By Angela Atabo The European Union (EU) has unveiled a digital platform to boost investment in Nigeria’s agribusiness sector. Ms Myriam Ferran, EU’s Deputy Director-General, Directorate of International Partnerships (INTPA), said this at the 9th edition of the Nigeria-EU Business Forum in Abuja. Ferran said the platform was aimed atContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Federal Government has warned that unauthorised disclosure or leakage of official documents, capable of impacting the country negatively, is a punishable offence. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja, at a workshop organised by theContinue Reading
By Emmanuella The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Tuesday declared a state of emergency on production in oil and gas industry. The NNPCL has also called on all players in the industry to collaborate towards reducing the cost of oil production and boosting production to target levels.Continue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), says it registered 63 deaths and 2,102 suspected cases in the ongoing cholera epidemic across the country. The Director-General of the centre, Dr Jide Idris, said this during a news conference on the cholera situation on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi Chief Samuel Onuigbo, a former member of House of Representatives, says in spite of challenges Nigeria has turned the curve in pursuit of good governance through a democratic government. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that the country was fine-tuning itsContinue Reading
By Stanley Nwanosike The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shutdown about 100 shops in Ogbete Main Market, Enugu for alleged dealing in suspected fake alcoholic beverages. The agency also confiscated a truckload of adulterated products and arrested four suspected traders in a well-coordinated raid. NAFDAC’sContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has reaffirmed its commitment to achieve 70 per cent local content by the year 2027. Mr Felix Ogbe, Executive Secretary, NCDMB said this on Monday at the Nigerian Content Seminar, a flagship programme of the 2024 Nigerian Oil andContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu has said that no explosion occurred at Zungeru power plant on Monday. Mr Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser, Strategic Communications and Media Relations, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said that the minister was reacting to reports insinuating an explosion atContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has unveiled the African Petroleum Regulators’ Forum (AFRIPERF), to drive continental aspirations in the development and utilisation of hydrocarbon resources. The commission inaugurated the AFRIPERF at its maiden roundtable on the sidelines of the Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) EnergyContinue Reading
Dr Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General, Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC), has urged the Technical Aid Corps (TAC) volunteers, deployed to Sierra Leone to uphold discipline and behave as patriotic citizens. Yakub stated this in Abuja on Saturday at a deployment exercise for 18 TAC volunteers to be sent toContinue Reading
