By Yahaya Isah The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says arrangement has been concluded by the Federal Government to remodel the National Fire Academy, Sheda, to enhance its operational capabilities. The minister stated this at the groundbreaking ceremony of the project at Sheda on Tuesday in Abuja. He saidContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, inaugurated the Southern Parkway project. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale, in the statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the project would serve as a critical artery connecting major areas within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Speaking at the inauguration, Tinubu describedContinue Reading
By Hajara Leman The Federal Government has sensitised Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Gombe State, to the use of geospatial data for development, planning and decision-making. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that geospatial data or geodata includes information related to locations on the earth’s surface. Mr NebolisContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba CBN Governor, Yemi Cardos has said that the pains of ongoing reforms would soon be over if Nigerians remain focused on supporting the monetary and fiscal policies of the government. Cardoso represented by Dr Blaise ljebor, Director, Risk Management, said this while participating in a panel discussionContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Minister of Defence, Muhammadu Badaru, has said that the Nigerian Armed Forces neutralised 9,300 bandits and terrorists have been neutralised within the last one year. Badaru disclosed this at the Ministerial Sectoral Briefings, organised by the Ministry of Information, to mark the first anniversary of the PresidentContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), says the Federal Government is set to seal a deal worth 20 billion dollars to boost oil and gas production in Nigeria. Lokpobiri said this on Thursday in Abuja when a delegation of Schlumberger (SLB) Ltd. ledContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola Operatives of the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a young woman, Janty Emmanuel, for allegedly abusing the Naira. EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the woman was arrested on Monday following intelligenceContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has placed the National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF ) on special probe scrutinising its documents from 2018 till date. Rep. James Faleke, the chairman of the committee said this at the ongoing probe of revenue leakages in governmentContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba Vice President of the Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF), Prince Adeyinka Adewole says 200 schools have registered for the forthcoming National Schools’ Team Chess Championship. Adewole disclosed this in a statement by Austen Osokpor, Head, Corporate Affairs Department of the Ecobank Nigeria Plc, on Tuesday in Lagos. TheContinue Reading
Borno: From ashes of insecurity to agric revolution By Hamza Suleiman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Prior to the Boko Haram insurgency Borno was one of the most agriculturally advanced states in Nigeria with more than two-third of its population engaged in cereal crops, livestock, fishery, and poultry production. ThisContinue Reading
