By Funmilola Gboteku The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC), a non- profit organisation, says it has trained 288 girls on electronics and renewable energy to thrive in the digital age. Adeyemi Odutola, External Relations Lead, W.TEC, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in LagosContinue Reading
By Raji Rasak Mr Babatunde Hunpe, a former lawmaker representing Badagry Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, on Saturday inaugurated a block of six classrooms in Topo Grammar School, Topo, Badagry. Hunpe, who represented Badagry at the 9th National Assembly, said the gesture was in fulfilment of his electionContinue Reading
By Deborah Akpede The Police Command in Lagos State says its operatives have foiled an attempt by hoodlums to steal oil at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Pipeline. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. He said thatContinue Reading
By Akeem Abas The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 74 per cent of schools in Oyo State exist without access to basic sanitation services. Dr Emmanuel Orebiyi, the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Consultant in UNICEF’s Lagos office, disclosed this in Ibadan during a Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Stakeholders’Continue Reading
By Simon Akoje Some financial experts have urged the Federal Government to explore Public Private Partnership (PPP) option in addressing the country’s infrastructural challenges. They also urged government to be cautious on new borrowings in order not to incur more debts. They said this in separate interviews with the NewsContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche ColdHubs, manufacturers of solar powered cold rooms, has unveiled five units, 20-tonnes refrigerated trucks into its refrigeration transportation services in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the five additional refrigerated trucks make it a total of seven trucks ColdHubs is deploying to ensure the safeContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on Saturday. The meeting to be held in the port city of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau on Sunday is expected to address memoranda on pressing sub-regional issues. A statement fromContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu As part of efforts to address the immediate food security requirements of member countries, the Executive Committee of the Arab-Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Programme, a multi-donor, Inter-regional programme, has unveiled a US$1.5 billion Food Security Programme. The hybrid unveiling took place at the headquarters of theContinue Reading
Projects By Oluwatope Lawanson Lagos, July 7, 2023 (NAN) The Lagos State Government seeks the support of the Federal Government in the development of critical projects and infrastructure in the state. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the appeal when the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 45, Year 2023, ofContinue Reading
By Oladele Eniola The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has disclosed that 2,791,591 passengers passed through the nation’s domestic airports in the first quarter of 2023. This was disclosed in an executive summary released by the NCAA and sighted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos.Continue Reading
