By Kazeem Akande Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has officially inaugurated “Operation Red-Handed” enforcement to tackle the challenges of open defecation and urination, indiscriminate dumping of refuse and other environmental offences. The LCDA Chairman, Mr Ayinde Akinsanya, said in his remarks during the inauguration on Wednesday that the newContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has congratulated a fellow of the society, Elozino Olaniyan, on her appointment as first female Chief Executive Officer of Midwestern Oil and Gas. In a congratulatory letter, NSE President, Mrs Margaret Oguntala, said that the appointment which takes effect from Dec.Continue Reading
By Joseph Edeh The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has reiterated its commitment to collaborate with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure seamless, responsive, and business-friendly service delivery across the nation. The Director-General of PEBEC, Mrs Zahrah Mustapha-Audu, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. SheContinue Reading
Okeoghene Akubuike Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Usman, says innovation in data and statistics has become central to building a just, peaceful, inclusive and prosperous Africa. Usman stated this in Abuja during the commemoration of the 2025 African Statistics Day, themed “Leveraging Innovations in DataContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Prof. Benjamin Ayatunji, Director, Physical and Life Sciences, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), says investments in Planetarium infrastructure will position Nigeria on the path of space development. Ayatunji, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, described a planetariumContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal Federal health authorities have named Sokoto, Jigawa, Zamfara, Taraba, Delta, Plateau and the Federal Capital Territory as the top performers in implementing resolutions agreed at the 2024 Council on Health meeting. Dr Kamil Shoretire, Director of Health Planning, Research and Statistics, disclosed the ranking while presenting theContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja Climate communities have advocated a unified vision for the protection of world’s vital ecosystems from oceans and coastal zones to forests and the biodiversity that sustains life and livelihoods. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday by the COP30 Communications Team, after the COP30 presidency thematicContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf on Wednesday presented a proposed N1.36 trillion budget for the 2026 fiscal year to the Kano State House of Assembly for consideration and eventual passage into law. The governor described it as a strategic plan to consolidate ongoing projects and accelerate growthContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo Adams Oshiomhole, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, has called for urgent action to curb road traffic deaths in Nigeria. Oshiomhole made the call at the International Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims Conference in Abuja. Recounting personal experiences of loss, he highlighted the devastatingContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The World Customs Organisation (WCO) has warned that African customs administrations face mounting challenges amid political pressures, rising consumer expectations, and increasingly complex global supply chains, calling for urgent modernisation and strategic trade management. Speaking at the Customs–Partnership for African Cooperation in Trade (C-PACT) conference themed “BreakingContinue Reading
