Abigael Joshua Environment experts on Sunday in Abuja assured more commitments towards tackling climate change in the country. They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Association for Environmental Impact Assessment of Nigeria (AEIAN) award and luncheon to mark their end of theContinue Reading
By Okon Okon President Bola Tinubu has approved the confirmation of the appointment of Adewale Adeniyi as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service. Mr Willie Bassey, Director Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation made this known in a statement issued on Friday inContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, has urged federal lawmakers to come up with creative legislative frameworks and provide robust oversight support that could guarantee the appreciation and stability of Naira. He made the call in a statement by his Directorate of Media and PublicContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described media report that 94 per cent all the elective positions contested in 2023 general elections are being contested at the tribunal as incorrect. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said thisContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Hon. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on University Education has called for salary increment for primary, secondary and university teachers. The chairman said the teachers should earn N250,000, N500,000 and N1 million respectively as monthly renumeration. Fulata was speakingContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has solicited an enabling law for private schools to grow the nation through education. Speaking in Abuja at a Dinner/Award night to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Africa International College (AIC) and Africa Community School, GowonContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi The Executive Secretary of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mr Tony Ojukwu, SAN, has identified poverty as one of the barriers to enjoyment of human rights. Ojukwu stated this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday to commemorate the International Day for Eradication of Poverty. The dayContinue Reading
By Aderogba George A group, under the auspices of Africa Infrastructure, Climate change and Investment Summit (AICIS) Committee says it is taking steps to mitigate the effects of climate change towards achieving infrastructural development on the Africa continent. To achieve this, the group is bringing together keyContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu on behalf of the government and people of Nigeria has sent warm greetings to former Head of State, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on his 89th birthday. A statement by Presidential Spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said the president celebrates the elder statesman whose visionaryContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday destroyed fake and expired goods worth over N500 million in Abuja. Speaking during the exercise, the Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, stated that some of the goodsContinue Reading
