Traffic was disrupted along the Kubwa Expressway on Thursday evening when a tanker offloading petrol caught fire inside a filling station. Fire fighters were, however, on ground to respond to the situation. The incident at Dutse junction on Kubwa Expressway did not claim any life.Continue Reading
By Adebola Adegoke/Mariam Akande The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Lagos Urban Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (LUWASH) Activity have awarded 841,217 dollars grant to support seven organisations to improve hygiene services in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the grant approved byContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday swore in eight new permanent secretaries to fill existing and impending vacancies of some states and geo-political zones in the top administrative cadre of the Civil Service of the Federation. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s spokesman, read their citations before they tookContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Mr Peter Scott, Global CEO of BURN Manufacturing, says his company plans to construct a full cooking stove manufacturing facility in Ogun. Scott said this during a visit to Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, on Tuesday in Abuja. Ngelale said the visit wasContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has expressed support for Nigeria’s bid for re-election into the FIFA Council. Mr Amaju Pinnick, two-term President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), is seeking re-election into the Council. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, said inContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has tasked the Presidential Committee on Implementation of Livestock Reforms to address obstacles to agricultural productivity. The president inaugurated the committee on Tuesday in Abuja and appointed former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, as Co-Chairman of the Committee.Continue Reading
By Francis Onyeukwu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The rich cultural features of the annual Okorosha Izombe cultural festival in Imo — eastern part of the country — qualify it for recognition as a fundamental cultural heritage that can boost tourism sector, culture enthusiasts have observed. The culture has twoContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government. The President’s mandate was extended at the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, on Sunday in Abuja. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has called on Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS to work towards the establishment of a regional standby force for the security and economic advancement of the community. He made the call during the opening of the 65th Ordinary Session ofContinue Reading
By Gregg Mmadukolam The Ghenerhocia Foreign Language Academy Gwarinpa, on Saturday partnered with the Chinese Cultural centre in Abuja for easy understanding of a Chinese language, called Mandarin. Ms Akpore Oghenemarho, a Chinese teacher, said during the launch of the book “Mandarin Chinise” in Abuja that her love for theContinue Reading
