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By Philip Yatai The All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), has urged President Bola Tinubu to save the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) from being scrapped. The National President of the union, Mr Muhammad Musa, made the appeal while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. TheContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has thanked President Bola Tinubu for the opportunity to be part of his administration’s quest to renew the hope of Nigerians. Wike poured out his gratitude after inspecting ongoing rural roads projects in Bwari and AbujaContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed satisfaction with the quality and pace of work of the ongoing road constructions in Kuje Area Council of the territory. Wike stated this after he inspected the road projects in Abuja on Wednesday.Continue Reading
By Diana Omueza International Alert, a global peace-building organisation, and the Nigeria Police have supported the clamour for community policing and called for collaboration for an effective and successful outcome. They made this known at a National Stakeholders’ Retreat on Policing in Nigeria, organised by International Alert in AbujaContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum, has commended the African Development Bank (AfDB) for implementing 65.75 million dollars Inclusive Basic Service Delivery and Livelihood Empowerment Integrated Programme (IBSDLEIP) in the state. Zulum gave the commendation when he visited the Director-General, Nigeria Country Department of AfDB, Mr Lamin Barrow,Continue Reading
By Martha Agas The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has declared value addition as the new indispensable standard for mining operations in the country. Alake made the declaration in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Segun Tomori, on Tuesday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has called on the Federal Government to take urgent steps towards resuscitating the country’s textile industry. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, made the call at the 13th National Delegates Conference of the National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Nigeria has called on the West African Network of the National Academies of Sciences (WANNAS) to leverage Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to drive economic growth in the ECOWAS subregion. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Geoffrey Nnaji, made the call at the opening ceremony ofContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Severe humanitarian crisis across the ECOWAS subregion caused by conflicts, lack of basic services and climate change has pushed no fewer than 64.5 million victims into dire need of urgent help. Mr Abel Enitan, Permanent Secretary, Nigeria’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (FMHAPA), disclosedContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has sought for huge investments from Indian investors, as part of strategies to fast tract the development of the capital territory, Abuja. Wike made the call when the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Shri Balasubramanian, visitedContinue Reading
