By Kingsley Okoye/Emmanuel Jonathan The Council of South-East Traditional Rulers has appealed to the Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu, and expressed optimism that his freedom would reduce tension in that geopolitical zone. The Chairman of the Council, Igwe Samuel Asadu, made the call when he featured at the NewsContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye and Emmanuel Jonathan Igwe Samuel Asadu, Chairman, South-East Council of Traditional rulers, says the council is not in support of the planned nationwide protest slated for Aug. 1 to 10. Asadu, who is the traditional ruler of Edem-Ani Ogwugwu kingdom, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state,Continue Reading
By Akpan Glory The Rotary Club of Abuja Aso-Golf District 9127, has carried out a sensitisation campaign to promote family planning services and hygiene practices for nursing mothers at Mpape Health Centre, Abuja. At the event on Friday, Liz Asomugha, the Club President, said the theme, ‘Maternal and Child Health’,Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Ms Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General, on Friday, said her mission to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries that were forming a new alliance was successful. Mohammed said this while briefing State House Correspondents on Friday after her meeting with the President BolaContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit (SCO-PMU) domiciled in the Office of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. A statement on Friday by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, said the unit would ensure efficient, transparentContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, says Nigeria is scaling up tangible and valuable investments in renewable energy systems. He said in a statement in Abuja that he had a fruitful discussion on Friday with Dr Nkiruka Maduekwe, Director-General/CEO of the NationalContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Experts have called for the institutionalisation of corporate governance in Nigeria’s public sector to drive transformation and support government’s goal of achieving a trillion dollar economy. They made the call at the second edition of the National Corporate Governance Summit on Thursday in Lagos. TheContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Deputy Gov. Yakubu Garba of Niger says the state government has started issuing of cheques for payment of gratuities to 335 first batch of pensioners in the state. He said at the inauguration of payment of gratuity in Minna on Thursday that pensioners who retired from 2003Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi A Lecturer of Transport, Logistics and Port Operations, University of Lagos, Dr Edmund Chilaka, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to fully implement the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003. Chilaka made the call during his book launch titled “Nigeria’s Shipping Policy and Maritime TradeContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja commended the partnership between Nigeria and China. The President gave the commendation when he received Mr Chen Xiaodong, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. “For us, it is a new beginning with you. AContinue Reading
