NAN Cooperative president pledges investment opportunities, housing programme

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By Ginika Okoye Aliyu Abubakar-Idris, President, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society, has promised to prioritise new investment opportunities for sustainable development of the society. He also promised to utilise the society’s lands for staff housing estate in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Abubakar-Idris said this atContinue Reading

Nigeria, China sign landmark deal to produce insulin locally

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By Emmanuel Afonne The Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology has signed a landmark Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Shanghai Haiqi Industrial Company Ltd. China, to establish Nigeria’s first local insulin production facility. The agreement marks a significant step towards addressing the country’s insulin production needs and reducing relianceContinue Reading

Charcoal industry catalyst to Nigeria’s economic growth, poverty reduction – Expert

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Charcoal industry catalyst to Nigeria’s economic growth, poverty reduction – Expert By Collins Yakubu-Hammer An entrepreneur, Ebenezer Akarah, says Nigeria’s untapped charcoal industry holds key to powering the economy and lifting the citizens out of poverty. Akarah in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday inContinue Reading

Soil Values project trains 50 extension agents, lead farmers in Bauchi

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By Ahmed Kaigama International Fertiliser Development Corporation (IFDC), has begun the training of 50 extension agents and lead farmers on soil restoration, conservation techniques and integrated soil fertility management in Bauchi State. The two-day training exercise is being implemented under the IFDC Soil Values Programme, aims to improve soil fertilityContinue Reading

NTI hosts maiden National Education Quality Assurance Policy Committee meeting

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By Hussaina Yakubu The maiden edition of the National Education Quality Assurance Policy Committee meeting is currently underway at the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna. The meeting organised by the Federal Education Quality Assurance Service Department of the Federal Ministry of Education, billed to hold from Sept. 2 to 4.Continue Reading

Pollution: FG, UNDP train technicians in refrigeration, air-conditioning safety 

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By Aisha Gambo The Federal Government on Friday concluded a four-day nationwide training and certification programme for Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (RAC) Technicians. The exercise with the theme: ‘Certification Training on Safe Handling of Natural Refrigerants for RAC Technicians,’ was being implemented in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),Continue Reading

Nigerian Army seeks stronger ties with judiciary to fight terrorism

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By Mustapha Yauri Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has appealed for improved collaboration between the military, judiciary and other key stakeholders to curb terrorism and dismantle terrorist networks. Oluyede said this in Zaria on Tuesday at the 2025 Training Workshop organised by the Nigerian Army School ofContinue Reading

Okiro refutes usurping I-G’s powers

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By Joseph Edeh A former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, has denied plans to usurp the powers of the incumbent Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun. Okiro made the clarification in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Supreme Ibitomi, on Saturday in Abuja. “Our attentionContinue Reading