By Ezra Musa The Kaduna State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources has commenced anti-rabies vaccination campaign to curb the menace of rabies in the state. Murtala Dabo, the commissioner in the ministry, made this known on Wednesday at the commencement of a five-day anti-rabies vaccination campaignContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Given his antecedents, some stakeholders in the health sector say they have high expectations of the Coordinating Minister of Health, Prof. Ali Pate, turning around the healthcare delivery in the country. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, they saidContinue Reading
By Aminu Garko Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthen the 11-year-old partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Malam Ibrahim Shuaibu, on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Kevin Okunzuwa The Government of the United Kingdom has expressed its readiness to support Edo Government and Management of Okomu Oil Palm Company in their efforts to preserve forest reserves in the state. Ms Martine Sobey, Head of Climate Change and Energy at the UK Embassy, Nigeria, saidContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Tinubu Support Team (TST), a coalition of concerned Nigerians, has urged the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Govermental Affairs, Mr Zaphaniah Jisalo, to perform beyond expectations of Nigerians. The coalition on Tuesday in Abuja at a news conference called on the minister not to only live upContinue Reading
By Oboh Linus Nasarawa State Government has commenced the distribution of palliatives to cushion the effects of economic hardship of the petroleum subsidy removal on its citizen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government had on May 29 announced the removal of the subsidy. GovContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Antswen The Benue Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Prof. Joseph Utev , the Minister for Water Resources and Sanitation on his recent appointment and inauguration. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday signed by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Mr Daniel Ihomun,Continue Reading
By Yahaya Isah The New Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has said that the Federal Government will deploy technology to protect the nation’s borders against any form of threat. The minister made this known during an interactive session with the newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo said that it hadContinue Reading
By Mercy Obojeghren The Delta Government has reportedly completed the construction of 1,169 kilometres of roads and 597 kilometres of drainage projects in eight years of former Gov Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration. Mr Fred Dafioghor, the Permanent Secretary, Delta Ministry of Works, made the disclosure to the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Olayinka Owolewa Kwara will feature in 25 events at the forthcoming National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba, Mr Ibrahim Bako, the state’s Director of Sports Commission has revealed. Bako made this known on Tuesday in Ilorin during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), aheadContinue Reading
