By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday condemned the tragic circumstances leading to the passing of Alhaji Isa Bawa, the District Head of Gatawa District, Sabon Birni Local Government Area, Sokoto State. In a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesman, the president described the attack on Bawa asContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Government has approved an upward review of the passport fees as part of efforts to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard Passport. This is contained in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Kenneth UdoContinue Reading
From right to left: Ms Mallory Stewart, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability (ADS) with U.S. Embassy Ag. spokesman, Brian Eubert, during a media round table with select journalists in Abuja on Wednesday at the U.S. Embassy. (NAN) By Mark Longyen TheContinue Reading
By Kelechi Ogunleye The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) in collaboration with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTC) has trained 28 geriatric caregivers in social care skills. Dr Emem Omokaro, the NSCC Director-General (D-G), speaking at the training on Wednesday in Abuja, said the trainees were nominees fromContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has commended the gender-responsive procurement, peace, security and capacity building initiatives by the UN Women, saying their impacts were visible. The governor gave the commendation on Tuesday during the UN Women Open Day event for North-West in Kaduna.Continue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Mrs Eugenia Abu, ace broadcaster who retired as an Executive Director at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), has advised women journalists to share their time well between their jobs and the families. “This is very crucial to having a successful career,” Abu told members ofContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Mrs Eugenia Abu, ace broadcaster and retired Executive Director with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), has challenged journalists to always strike a balance between speed and accuracy in the handling of their reports. Abu gave the advice on Tuesday in Abuja while addressing members of the EditorialContinue Reading
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) will soon start transmission in vernacular to widen its reach, its Managing Director, Malam Ali M. Ali, has said. Ali disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while on a courtesy visit to Dr Aminu Wada, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC). He saidContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, says the Federal Government has implemented cost saving measures ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties (COP 29) in Azerbaijan in November. Ngelale said this while briefing State House correspondents on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), says it has not paid fuel subsidy to anybody in the last nine years. Chief Financial Officer of the company, Alhaji Umar Ajiya made the clarifications on Monday in Abuja. Ajiya said the NNPC Ltd. wasContinue Reading
