By Priscilla Osaje Mr Kim Pankyu, Korea Ambassador to Nigeria, has called for stronger synergy with Nigeria to strengthen the cultural affinity that both countries shared, especially in music and dance. Kim made the call at the opening ceremony of the 12th Korean Film Festival in Abuja. Continue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje Six Nigerian youths on Wednesday participated in preparing two Korean side dishes in a cooking programme to celebrate Korea traditional festival “Chuseok”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Chuseok traditional festival is Korea’s annual thanksgiving holiday, which happens to be one of the biggestContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Edo, with more than 4 million people, ancient traditions, artifacts and landmarks, remains a vital hub for Nigeria’s cultural heritage, economic growth and political dynamics. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Edo, at present, has 2,629,025 million registeredContinue Reading
By Kelechi Ogunleye A 30-year-old man, Joseph Efe, who was arrested for stealing a cellphone from a commercial sex worker, said he committed the crime to raise money for his sister who has sickle cell anemia. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) FCT Commandant, Dr OlusolaContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya No fewer than 300,000 smallholder farmers have embraced modern techniques of farming to improve crop yield in Niger state. Dr Godwin Atser, the Country Director, Sasakawa Africa Association Nigeria, said this during a mega field day with farmers in Kampala community of Bosso Local GovernmentContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has transferred regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Kogi State to the Kogi State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC), as announced on its website on Wednesday in Abuja. This decision aligns with the amended Constitution of the Federal Republic ofContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Civil Service Commission has begun the regularisation of staff appointments in the FCT Administration and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA). The Head of the FCT Civil Service, Dr Udo Atang, said at the commencement of the exercise in Abuja on Wednesday,Continue Reading
By Ifeanyi Olannye The Management of the Federal Medical Center, Asaba, Delta, has expressed delight at being one of the pioneer beneficiaries of Seyi Tinubu’s health interventions in tertiary hospitals. The hospital’s Medical Director, Dr Victor Osiatoma, described the intervention as timely, considering the number of indigent patients that attend the hospitalContinue Reading
By Hafsah Tilde The National Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) will conduct a community mapping and need Assessment of 6,246 communities under its jurisdiction. Alhaji Abubakar Yelwa, Managing Director of N-HYPPADEC, disclosed this on Tuesday at a training of officers for the 2024 Needs Assessment exerciseContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Journalists in Akwa Ibom are set to hold a maiden media stakeholders summit in the state on Sept. 20. Entitled “The State of the Media in Akwa Ibom: The Way Forward,” the one day summit would hold at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) PressContinue Reading
