By Martha Agas The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said that the Mining Marshals (MM), a security unit established by the Ministry in 2024 to secure mining sites, is facing blackmail over its clampdown efforts. Alake stated this at the Ministerial Retreat organised for the ministryContinue Reading
By Magdalene Ukuedojor A sociologist, Dr Mohammed Abubakar, has harped on the need for effective social impact assessment (SIA) of projects to curb failure, abandonment and unsustainable initiatives across the country. Abubakar, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said SIA would enable organisations makeContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo has called for improved sustainable practices to mitigate climate change in Nigeria. Keyamo said this in his keynote address at the public presentation of the 2025 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) in Abuja. The theme of the eventContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)’s Chairman, Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has called for effective sensitisation of youths in the country to the inherent danger of drug abuse. Marwa made the call at the 2025 Building Resilience Against Violent Extremism, Insurgency and Terrorism (BRAVE-IT) Meeting onContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has commenced the disbursement of upkeep to students that have updated their bank accounts from digital wallet platforms to commercial banks. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Friday by the Director, Strategic Communications of the Fund, Mrs OseyemiContinue Reading
By Reporters Stakeholders in the transportation sector have called on the Federal Government to link the Warri-Itakpe standard gauge rail line to inland ports and road networks to create seamless multimodal transport system. They made the call while responding to a national survey conducted by the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Reporters The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has attributed the suspension of operations on some of its rail lines to insecurity, banditry and vandalism of its rail tracks. Mr John Otivere, an official of the NRC in Niger, disclosed this in Minna in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Akeem Abas Mr Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has alleged that some corrupt politicians now conceal stolen public funds in cryptocurrencies to evade detection and prosecution. He made the allegation during an AU Anti-Corruption Day event on Thursday in Ibadan. Olukoyede, represented byContinue Reading
By Adekunle Williams The Lagos State House of Assembly has proposed a bill to streamline marriage documentation and ensure proper records for marriages and dissolutions across the state. During Thursday’s plenary, Speaker Mudashiru Obasa disclosed this at the Second Reading of the Marriage and Dissolutions (Except Marriages under theContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter, Thursday, said it is positioned to join the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in combating drug abuse. This was made known by Chairperson of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter of NAWOJ, Mrs BasseyContinue Reading
