By Peter Okolie The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Imo State Office, on Wednesday, presented the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) and Product Identification Scheme (PIS) certificates to 14 manufacturing companies in the state. The beneficiaries of the MANCAP Certification include Paulbert Crown Oil ltd., Kingdom Pride Investment Ltd.,Continue Reading
Aural Rafsanjani, Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Head of Transparency International (TI) Nigeria, has received the Transparency International Amalia Award for Individual Professional Excellence. A statement from Rafsanjani on Thursday in Abuja reveals that this is one of the organisation’s highest honours. Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa and some ministers have commended President Bola Tinubu’s infrastructure and economic reforms. They gave the commendation on Wednesday during the inauguration of the 700-kilometre, six-lane Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe-Biu-Maiduguri Superhighway. Sule said the highway would improve security, facilitate trade and strengthen economic integration by linkingContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Council, Management and Organising Committee of the All Africa Intellectual Property Summit has honoured the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, with the Intellectual Property Leadership and Continental Integration Award. Presenting the award on Tuesday in Abuja, the Founder ofContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu’s 700-kilometre legacy highway will connect states. Idris spoke on Wednesday in Akwanga at the start of Section One of the Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe Super Highway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project coversContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, July 1, 2026 (NAN) The Association of Hajj and Umrah Operators of Nigeria (AHUON) has urged the Federal Government to reform Hajj operations to allow for effective service delivery in line with international best practice. The association made the call on Wednesday in Abuja, during itsContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha A former District Governor of Rotary International, Dr Goddy Nnadi, has urged leaders at all levels of government in Nigeria to adopt a people-centred approach to governance by ensuring that public budgets address the practical needs of citizens. Nnadi made the call on Wednesday at the RotaryContinue Reading
By Catherine Egwuom The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting children’s rights and improving the welfare of vulnerable children in orphanage homes. The Commissioner for Youths and Social Development, Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende, gave the assurance at a stakeholders’ engagement with founders and operators of orphanage homesContinue Reading
By Uchenna Eletuo Mr Azeez Abiodun-Kareem, Chairman of Otto-Awori Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, on Tuesday flagged off the “Adopt-A-School-Snacks for Thought” initiative for pupils in the area. Speaking at the flag-off in L.A. Primary School, Otto-Awori, Abiodun-Kareem said the programme was in collaboration withContinue Reading
Re: The Matter of Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew and the fictitious Presidential Economic Advisory Council We are aware of the public interest in the matter of a man called Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew, who has been parading himself as the director-general of a fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council cum PresidentialContinue Reading
