By Joshua Olomu ‘Up NEPA’, a documentary film that explores the challenges of electricity supply in Nigeria is set for premiere in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) on May 9. Ishaya Bako, ace Nollyood filmmaker and Director of the film, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Anambra Disability Rights Commission has called on local airlines to protect the rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWD). Mr Chukwuka Ezewuzie , the commission’s chairman, made the plea at a press conference in Abuja on Friday. He alleged that some local airlines had been discriminating againstContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza Mrs Titilope Gbadamosi, Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Youth Initiatives, and PROMAD Foundation have harped on the need for technological empowerment of youths to boost their participation in governance. They made the call on Thursday in Abuja at the 2024 close-out ceremony of the AcceleratingContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Okon Okon The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) on Thursday inaugurated the newly introduced workers performance assessment scheme, tagged Performance Management System (PMS) The News Agency of Nigeria reports PMS replaces Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER), a form filled manually by civil servants to access their performanceContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday inaugurated its Advance Ruling System to enhance trade facilitation in Abuja. It has also organised stakeholders` engagement to foster mutual understanding of its programmes and to facilitate the rollout of the system. Speaking at the event, the Comptroller General (C-G)Continue Reading
By Abigael Joshua A former Vice Chancellor, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Prof. Razaq Abubakre has joined other Osun prominent indigenes in mourning fellow indigene, Dr Oluremi Atanda (OFR), agricultural scientist and first PhD holder in Iwoland. In a statement issued in Abuja, Abubakre said the deceased was a multi-talented scholar andContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) has urged employers of labour to use the occasion of the International Labour Day to demonstrate love for Nigerian workers. The Director-General of NTAC, Dr Yusuf Yakub, said this in a statement signed by Mr Nkem Anyata-Lafia, his Special Assistant onContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The United Kingdom based leadership development organisation TEXEM UK, has applauded one of its alumnus, Dr Usman Jankara, on his appointment as Deputy Commissioner for Insurance (Finance and Administration) at the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). In a statement on its website www.texem.co.uk, TEXEM’s Director Special Projects, CarolineContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili Some enrollees of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the FCT have called for improved services and less stress, saying they go through cumbersome measures whenever they want to access health services. The enrollees of the scheme, now National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), expressed their concernsContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Chairman, Benue State Football Association (BSFA), Paul Edeh, says being honoured with the Africa Sports and Tourism Awards (ASTA), will spur him to invest more in grassroots football in the country. Edeh was honored on Thursday in Abuja with the ‘Mentor of the Year’ award. TheContinue Reading
