By Bukola Adewumi Some associations in the Aagric sector have asked President Bola Tinubu to ensure that the N100 billion agriculture fund is disbursed through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to avoid bottlenecks in accessing the funds. The National Agricultural Commodities Projects (NACP) and Strategic Alliance of Presidents ofContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde The Chief Executive Officer of the UK charity, IA-Foundation, Mrs Ibironke Adeagbo, has warned that increasing tuition fees in Nigerian universities could compound the crisis plaguing the country’s education sector. Speaking against the backdrop of increases in tuition and other fees by some universities in Nigeria, AdeagboContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Dr Kabir Kabo, a renowned academic, has been appointed Pro-Chancellor of one of the National Universities Commission’s 37 newly approved private Universities, Prime University, Abuja. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Abdulkadir Ibrahim, Advisor on Media and Strategy to Kabo, which quoted a letterContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate has acknowledged the laudable achievements of the Executive Director (Business Development) of Nigerian Export and Import Bank (NEXIM) and Delta Ministerial Nominee, Stella Okotete. The upper chamber lauded her achievement in growing the non-oil exports and business fortunes of the Bank. The commendation came afterContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Some members of staff of the Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Tuesday, besieged the offices of the commission in Jabi and Utako, Abuja, in protest of alleged poor welfare. The protesting workers gave the management 24-hour ultimatum to address their grievances or face industrial unrest. TheContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) on Tuesday urged associations and guilds in the value chain of film productions to intensify efforts in promoting professionalism in the industry. Its Executive Director, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, made the call during a stakeholders’ interactive session organised by NFVCB,Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Tuesday, took its early warning, disaster prevention and reduction campaign to students and staff of the University of Abuja. The Director-General, FEMA, Dr Abbas Idriss, said during the sensitisation symposium that the goal was to find lasting solutionsContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Sen. Abdula’ziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) says the Senate is doing its best to ensure thorough screening of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees. Yari stated this when he answered questions from newsmen shortly after he paid a private visit to Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) and Helpline Foundation for the Needy, Abuja, an NGO, are partnering on areas to improve the lives of women and children in the country. The National President of POWA, Mrs Elizabeth Egbatokun, made this known when she led a delegation ofContinue Reading
By Stephen Adeleye A Digital Forensic Expert, Isa Ali, on Monday urged professional journalists to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI), to be more effective on social media. Musa gave the advice while speaking with journalists after one-day training for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Journalists. The training, which had the theme:Continue Reading
