian Export and Import Bank (NEXIM), and other stakeholders have stressed the need for gender equity and women’s empowerment to improve access to health, education, economic and political opportunities in the country. They made the call at a family fun weekend,Continue Reading
By Thompson Yamput The Inspector General of Police (I-,G), Mr Alkali Baba, has presented cheques of N16 million to families of police officers who died in active service in Kogi. The IG made the presentations through the Kogi Commissioner of Police, Akeem Yusuf, who was represented by the Deputy CommissionerContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola Two transparency groups have threatened to drag the leadership of North East Development Commission (NEDC) to the EFCC and ICPC over alleged mismanagement of N146.19 billion. The groups, People Advocacy for Transparency and Accountability (PATAI) and Al-Mushaid Initiative for Transparency and Accountability (AITA), gave the NEDC up toContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Dr. Ibrahim Kana, says that the Presidential Transition Council will make life and governance more comfortable for the incoming president. Kana said this in a statement by Mrs Victoria Agba-Attah, Director of Press and Public Relations of the ministry, in Abuja,Continue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson The African Union Development Agency(AUDA-NEPAD) Centre of Excellence in STI, hosted a two-day workshop geared towards advancing genome editing technology as a tool to drive agricultural productivity in Nigeria. The workshop organised for Chief Executives and Experts in Research and Academic Institutions, declared open by Dr AdelekeContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) says it is awaiting presidential intervention to mass produce guns and other weapons for the Nigerian Armed Forces. The Executive Vice Chairman of NASENI, Prof. Muhammad Haruna, said this during a courtesy visit to the Chief of ArmyContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says the troops of the armed forces, nabbed eight political thugs at Okehi in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi during the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at the bi-weeklyContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that a total of 1,332 terrorists and their family members surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai across North East in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known during the bi-weekly newsContinue Reading
Dr Ajibola Abayoni, President of Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) with Jin Ming Yu, Deputy Consul General, China Embassy By Ibironke Ariyo The Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) has called for partnership with the Chinese embassy in Nigeria to promote trade facilitation and migration matters through media education.Continue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on Nigerians to shun electoral violence and voter apathy that are capable of disrupting electoral process during the March 11 governorship and state House of Assembly elections. Mrs Theresa Nnalue, NOA Director in charge of Orientation and Behaviour Modification, gaveContinue Reading
