By Okeoghene Akubuike A Clinical Psychologist, Dr Adedotun Ajiboye, says the Federal Government needs to implement policies and programmes that reduce tobacco consumption and protect citizens from exposure to tobacco smoke. Ajiboye who works with the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, said this in an interview with theContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The Controller General of Nigerian Correctional Service(NCoS), Haliru Nababa, has appointed Ibrahim Usman as the new Controller incharge of FCT Command. The newly appointed FCT command controller, Usman Ibrahim assumed duty on Friday in Abuja. Ibrahim took over from John Francis, who was recently redeployed to KadunaContinue Reading
By Suleiman Shehu An NGO, Agricultural Social Entrepreneurship Foundation (ASEF), has said that no fewer than 40,000 Nigerian youths will be trained for job opportunities in its ‘Waste4Meal’ farming project. The ASEF President, Mr Oluwole Azeez, made this known while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with New Generation NutritionContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The training of the inter-agency committee to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the remuneration and conditions of service of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) commenced on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the training programme is being anchored by the National Salaries,Continue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Waterlight Save Initiative (WSI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has called for innovative solutions toward addressing the problem of water scarcity in Nigeria. The President, WSI, Dr Ero Ibhafidon said this when he spoke an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday.Continue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Mr Charles Ebuebu, Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has commended the innovation and excellence of SLTV, indigenous Nigerian satellite pay television, in ensuring competitive value delivery. He made the commendation when Dr Ifeanyi Nwafor, Managing Director, Metro Digital Limited, operator of SLTV, and hisContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) says arrangements have been concluded for the inauguration of its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Conversion, Filling, Reverse Engineering and Training Centre in Abuja. The Executive Vice Chairman of NASENI, Mr Khalil Halilu, disclosed this while addressing a newsContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Abuja School of Social and political Thought (TASSPT), has called for the adoption of human development approach in determining the new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The Director of the School, Dr Sam Amadi, gave the advice at a dialogue with the theme ”Determining fairContinue Reading
By Martha Agas Nigeria has been operating a monocultural economy for decades since the discovery of oil in 1956, relying on it to fund its development. The result is that other sectors of the economy would not receive the needed attention for their growth, posing a worrying obstacle to economicContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Nigerian Ambassador to Libya, Mohammed Mohammed, has cautioned Nigerians against seeking irregular migration to foreign countries. Muhammed, the newly-posted Charge’ d’Affaires en-titre to Libya, gave the advice in a statement on Wednesday during the repatriation of 122 stranded Nigerians in Libya. In the statement, which was issuedContinue Reading
