By Itohan Abara-Laserian The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Wednesday assured stakeholders in the aviation industry of his commitment to safety standards in the sector. Keyamo made the assertion at the ongoing Air Traffic Controller-Pilot Forum (ATC-Pilot forum) on Wednesday in Lagos. He saidContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), retired Maj.- Gen. Barry Ndiomu, has urged the Federal Government to consider making the programme a social intervention programme for Niger-Delta region. Ndiomu made the appeal on Wednesday while receiving members of the House of Representatives Committee onContinue Reading
Retired Perm Secs pledge support to revamp civil serviceContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma The Federal Government has again, reiterated absolute commitment to improving the welfare and wellbeing of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) across the federation. Mr Abba Isa, Senior Special Assistant to the President (SSAP) on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, gave the assurance during a stakeholders’ consultative meeting in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ali Muhammad Ali, has tasked the Superbike Club Association of Nigeria (SCAN), to strive toward reseting public perception about bikers so as to attract members into the group. Ali gave the charge on Tuesday when the PresidentContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Sen. Ned Nwoko has called on the Federal Government to urgently enforce the regulations on gas flaring and venting of natural gas in the Niger Delta region. Nwoko who represent Delta North Senatorial District at the Senate, made the call on Tuesday, during an interview with theContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyinchukwu The Lagos State Government and Chronicles Software, an education technology company, have celebrated six outstanding students for their performance in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The students, of public secondary schools, were awarded cash gifts totalling two million naira. The State’s Commissioner forContinue Reading
By Jide Idowu The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), says there is need to address the gender and vulnerability biases that still persist in the profession. Mrs Adebisi Osim, the association’s National President, made the remarks at the 2024 World Women Engineering Day celebration on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the fact that Nigeria accepted grains from Ukraine does not make Nigeria a weak or failed state. “Egypt gets about 60 per cent of its grains from Ukraine. The fact that Egypt gets about 60 per centContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria), a Non-governmental organisation (NGO), has urged the Federal Government to address demands by ex-artisanal refiners on the war against artisanal refineries in Niger Delta. The Executive Director of the YEAC-Nigeria, Mr Fyneface Dumnamene, said this in an interview with theContinue Reading
