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NAN Abuja.
By Emmanuella Anokam Engr. Chichi Emenike, Acting Managing Director and Gas Asset Manager, Neconde Energy Limited (OML 42), has called on the Federal Government to urgently address the numerous bottlenecks obstructing investment in Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector. Emenike made the call on Wednesday in Abuja, while speaking to newsmen afterContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA) says it has concluded plans to intervene in more than 250 border communities with life-changing services within the year. The Executive Secretary, Dr Dax George-Kelly, disclosed this at the commemoration of the 2025 African Border Day, in Abuja. The event wasContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, has charged the inaugurated Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to be guided by national interest. Oyetola gave the charge on Wednesday in Abuja, during the inauguration of the board. He saidContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai President Bola Tinubu has expressed excitement over the engagement of indigenous contractors in the delivery of roads and other projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Tinubu gave the nod in Abuja on Wednesday, while inaugurating the dualised and upgraded Ushafa to War College/Army Checkpoint roads andContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, will meet with chairmen of FCT area councils, leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and National Association of Nigeria Students (NANs) on Thursday. The meeting, according to a statement by NANs in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has barricaded the slip road connecting Goodluck Jonathan Expressway with Ring Road II at Galadimawa Interchange, Abuja. The acting Director-General of the department, Mr Abdulrahman Mohammed, said during the exercise in Abuja on Tuesday, that the move was toContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha The House of Representatives has restated its commitment to optimisation of sustainable immunisation financing model in Nigeria. The Chairman, House Committee on Healthcare Services, Rep. Amos Magaji stated this at a multi-stakeholder’ technical workshop on optimisation of sustainable immunisation financing model in Nigeria, in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai President Bola Tinubu has pledged his administration’s continued support to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, to continue delivering life-impacting projects in the territory. Tinubu made the pledge in Abuja on Tuesday, while inaugurating the newly constructed Collector Road CN-8 (Asuquo OkonContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza Dr Raymond Edoh, says the appointment of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, as Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) is a glory and victory for Nigeria and Africa. Edoh, a stakeholder in the maritime sector, stated this in an interview with theContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), has announced efforts to bolster Nigeria’s counter-terrorism capabilities through partnership with the British High Commission. The National Coordinator, NCTC-ONSA, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, made this known on Monday in Abuja, at the opening of theContinue Reading
