By Tosin Kolade Nigeria is set to host the sixth African Regional Conference of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), slated to take place in Abuja from April 14 to 16, 2025. The announcement, made by the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, on FridayContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB) has reiterated the need for efficient and effective governance on the continent to enable Africa achieve transformation. The Secretary-General of AfDB, Prof. Vincent Nmehielle, said this at a pre-media virtual briefing to herald the 2024 AfDB Annual Meetings. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Oluwaseyi Oduneye-Ogunwomoju Mrs Oriyomi Otuka, the Curator of National Museum of Unity, Ibadan, said that no fewer than 5,020 visitors visited the museum in the first quarter of the year. Otuka who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ibadan, saidContinue Reading
By Lynient Akotonu Gospel singer Nathaniel Bassey has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, over allegations that he fathered his colleague, Mercy Chinwo’s son. The singer, in a petition filed by his lawyers, Peter Abraham, Uche Matthew, Gbenga Agunloye, and Anthony Abia, asked the IGP to investigateContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The United States Diplomatic Mission in Nigeria has conferred its 2024 Woman of Courage award on Ms. Priscilla Usiobaifo, Executive Director, Braveheart Initiative for Youth and Women (BHI), an NGO. This is contained in a statement issued by Ms. Aishah Gambari, the spokesperson of the U.S. EmbassyContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it generated more than N1.3 trillion revenue in the first quarter of 2024. The Comptroller General (C-G) of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, said this while briefing newsmen on its activities in the first quarter of 2024, on Wednesday in Abuja. “The totalContinue Reading
By Blessing Odega The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has inaugurated a twin theatre suite at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), aimed at enhancing healthcare delivery. Mr Andy Odeh, the General Manager of External Relations and Sustainable Development at NLNG, highlighted theContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo Mr Joshua Yari, Component Lead of the Enabling Environment Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP), said Nigeria had invested 48 million Euros in the second phase of its Energy Support Programme. Yari said this during a one-day Energy Summit organised by the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) inContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved increase in electricity tariff paid by Band A customers from N68/KWh to N225/KWh. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Band A are those customers who enjoy electricity supply for 20 hours per day. Mr Musliu Oseni, NERC ViceContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Mr Zissimos Vergos, Deputy Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, has urged all stakeholders to collaborate in efforts aimed at eliminating waste and environmental pollution. Vergos made the call at an event in commemoration of Nigeria’s first International Day of Zero Waste, onContinue Reading
