By Victor Okoye The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan-Enoh, on Thursday said that the Federal Government had approved more than N12 billion as the budget for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Paris Olympics, which is its 33rdContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The new N70,000 minimum wage adopted by the Federal Government after consultation with the Organised Labour on Thursday will be reviewed after three years. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, said this while addressing State House correspondents. He disclosed this afterContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, said he was leveraging new opportunities for climate finance and de-risking platforms. Ngelale said that this was aimed at boosting renewable energy technology manufacturing in Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, he saidContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday charged African leaders to combat exploitation of the continent’s solid minerals. The President said this when he received a delegation of African Ministers of Solid Minerals under the auspices of African Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG). The group was led to theContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Students loans is a tool to fighting poverty in the country, President Bola Tinubu says on Wednesday at the inauguration of the scheme. Tinubu said the scheme also aligned with his administration’s commitment to inclusiveness, adding that it would be sufficiently funded. “Democracy is allContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Medical experts have advised people who are 40 years and above to go for regular eye checks and consult a qualified ophthalmologist for treatment when diagnosed with an eye disorder. Dr Fatima Kyari, Registrar, Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) made the call inContinue Reading
Pic 12. President Bola Tinubu presenting a cheque to Obilor Justice Ikechukwu, Student of Federal University of Technology Owerri Imo State during the Presidential launch of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday (17/7/2024) O231/JULY/17/7/2024/Callistus Ewelike/NAN Pic 13. President Bola Tinubu presenting aContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has dismissed an application filed by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to travel to the UK medical treatment. The EFCC charged Emefiele with criminal breach of trust, forgery, conspiracy to obtain byContinue Reading
Chinese researchers on Tuesday said they had discovered a new fern species in south China, and named it Cyrtomium adenotrichum. The researchers found 10 wild Cyrtomium adenotrichum on a cliff in Nandan County under Hechi City, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This is according to the Guangxi Institute ofContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the Visa ban on Nigerians travelling to the country. The Minister made the announcement while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC)Continue Reading
