By Busayo Onijala Melissa Jones, Mission Director, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Nigeria says the newly launched Nigeria Plastic Solutions Initiative will create 10,000 jobs and generate $4.8 million in income. Jones made this known in her remarks at the launch of the Nigeria Plastic Solutions Activity, an initiativeContinue Reading
By Bayo Onanuga Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is fast developing a reputation for distorting and manipulating facts for his self-serving objective of discrediting the current administration. In his latest press statement, the defeated PDP presidential candidate made wildContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima is expected to depart Abuja for Dallas, United States of America, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the summit is organised by the Corporate Council on Africa. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, theContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Rev. Fr. Bernard Desben of the Missionary of St. Paul (MSP), has urged Christian faithful in Nigeria to put their love in action, just as Christ did to his church. Desben gave the advice during his homily on Sunday at St. Luke Catholic Chaplaincy, Gwagwalada, Abuja duringContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Ijaw National Congress (INC) says time has come to take the “Ijaw struggle” beyond Nigeria. The INC stated this position in a communique at the end of 2024 edition of the Ijaw National Day Celebration held in Yenagoa. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that theContinue Reading
By Suleiman Shehu Mr Saidu Muhammad, the newly-elected President of Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN), says the association will foster peaceful coexistence among different religious and ethnic groups in Nigeria. He stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ibadan. NANContinue Reading
By Yusuf Yunus The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has led delegates to the 2024 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas U.S., to discuss sustainable energy solutions for Africa’s future. Mr Kevin Nwanze, Executive Secretary, PETAN, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. NwanzeContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Emeka Ahanonu and Ugo Alilionwu are from the same family. Following frequent hospital admissions in early childhood, they were later diagnosed with sickle cell disease. Their family, living in a village in the eastern part of Nigeria, did as muchContinue Reading
By Chinenye Offor The British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery, has expressed commitment to strengthening existing relationship between the United Kingdom and Nigeria. Montgomery made the commitment in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, in commemoration of his first anniversaryContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The House of Representatives said on Friday that it would review the laws and practices restricting press freedom and the ability of the media to carry out its constitutional role in the country. Rep. Akin Rotimi, Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, said this whileContinue Reading
