By Raji Rasak The Forward Operating Base (FOB), Nigerian Navy, Badagry, on Saturday warned petroleum dealers in the town over smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as petrol to neighbouring countries. Capt. Adams Aliu, the Commanding Officer, FOB, NN, gave the warning at a stakeholders’ meeting with Petroleum DealersContinue Reading
By Chinyere Nwachukwu The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says plans to introduce the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode in the administration of its examinations are at advanced stage. The Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the hint in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Alex Enebeli The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Saidu Alkali, has expressed disappointment over the slow pace of work on the reconstruction of the Eastern Railway Corridor by the Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) Ltd. The minister made his feelings known on Friday when he inspected the progress ofContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala The Minister of State, Steel Development, Maigari Ahmadu, has urged Chinese investors to explore and forge mutually beneficial relationships in sectors including steel development, agriculture, manufacturing, technology and renewable energy. Representing Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Ahmadu made this known at a Business Forum hosted by China Industrial andContinue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo Dr Garba Abari, Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), on Wednesday in Abuja urged all Nigerians to be ambassadors of peace to build a strong and united nation. Abari made the call at an award ceremony organised by the Arewa Youth Consultative Council (AYCC) in honour ofContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus EFCC on Wednesday in Ilorin called on real estate agents to avoid being used as conduit pipes for money laundering. “You are critical stakeholders in the fight against corruption,’’ Zonal Commander of the Ilorin office of the EFCC, Mr Michael Nzekwe, told the real estate agents. TheContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Federal Government is committed and passionate about solving housing deficit in the country. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, made the pledge when he received Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State in Abuja on Tuesday. “Since independence, Nigeria has struggled to provideContinue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the increase in the standing committees of the House from 109 to 134 was to allow for better legislative oversight of the ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government by the legislature. Abbas,Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Rear Adm. Ayo Olugbode, President, Nigerian Hydrographic Society (NHS) and Hydrographer of the Navy, has called for collaboration among stakeholders to optimise the nation’s blue economy potential. Olugbode made the call in Lagos while addressing members of the society in a seminal aimed at advancing the hydrographyContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is now more ready to take its rightful place in the global business environment. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The president stated this when heContinue Reading
