By Naomi Sharang Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, on Tuesday said that the upper chamber had been passing diverse laws aimed at positioning Nigeria for a $1 trillion economy by 2030. Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, said this at a meeting with a delegation of the United Kingdom Parliament,Continue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says eradication of malaria will boost social-economic development of the state. The governor made the assertion in a keynote address at the state’s launch of Pathway to Malaria Pre-elimination Digitalisation Programme, on Tuesday in Lagos. “Malaria is more than a socio-economicContinue Reading
By Kelechi Ogunleye No fewer than 140 personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have acquired new houses in Abuja under the corps’ Cooperative Society scheme. NSCDC Commandant-General (CG), Ahmed Audi, on Tuesday in Abuja, handed over the keys to the houses which comprised of one, twoContinue Reading
By Emmauella Anokam The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGI) says it is intensifying its monitoring efforts to ensure strict adherence to the approved affordable fare structures by transport operators. Mr Michael Oluwagbemi, Programme Director/Chief Executive, P-CNGI, made this known while reacting to reports alleging non-compliance with agreed fare structuresContinue Reading
By Polycarp Auta Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau says he has allocated 30 hectares of land in Wase Local Government Area (LGA) for the cultivation of Napier Grass. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that napier grass, also known as Elephant Grass, is a key fodder crop primarily usedContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Sen. Ned Nwoko, Chairman, Prince Ned Nwoko Foundation for Malaria Eradication and the Community, has alleged that Western Pharmaceutical Companies are not interested in helping Nigeria eradicate malaria from the country. Nwoko said this in Abuja, at a malaria vaccine workshop organised by the Foundation. He saidContinue Reading
By Celine-Damilola Oyewole The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has joined other Nigerian lawmakers in calling for 35 per cent affirmative action for women in the legislature. Represented by the Wife of the Speaker, Hajiya Fatima Abass, Mrs Tinubu made this declaration on Tuesday morning in Abuja at the ExhibitionContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) has commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the inauguration of the dualisation of sections two to four of the Ekpoma-Auchi-Okpella-Okene-Ajaokuta Expressway. Mr Chukwudi Enekwechi, Chairman of the group, said the move had brought hope to motorists using the road linking Edo andContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha Cyriacus Umeha, Lawmaker representing Ezeagu/Udi Federal Constituency, Enugu State, has asserted that the South East Development Commission (SEDC) will harness technological innovativeness of youths in the zone. Umeha, also member of the House of Representatives Committee on SEDC, said this in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
There have been growing concerns about the obnoxious increasing trend of ritual killings across Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the heightened situation of ritual killings is driven by the quest for quick wealth, poverty, unemployment, and lack of effective legislation. There have also been sustained callsContinue Reading
