By Salif Atojoko Senators from Kebbi State have commended President Bola Tinubu for initiating the Sokoto-Badagry road project, which is expected to reduce travel time from Lagos to Sokoto/Kebbi from two days to approximately five to six hours. Adamu Aliero, representing Kebbi Central senatorial district, alongside Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North)Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday appointed Maj.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser, Information and Strategy,Continue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday inaugurated a 350-seat media resource centre donated to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) by business mogul and philanthropist, Dr Kesington Adebutu. Sanwo-Olu, represented by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, inaugurated theContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has urged states yet to domesticate the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to do so in order to ensure transparency in governance. The Executive Director of CTA, Ms Faith Nwadishi, made the call at the meeting/project launch of “The Strengthening AccountabilityContinue Reading
By Oladapo Udom The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has trained 402 participants from the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre (MLAILPKC), Lagos in counter terrorism measures. The Head of UNDP Lagos office, Mr Williams Tusma, said this at the inauguration of the Counter Violent Extremism (CVE) CourseContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The President of the United States, Joe Biden, on Tuesday, pledged to reinforce strategic partnerships with Nigeria. Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said while briefing State House Correspondents, that Biden made the pledge in a phone call to President Bola Tinubu at about 4:00Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Mr Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, on Tuesday said the sale of crude in Naira to local refiners had set the Nigerian economy on the path of industrialisation and modernisation. Edun, chairman of the committee, said this while addressing State HouseContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman, Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company, says his company has the capacity to meet the country’s local demand. Dangote said this while addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu to review the sale of crude in naira to local refinersContinue Reading
By Yetunde Fatungase The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria on Monday inducted 22 graduating students of Chrisland University, Abeokuta, into its council as certified practitioners. The News Agency of Nigeri(NAN) reports that the 22 graduates are the first set of nursing graduates produced by the institution. The 22 graduatesContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman Malam Ali M. Ali, the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has commended the Nigerian Army’s resilience and dedication toward restoring peace in the North-East. Ali gave the commendation on Monday when he led the NAN management team on a courtesy to Maj.Continue Reading
