By Ali Baba-Inuwa Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) says his appointment as the Chief Executive of the Agency was not by accident. Ali said this when he received members of the NAN Staff Bus Management Committee in his office on ThursdayContinue Reading
Dr Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, has emphasised the significance of technology in sanitising and repositioning the mining sector for greater productivity to attain its full potential. A statement by Segun Tomori, Special Assistant on Media to the minister, said that Alake made this known on MondayContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has advised Nigerians to report incident of extortion or harassment in the course of enrolment for National Identification Number (NIN) to its offices. The NIMC Acting Director-General, Mrs Abisoye Coker-Odusote said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. “NIMC hasContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Referees’ Development Committee/Unit have placed 14 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) referees on preliminary suspension over poor officiating. This is contained in a letter by Faith Irabor, Head of NFF’s Referees’ Development Committee/Unit and addressed to Davidson Owumi, NPFL’s Chief Operating OfficerContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris says Nigeria is safe and open to foreign investments and tourists to explore and benefit. Idris made this know in his address at an interactive session with senior media editors and executives on Monday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala An Assistant Secretary for U.S. Economic and Business Affairs, Ramnin Toloui, has forecast a 100 billion dollar revenue from Nigeria’s creative industries by 2030. Toloui, who spoke during the Africa Creative Market Conference in Lagos on Monday, also said if the potential of the industry was wellContinue Reading
Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, the Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria, says he will rejig the agency’s technology and quality of its news content for subscribers. Ali made this known on Wednesday during his inspection of NAN, Lagos Operations’ facility and interactive meeting with the staff. He said: “News contentContinue Reading
By Hassan Abdul Concerned Rivers Elite, a pressure group, has faulted call by Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic Cleric, for the sack of Chief Nyesom Wike as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over the visit of the Israeli Ambassador to his office. This is contained in aContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the construction of portions of the Trans-Sahara routes running from Enugu to Ogoja, and from Badagry to Sokoto. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, disclosed this while addressing newsmen after the FEC, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, onContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has urged the Federal Government to introduce solar powered silos across the country to boost food storage and reserve system. Dr Femi Oke, AFAN’s Chairman in Lagos State and South-West Zone, disclosed this in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
