By Lilian U. Okoro The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Friday advised Nigerian youths to desist from substance abuse and involvement in illicit drugs for a greater and better future. Mrs Rita Geh, Director, Narcotics and Controlled Substance, NDLEA, gave the advice at a conference organised for secondaryContinue Reading
By Kelechi Ogunleye The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it will sanction fuel stations operators who alters petroleum pumps. Mr Farouk Ahmed, NMDPRA Chief Executive, said this during an interactive session with commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on Friday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche The Center for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi, has urged the Federal Government to put climate change at the centre of its economic growth plan. Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, the Director of the center, made the appeal in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Thompson Yamput A University Don, Prof. Benjamin Dauda, has warned against the devastating effects of oil spillage and plastics on the environment in Nigeria. Dauda, who is the Dean, Faculty of Sciences and Head of Department (HOD), Department of Industrial Chemistry, Federal University Lokoja (FUL), gave the warning atContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Debt Management Office, on Thursday, took its Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Securities Issuance Awareness Programme to Asaba, the Delta State capital. The programme, which is a collaborative effort of the DMO and CSL Securities Limited, the stockbroking firm for the FG, witnessed a large turnoutContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Ambassador of Denmark to Nigeria, Mr Sune Krogstrup, has pledged his country’s readiness to invest more and support Nigeria’s quest to develop it’s renewable energy sector. The envoy made the pledge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He said DenmarkContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola The Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (CITM) and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at offering a dual certification programme for Masters degree students in Finance and Treasury Management. Mr Olumide Adedoyin, the Registrar, CITN, said in a statement inContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Journalists covering the human trafficking and irregular migration beat have been urged to be in-depth in reportage, and to go the extra mile in investigating and exposing the heinous crimes. The call was made on Saturday in Abuja at the closing session of a three-day training onContinue Reading
By Toba Ajayi A Youth-led Environmental Organisation, Green Globe Initiative on Friday embarked on a climate awareness march to sensitise the public on climate and environmental sustainability. The Founder, Green Globe Initiative, Mr Akintola Akinyemi, led the Nigeria Climate Awareness March in Ilorin. Akinyemi called on the public to beContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Shri Balasubramanian, says India through its flagship Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme has trained no fewer than 200,000 officials from over 160 countries, since inception. The ITEC Programme was launched by the Indian Government on Sept. 15, 1964. BalasubramanianContinue Reading
