By Joan Nwagwu The National Union of Market Traders Employers of Nigeria (NUMTEN) has pledged to end illegal price fixing and exploitation in Nigerian markets Mr James Chukwuma, NUMTEN President made the pledge while receiving the union’s Certificate of Registration from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Kidnapping has become very common in Nigeria with people abducted on the highways, Railways, schools, and even their houses. While some get to return home after huge sums are paid, others get killed while some victims are turned into wives, sex toys or slaves of their abductorsContinue Reading
Bulgarian news agency chief says news should be free Mr Kiri Valchev, Director-General of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA), has said that news should not be treated as a commodity but as a human right. He was speaking during the second day of science readings hosted by Sofia University’s FacultyContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government says it is committed to ensuring policies and programmes geared towards inclusiveness and equity in the practice of veterinary profession in the country. Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security stated this at the commemoration of the World Veterinary DayContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Federal Government through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) has attracted a 50 million dollar deal for the conversion of commercial vehicles to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The P-CNGi Programme Director/Chief Executive, Mr Michael Oluwagbemi, said this on Saturday during a Live programmeContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Joint Tax Board (JTB) has urged its members of staff to effectively collaborate with relevant agencies to positively project the image of the board. The Secretary of the JTB, Mr Olusegun Adesokan, made this call at a Strategic Retreat organised by the board in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Nigeria and Japan governments on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on enhancement of rice seed production system and diagnostic capacity in Nigeria. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, signed the MoU on Exchange of Notes and Records of discussion onContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku Telecom operators in Nigeria on Thursday urged the Federal Government to facilitate a constructive dialogue with industry stakeholders to address pricing challenges. This is contained in a joint statement by the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON).Continue Reading
By Justina Auta Nigeria and 15 other countries have been boosted with 36.5m dollars in new funding, to eliminate trachoma in their countries. Dr Joy Shu’aibu, Country Director for Sightsavers, an international development organisation, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Trachoma is a neglected tropical disease,Continue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has said that its reconstituted Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) would be inaugurated in May. The IMTT aimed at implementing recommendations of NEITI’s industry reports. Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary, NEITI, said this while Addressing the newsmen on Wednesday inContinue Reading
