FG By Abbas Bamalli The Federal Government says it has disbursed N2.086 billion through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to students of higher institutions across the North-West. Alhaji Mukhtar Lawal-Tsagem, Director, National Orientation Agency, Katsina State Directorate, disclosed this in Katsina on Tuesday, while highlighting the achievement of PresidentContinue Reading
By Ezra Musa No fewer than 545 households have been displaced after two days of torrential rainfall, with 171 houses also damaged across communities in Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Usman Mazadu, Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA) made this known in a statement inContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has commenced the review and validation of 26 trade syllabi for technical colleges in the country. Dr Mohammed Mohammed, Registrar, NABTEB, at the five-day exercise in Abuja on Monday, said the exercise was part of efforts to reposition technicalContinue Reading
Project By Zubairu Idris The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), on Monday, inaugurated a €5.1 million fund to enhance conflict prevention and crisis response programmes in Zamfara and Katsina States. The 18-month programme tagged: “Conflict Prevention, Crisis Response and Resilience in Katsina and Zamfara States (CPCRR),” being supportedContinue Reading
By Uchenna Eletuo The South Africa-based Training for Transformation (TNT) Foundation, on Tuesday, said that training remained key to self-discovery and development and should be given priority attention. The foundation made the assertion at a workshop it organised in Festac Town, Lagos State, onContinue Reading
Strike By Joan Nwagwu The Federal Government has appealed to the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to suspend its planned nationwide strike scheduled for Monday, Sept. 8. Mr Muhammad Dingyadi, Minister of Labour and Employment, made the appeal in a statement issued on Sunday in AbujaContinue Reading
By Nana Musa President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has called on Africans to leverage on internal strengths and global opportunities to fill existing gaps, and adopt a deliberate re-orientation toward industrialisation of Africa’s manufacturing sector. He said that this would serve as a panacea against the current globalContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The National Assembly has reaffirmed its strong support for the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme. The Information and Communications Officer of NG-CARES, Malam Suleiman Odapu, in a statement, said Mr Abubakar Kusada, Chairman, House Committee on NG-CARES, declared the support during aContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) on Saturday inaugurated its Ibeju-Lekki Branch to strengthen professional development and provide engineering support for Nigeria’s fast-growing industrial corridor. The President of NSE, Mrs Margaret Oguntala, said at the inauguration that it marked the expansion of the NSE’s reach, bringingContinue Reading
Pilgrimage By Angela Atabo The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) will inaugurate the delayed 2025 Easter Pilgrimage exercise on Sept. 14, at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri, Imo. Bishop Stephen Adegbite, Executive Secretary of the commission made this known in a statement made available to newsmen onContinue Reading
