By Reporters Nigerians have expressed concern about the resurgence of insecurity in the country and called for new security strategies to restore peace and stability in areas affected by kidnapping, insurgency and banditry. Those who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from across the country hailed the effortsContinue Reading
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo has restated the Federal Government’s commitment in supporting private sector investments geared towards unlocking Nigeria’s gas potential for the benefit of the economy and citizens. Epko made this known on Friday in Abuja when he met with a delegation of promoters andContinue Reading
Kashimawo, a play on late Chief Moshood Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, is to be staged in March. The play, produced by the Duke of Shomolu Foundation, is to be staged in Lagos. According to a statement by Mrs Mofoluwake Edgar, Managing Director ofContinue Reading
By Olawunmi Ashafa GetBundi, a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and online digital skills platform, on Thursday sensitised students to the value of STEM subjects. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the schools visited were Kuramo Senior College and Victoria Island Senior School, both in Victoria Island,Continue Reading
By Aderogba George Mrs Titi Atiku, the wife of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has charged stakeholders anchoring the fight against human trafficking and smuggling of migrants to brace up for the job ahead of them. Atiku gave the charge in Abuja on Monday at the closing session of a three-dayContinue Reading
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has signed a partnership agreement with the Magreb Arab Press (MAP) to fast track exchange of news materials between them. The Managing Director of NAN, Mr Ali Muhammad Ali, sealed the agreement on Tuesday on the sidelines of the ongoing 7th General Assembly ofContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede has tasked auctioneers in the country to be guided by probity, fairness and accountability in assets disposal. A statement by EFCC spokesperson, Mr Dele Oyewale, disclosed that Olukoyede said this when he received a delegation of the National Association of Auctioneers (NAA) onContinue Reading
By Mujidat Oyewole The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara Command, says it is partnering tricycle owners in the state towards reducing road traffic crash fatality and injuries. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relation Officer (PRO), Mr Olayinka Basambo, on Tuesday in Ilorin. BasamboContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government is committed to providing comprehensive rehabilitation for the four girls rescued from the Al-Kadriyar family after enduring two weeks in the kidnappers’ den. Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs,made this known on Monday after a visit to the rescued girls at a facilityContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, says the Federal Government is working to improve the nation’s economy with a view to addressing poverty, one of the drivers of insecurity. Wike, who stated this during a media interaction in Abuja on Monday, explained that poverty and the economyContinue Reading
