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By Martha Agas The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, says plans are ongoing by the Federal Government to establish six mineral centres in the six geo-political zones. According to Alake, the aim is to boost the sector. Alake said this in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, says that plans are ongoing to increase the number of Mining Marshal Corps from 60 to 100. The increase would be across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Alake said this inContinue Reading
By Martha Agas Dr Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, says the Federal Government will deploy technology for the surveillance of mining sites across the country. Alake said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the technologyContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development is determined to ensure that the solid minerals sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) surpasses that of oil, the minister, Dr Dele Alake, has said. Alake stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) onContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) on Saturday declared Latin America and the Caribbean or the Pacific as host for its 2025 workshop. The Treaty is a multilateral agreement opened for signature in September 1996, signed by 187 nations and ratified by 178 to prohibit nuclear weaponContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo Still Waters Foundation has distributed food items and clothing to over 250 vulnerable widows in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to support their efforts in catering for the family. Speaking during the event in Abuja, the founder, Dr Femi Lanre-Oke, said that the theme of the eventContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) says no fewer than 600 PwDs have benefitted from the pilot programme of its health Insurance package. James Lalu, the Executive Secretary of the commission gave the figure on Sunday, in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Joy Kaka/Jacinta Nwachukwu A civil servant, Mr Ugochukwu Nwogute and his wife, Vivian have appealed to the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu and well-meaning Nigerians for support in raising their quadruplets. The couple, who gave birth to the four babies in a private hospital in Kubwa, Abuja on MayContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Construction and Civil Engineering Senior Staff Association (CCESSA) and National Union of Civil Engineering Construction Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW), have threatened to stop work on major roads due to some crises. The unions affiliated to the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the NigeriaContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS), Anambra Command, has busted a kidnappers’ den in Anam forest, Anambra-West Local Government Area of the state. Dr John Metchie, NHFSS’s Deputy Commander-General, Technical Services, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Friday in Abuja. Metchie said that the operation,Continue Reading
