By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Malam Jibrin Ndace, says VON is targeting about 500 million Swahili language listeners in South and East Africa “with contents that tell the African story.” Ndace made this known when he received the Tanzanian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr SelestineContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Presidency, through the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Students Engagement, has appointed new executives to the leadership of the SDGs National Students Council. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the National Coordinator of the council,Continue Reading
By Akpan Glory A leading embroidery expert and Chief Executive Officer of Embroidery Chief, Mr Lukman Abdulsalam, has unveiled a national initiative to transform Nigeria’s fashion industry through skills training and access to modern embroidery technology. The initiative, unveiled in collaboration with two Chinese firms, Beijing Dahao and Futong, wasContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government has appealed to development partners to support the large-scale production and distribution of hydrogen sulphide (H₂S) vials used for water quality testing across the country. Mrs Elizabeth Ugoh, Director of Water Quality Control and Sanitation at the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation,Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen The United States’ Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has announced that bilateral trade between the two countries has soared to about 13 billion dollars since last year. Mills disclosed this at a dinner organised by the U.S. Mission in Nigeria to mark the country’s 249th independence anniversaryContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Mr Ajao Adewale, has reaffirmed the Police Force’s commitment to tightening border security to curb insecurity nationwide. Adewale gave the assurance on Wednesday in Abuja at the 2025 Security Summit organised by the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC),Continue Reading
By Martha Agas The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), says Adewale Adeniyi’s appointment as Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) will boost the Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) global collaboration. The organisation said that as Comptroller-Genera(C-G) of the NCS, Adeniyi’s position at the WCO would further enhanceContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government has announced major progress in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), with approximately 30 million Nigerians receiving ivermectin treatment for Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) and Lymphatic Filariasis. Dr Godwin Ntadom, Director of Public Health at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMoHSW),Continue Reading
By Diana Omueza The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has urged the Governing Board of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to maintain clear boundaries between governance and management for operational integrity and efficiency. Oyetola said this during the inauguration of the 11-member board on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-powered Ministerial Committee that will drive the commercialisation of research outputs from the country’s tertiary institutions. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, while inaugurating the Research and Innovation Commercialisation Committee (RICC) in Abuja on Wednesday, said the initiative would bridgeContinue Reading
