By Taiye Olayemi Prof Lai Olurode of the Department of Sociology, University of Lagos (UNILAG), on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to work on upholding academic research findings. Olurode made the call during a Valedictory lecture held in his honour by UNILAG, as he bowed out of the serviceContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has appointed Mr Andrew Okungbowa, a travel journalist, as his new Chief Press Secretary. This is contained in a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Osarodion Ogie. According to SSG, Okungbowa’s appointment takes immediate effect. Okungbowa, aContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde Julie Okah-Donli, a former Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Tuesday decried the dearth of professionals golfers in the country. She said this on the sideline of the 2023 Children’s Golf Development Clinic, organised by the ladies section of the IBBContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, has followed due process in the purchase of Zaria Hotel for the institute, a document has revealed. A report exclusively obtained by a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent confirmed that the popularly hotel in the ancient city wasContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde Stakeholders have called for increased investment in renewable energy as well as energy efficiency in the country, in other to promote the development of the sector. They made the call at the 2023 International Conference of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Associations-Alliance (REEEA-A), in Abuja. The NewsContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) social protection structures in 36 states and the FCT can effectively coordinate the distribution of the proposed Federal Government palliatives across the country. Prof. Foluso Okunmadewa, World Bank Task Team Leader for NG-CARES, stated this in an interviewContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi Operators in the insurance industry have urged vehicle owners in Nigeria to focus on maximising the improved benefits in the revised motor insurance premium rate. They spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. NAN reports that the National InsuranceContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that Nigeria has mobilised more than half a billion dollars for innovative, profitable, equitable and sustainable food system transformation initiative. Mr Olusola Abiola, Director, Information, Office of the Vice President, in a statement said that Shettima made this known while chairingContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday, began a four-week mass vaccination of cattle to curb the spread of Anthrax in the FCT. The acting Secretary of the secretariat, Alhaji Ishaq Sadeeq, inaugurated the exercise in Paikon Kore GrazingContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Odu’a Investment Company Ltd. (OICL) says it will launch the “Odu’a Investment Foundation”, to rejig the standard of education in the South-West region of the nation. Chief Bimbo Ashiru, Group Chairman, OICL, at a news conference in Lagos said that the three priority focus of theContinue Reading
