By Perpetua Onuegbu The Federal Government has charged all agencies under the supervision of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to work in synergy to achieve the “Renewed Hope Agenda” Action Plan for housing development nationwide. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, gave the chargeContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has restated support and commitment to the growth and development of the broadcast industry in Nigeria and beyond. Idris made the declaration at the 13th edition of 2023 AFRICAST Conference in Lagos. The conference, with the theme:Continue Reading
By Patricia Amogu Earl Osaro Onaiwu, the Founder of Red Carpet Protocol Ltd., a reputation management and VIP protocol company has launched three new magazines into the media market. The magazines are Mandate 36; Talk of the Town; and Osaronno. Speaking on the launch of the magazines, Onaiwu, said theContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje Former House of Representatives member, Mr Robinson Uwak, says the judgment of a UK court quashing the $11 billion awarded in favour of Process and Industrial Developments Company, (P&ID) is a huge opportunity to save Nigeria’s foreign reserve. Uwak, who represented Oron, Mbo, Okobo, Ure-Offong/Oruko and Udung-UkoContinue Reading
By Clara Egbogota NYSC tasks inspectors on ways to end challenges militating against scheme- The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, has urged NYSC Inspectors in the South-South Zone to proffer ways to ending challenges militating against the operations of the scheme. Ahmed madeContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Nigeria’s prosperity depends on getting her power sector right, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Richard Montgomery, declared in Abuja on Wednesday. Montgomery made the declaration at a roundtable on the Electricity Act 2023 with the theme: “Implications and Opportunities for State Electricity Markets’’. The two-dayContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal and State Governments are to implement programmes targeted at advancing the rights and economical status of rural women nationwide. Uju Ohaneye, Minister of Women Affairs said this on Wednesday at a one-day strategic meeting with all state commissioners for women affairs in Abuja. Ohanenye saidContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma A group, Advocacy for Women and Girls with Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI) has urged stakeholders to ensure full implementation of the African Union Protocol on the protection of the rights of Persons With Disabilities. Ms Bilkisu Yakubu, the National Coordinator of the group, disclosed this on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, on Wednesday, withdrew the suit it filed against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). This followed the presidential policy directives that strengthens Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)’s power to approve and regulate integrated upstream operations. Counsel for Mobil, ItuahContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The African Diaspora Union (AFRIDU), an International pan-African diplomatic organisation, has expressed determination to pave the way for Africans living across the world to reunite with their ancestral homes. King Alfred Diete Spiff, Chairman of AFRIDU-Nigeria and Special Envoy of the African Union 6th Region, said thisContinue Reading
