By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Kaduna, said Nigeria and the neighbouring countries in the Lake Chad region must display courage in reforming their military doctrine and practices. The President noted that the change in tactics had become necessary because the countries in the region were battlingContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised the Youth Party (YP) as a registered political party, bringing the total number of registered parties in the country to 19. The commission, in a statement issued by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, FestusContinue Reading
By Olawunmi Ashafa The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. and UTM Offshore Ltd. on Thursday signed the Heads of Terms Agreement to provide clean energy to Nigerians through the UTM FLNG Project. The signing ceremony, which took place in Abuja, allows 20 per cent equity contribution of the NNPCLContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris The National Population Commission (NPC) has assured households that all their personal information which they would give to enumerators during the forthcoming population and housing census would be strictly confidential. The Federal Commissioner representing Katsina State, Mr Bala Almu-Banye, made the disclosure at a meeting with mediaContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Federal Government and the United Nations have called for a holistic approach to achieving sustainable food chain in Nigeria. The call was made at the Pre-food systems stock-taking moments media engagement on Wednesday in Abuja. The event was jointly organised by the Federal Ministry of Finance,Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) has said that it is working with the Federal Government to address the current hardship being faced by Nigerians, following the removal of fuel subsidy and the increase in petroleum pump price. Gov. Hope Uzordimma of Imo and Chairman of the forumContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Federal Government has received a 9.3 million Canadian dollars grant from the Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE), to boost COVID-19 vaccine delivery and strengthen the broader health system in the country. The Canadian High Commissioner, Amb. Jamie Christoff, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, duringContinue Reading
Food: Of State of Emergency and availability of fertiliser By reporters, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Among all the essentials of life, food is number one. From southernmost to the core northern, Nigeria is blessed with arable land, rivers and climate conducive enough for the nation to have enough toContinue Reading
By Babatunde Ogunrinde The newly appointed Head Coach of the Nigeria Senior Women’s Basketball Team, D’tigress, Rena Wakama, has named 20 players for FIBA Africa Women Championship. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team would be camped in Abuja ahead of the Afrobasket Women’s Championship which beginsContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has generated N191.4 billion revenue in the first half of 2023 and remitted N55.7 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF). The NPA, Managing Director, Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, stated this in half year report on Tuesday in Lagos. Bello-Koko said that givenContinue Reading
