By Chinenye Offor The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering strong relationships and ensuring efficient, customer-focused visa services to Nigerians. This is contained in a statement signed by Onyinye Madu, Senior Communications Officer at the British High Commission on Thursday in Abuja. Madu said the commitment was madeContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, the Director-General, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), has expressed the agency’s readiness to support farmers with technology to boost food production in the country. Mustapha said this when the Islamic Green Club and Empowerment Initiative, a registered faith-based organisation paid him aContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The President, Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Olusegun Runsewe has introduced a new dimension in golf development with the unveiling of an online-based golf training programme in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the online-based golf training programme is the first of its kindContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo Slyvester Okpe, captain of Nigeria’s Senior Cricket team, said the team is optimistic of securing a qualification spot but will want to play the best of cricket. Okpe stated this at a news conference ahead of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup Sub RegionalContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Leadership experts and stakeholders from different backgrounds have called on government at all levels to prioritise empowerment of Nigerian youth to build lasting peace and security across the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders made the call at the 14th edition ofContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (NMCO) has expressed concerns that some mining title holders, who possess multiple cadastral units, lack the capacity to operate them. This was disclosed by the Director General of NMCO, Dr Obadiah Nkom, at a presentation at the ninth Nigeria Mining Week inContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and Innov8 Hub, an NGO, say they will boost local innovations with commercial potential through the maiden National Research Fair (NRF) and “TETFAIR” cohorts in Nigeria. Innov8 Hub provides technical and business support for the effective implementation of TETFAIR and theContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, and other stakeholders have underscored the importance of advancing bilateral trade relations between Nigeria and UK. They made the call at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) 2024 Presidential Dinner and Award Ceremony on Wednesday night in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Eneh Awodi The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, has pledged to resuscitate sports facilities in the agency to improve physical and mental wellbeing of staff. Ali stated this on Wednesday in Abuja when the victorious NAN contingent to the 2024 China/Continue Reading
By Martha Agas The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said that the ministry is addressing the fears of states about environmental degradation by ensuring that mining companies comply with stipulated standards. Alake stated this at the closing of the ninth Nigeria Mining Week on Wednesday inContinue Reading
