By Reporters A cross-section of Nigerians in Abuja says balanced diet is out of their reach, due to the incessant rising food prices and dwindling household incomes. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Tuesday that the situation was worse, especially for low income earnersContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, on Wednesday, called for the expansion of the existing defence cooperation on military equipment and training between Nigeria and India This is contained in a statement in Abuja by Mr Henshew Ogubike, Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry.Continue Reading
By Comfort Isaac Some hair stylists in Abuja have decried the current low patronage and blamed the situation on the increase in the prices of hair making materials. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the situation had forced many women to resort to wearing ready-made wigs. AContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal Government on Wednesday, said it was committed to addressing issues of human rights violations in the country. The Solicitor-General of the Federation, Mrs Beatrice Jedy-Agba, made the remarks at the 4th Cycle of the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) engagement with stakeholders in Abuja. Jedy-Agba,Continue Reading
By Victor Nwachukwu The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced tracking of 82 constituency projects valued at N8 billion in Imo. Mr Victor Onakpoberuo, the Team Lead of the ICPC’s projects monitoring team, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Owerri on Wednesday. Continue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have agreed to partner to strengthen operations towards peace and development in the Niger Delta. The strategic partnership was agreed when the acting Comptroller-General of the NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, hosted the PAP InterimContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ahmed Aminu as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) for a four years term in the first instance. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the PresidentContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu The Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA) in conjunction with WaterAid Nigeria, on Tuesday underscored the importance of ensuring community participation and involvement in administering water sanitation and hygiene in Bwari Area Council communities in the FCT. Dr Mohammed Hassan, the Executive Director of RUWASA undersoredContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi An NGO under the aegis of School of Government and Politics (SOGP), has called for collective action to address unemployment in Africa to mitigate social vices across the continent. Mr Augustine Nnakwe, Programme Director, SOGP, said this on the sidelines of the Africa Job Creation and InvestmentContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has described the removal of some railway coaches from Maiduguri to other states by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) as “suspicious and unfair”. Zulum made this known on Tuesday in Maiduguri when he visited the Maiduguri Railway Terminus. According to him, hisContinue Reading
