By Ifeanyi Olannye Mr Amino Imasua, a newly inaugurated Electoral Commissioner of the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission(DSIEC), has pledged to work with other Commissioners to ensure credible service delivery. Imasua made the pledge on Friday in Agbor at a reception organised in his honour by Omumu Community, in IkaContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) says is collaborating with the Lagos State government to reduce building collapse in the state. Mr Lucky Isename, Chairman, NIOB, Lagos State Chapter, said this at a press conference on Thursday in Lagos. He said the 32nd Lagos Builder’s conference andContinue Reading
By Favour Rotimi Business owners and residents in Masaka, Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State on Thursday urged the Federal Government to intervene in the continued power outage in the area in the last two months. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that the situationContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Ibadan, Maj.-Gen. Bamidele Alabi, on Thursday inaugurated an ultra-modern library for use at the NAOWA Model Nursery and Primary School in Benin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the library was facilitated by Mrs Hassina Ndahi,Continue Reading
By Alice A Afolayan A number of Nigerian men are gradually pushing for spaces in jobs hitherto dominated by women across the country, a check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reveals. NAN reports that men in the country are visibly operating eateries, hair dressing salons, makeup shops, fixingContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Federal Government have developed a roadmap to promote women’s entrepreneurship development and formalisation in the country. Ms Vanessa Phala, ILO’s Country Director to Nigeria, disclosed this at a Validation Workshop on Thursday in Abuja. The workshop was themed, “A roadmapContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has begun distribution of inputs to farmer cooperative societies to accelerate potato production in four local government areas of Plateau. The benefiting farmer groups drawn from Bokkos, Mangu, Jos South and Barkin-Ladi LGAs each received 12 litres of liquid fertilisers andContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye and Deborah Akpede The Police Command in Lagos State on Thursday said that the prevalence of substance abuse had made the work of policing more difficult, lamenting that the music industry glamorised drug use. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, saidContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has advised parents to live up to their responsibilities of raising their children well for the good of the society. The minister made the call in Abuja on Thursday at the inauguration of a document titled: “Parenting forContinue Reading
By Esenvosa Izah Oba Saheed Elegushi of Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom in Lagos State has called on parents and communities to collectively tackle the menace of drug abuse among youths in the country. Elegushi made the call at a symposium organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), News AgencyContinue Reading
