By Fabian Ekeruche The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has held its stakeholders review on the draft National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the consultation which was held on Thursday in Lagos was attended by representativesContinue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Some staff of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU),Awka, Anambra, on Thursday staged a peaceful protest over non-payment of their four years salaries. The protesters lamented that since they got their employment letters in 2019, they had yet to be captured in the Integrated PayrollContinue Reading
By Okon Okon The Federal Government has unveiled a new Public Service Rules for immediate implementation in the service. The unveiling was done by Mr Olawale Edun, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on monetary policies, at a public service lecture, as part of the activities to mark the 2023Continue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerian youths to be patient and understanding with the hardship occasioned by economic initiatives of his administration. The president said that the hardships of the moment would eventually give way to a more prosperous, equitable and inclusive economy. Tinubu gave theContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye The Nigerian Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Health to begin immunisation of vulnerable Nigerians against Diphtheria disease given the death of 20 people in Kaduna State. The Senate resolution was sequel to a motion at plenary on Wednesday sponsored by Sen. Sunday KatungContinue Reading
Christian Ogbonna The Chief Judge of Ebonyi, Justice Elvis Ngene, on Wednesday, released 11 inmates of the Afikpo Correctional Centre during a jail delivery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that inmates with minor offences were released unconditionally by the chief judge. Ngene said that 16 matters wereContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Council of Maritime Truck Unions and Associations (COMTUA) said it lost 10 members in seven months to extortion and attacks along the port corridors. Mr Adeyinka Aroyewun, the President of COMTUA, disclosed this during an interactive session with the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN)Continue Reading
Job seekers: NAPTIP D-G cautions desperate Nigerians against irregular migration By Aderogba George The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) has again cautioned Nigerians against irregular migration in seeking for better jobs abroad. The Director-General of the agency, Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi, gave the advice at theContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun Mr Babatunde Fashola, a former Minister of Works and Housing , on Tuesday said that research capacity should be properly utilised to enhance the country’s economic growth . Fashola made this known during a visit of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) Foundation BoardContinue Reading
Soludo’s wife urges Nigerians to embrace cycling, walking for healthy environment By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu The wife of the Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has urged Nigerians to embrace walking and cycling to reduce vehicular air pollution and promote healthy lifestyle. Soludo made the call during a media chatContinue Reading
