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By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has granted UTM Offshore Limited a licence to construct a 2.8 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) Floating Liquefied Natural Gas facility. The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr Ekperipe Ekpo, said this during the issuance of the licence to the company in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese corporations to improve electricity and water supply in the territory. Wike disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office ofContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Federal Government has conducted a clearance operation at an illegal mining site in the Jaguna community of Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi. Solid minerals development minister Dele Alake, in a statement by his media aide, Segun Tomori, said that the exercise was part ofContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised states in the central and southern parts of the country to prepare for potential floods that would soon affect downstream communities. The states, according to NEMA, include Benue, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Imo, Rivers, and Bayelsa. NEMA’s Director-General, Mrs ZubaidaContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have breathed a sigh of relief following the roll out of anti-bullying initiative by an NGO, Equality Development and Research Centre (EDR Centre). The initiative, inaugurated at Durumi IDPs Camp in Area 1, Abuja, on Thursday,Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Federal Government has been urged to review the country’s gender policy to ensure its provisions are effectively and fairly applied. Prof. Iyabode Nwabueze, a Professor of English Language, made the call on Thursday, while delivering the 27th Inaugural Lecture of the National Open University of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has distributed agricultural inputs as grants, to 9,170 beneficiaries, under the FCT Fadama CARES programme, within one year of President Bola Tinubu-led administration. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, disclosed this while inaugurating the distribution of the grant to theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), has inaugurated the Sector Skills Council for Engineering (SSC4E) to bridge engineering gaps and enhance workforce skills in Nigeria. Ms Abiola Arogundade, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education, inaugurated the councilContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Hope Behind Bars Africa, a non-governmental organisation, has inaugurated a vocational skills centre, at the Dukpa Correctional Farm Centre in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT for inmates. Speaking at the inauguration on Wednesday in Abuja, the Executive Director of the organisation, Ms Oluwafunke Adeoye saidContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Some stakeholders have reiterated an urgent need for collaborative action to address poverty and promote gender equity in the country. The stakeholders spoke at the Gender and Inclusion Summit 2024 (GS-24), convened by the Policy Innovation Centre (PIC) of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), on WednesdayContinue Reading
