By Lydia Ngwakwe Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has awarded practicing licenses to 116 qualified Business Development Service Providers (BDSPs). Dr Charles Odii, Director-General, SMEDAN, said this at the BDSPs Licencing Award ceremony organised by the agency on Wednesday in Lagos. Odii said the practicing licenseContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu Dr Adewale Adeyanju, the President General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), has trained the union’s secretariat staff on modern office technics for effective operations. Adeyanju in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos said the secretariat staff were drawn from the union’s headquarters, the Nigerian Port Authority;Continue Reading
By Usman Aliyu, News Agency of Nigeria Mrs Patience Ehigiator, a petty trader in Benin in Southern Nigeria, juggles multiple businesses to support her family. She is majorly a food vendor, but complements the business with sales of table water, soft drinks, beverages, among others. Ehigiator says that she hasContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ahmed Aminu as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) for a four years term in the first instance. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the PresidentContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called for stronger collaboration with the media in the efforts to combat fake news. The electoral body said on Tuesday in Akwanga, Nasarawa State, that the collaboration would also minimise misinformation and disinformation about the electoral process. INEC made theContinue Reading
By Ikenna Uwadileke President Bola Tinubu has expressed the Federal Government’s commitment to develop the mining sector by creating an enabling environment for players in the industry to thrive. The president said this at the opening of the 8th edition of Nigeria Mining Week in Abuja. Represented by the SecretaryContinue Reading
Ekiti governor Biodun Oyebanji has advocated the creation of a national monument in honour of late Col. Adekunle Fajuyi, military governor of old Western Region. Oyebanji made the call at the command performance of the play “Fajuyi”, produced by the Duke of Shomolu Foundation and staged at the Obafemi AwolowoContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China-Africa Vocational Education Alliance, to enhance Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Nigeria. The spokesperson of NBTE, Mrs Fatimah Abubakar disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen inContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says, President Bola Tinubu mandated him to promote patriotism, honesty and transparency as the core values of the administration. The Minister made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. According toContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that it will not trample on people’s right and press freedom in the fight against fake news and disinformation in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris stated this in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
