By Doris Esa The Federal Government has inaugurated the Federal Inter-Agency Technical Committee for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones ( SAPZ) programme. The SAPZ initiative is a flagship programme designed to drive agro-industrialisation, promote value addition, create jobs, enhance food security, and attract private sector investments into rural economies. Speaking atContinue Reading
By Stephen Adeleye The Kogi government has launched a major initiative to rehabilitate nine livestock markets across the three senatorial districts of the state. The bid opening ceremony for the project was held on Friday at the Kogi State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (Kogi L-PRES) Project office in Lokoja.Continue Reading
By Reporters Residents of Abia and Imo, including prominent politicians, educationists, and technocrats in Abia and Imo have called for collective action to promote women’s participation in politics. The people spoke in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia and Owerri, saying that women play crucial rolesContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved a final reopening for a period of 48 hours to enable tertiary institutions yet to complete their student verification exercise to do so. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday by MrsContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Governing Council of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has approved the appointment of Prof. Uduma Uduma as the new Vice-Chancellor of the institution. The Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the Governing Council, Malam Isa Yuguda said this while briefing newsmen on Friday after the council’s meeting. YugudaContinue Reading
Okeoghene Akubuike The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has unveiled a comprehensive framework and guidelines for strengthening procurement practices in Nigerian universities. Dr Adebowale Adedokun, the Director-General (D-G) of BPP, said this in a statement issued by Zira Nagga, Head, Public Relations, BPP, in Abuja on Friday. Adedokun spoke atContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN) is to celebrate its 70th anniversary, marking seven decades of scholarly contributions to national development and preservation of Nigeria’s collective memory. The Acting President of the Society, Prof. Zara Kwaghe, made this known at a news conference on Friday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele, has charged Army spokespersons to confront misinformation and propaganda with professionalism, clarity and integrity. Anele gave the charge in Abuja at the closing of the Directorate of Army Public Relations (DAPR) Combined Third and Fourth Quarters Media TrainingContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Federal Government has identified patriotism as a key pillar to rebuilding Nigeria’s moral fabric and the attainment of national reorientation values. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said this in Abuja when the founder of Community Peace Initiatives Network (CPIN), Mr AbdullahiContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) North and Western Region visited inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje, FCT to preach hope and donated essential items. The visit was led by Joseph Adeyokunnu, RCCG Intercontinental Finance Controller and Pastor in Charge of Region 31,Continue Reading
