General News (Page 614)

By Vivian Emoni The President of the Gold Miners Processors, Producer Association, (GMPPA), Mr Auwal Bununu, has said that mining activities would create job opportunities and generate revenue, if effectively implemented. Bununu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. He saidContinue Reading

By Florence Onuegbu The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it had paid over N50.7 billion to 13,928 retirees, from 2019 till date. The Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Mrs Ajibola Ponnle, made this known during the 100th Retirement Bond Certificate Presentation Ceremony, organised by the Lagos State PensionsContinue Reading

By Emmanuel Afonne A mushroom plant scientist, Prof. Sami Ayodele, has urged the Federal Government to create an opportunity for farmers to embrace mushroom cultivation to serve as alternative means of farming and income generation for the country. Ayodele made the call in Abuja on Thursday while delivering the NationalContinue Reading

By Justina Auta & Angela Atabo A filmmaker, Mr Stephen Obodomechine, has advised Nigerians to use their phones to record any incidences of Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) as evidence to aid prosecution of such cases. Obodomechine, CEO, GOT Fortress Ltd gave the advise on the sideline of a three-dayContinue Reading

By Dorcas Jonah The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), has called on Muslims to sustain the teachings of the holy month of Ramadan in their daily dealings. The National President of NCWS, Hajiya Lami Lau, made the call in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, to felicitate Muslims acrossContinue Reading

By Nefishetu Yakubu Seplat Petroleum Development Company, a Nigerian independent oil and gas company, says it has graduated additional 271 teachers in Science Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics from its Seplat Teachers Empowerment Programme (STEP) in Edo and Delta. It said further that a graduation and award ceremony was organisedContinue Reading

By Justina Auta and Angela Atabo Palladium Nigeria, an NGO, has tasked the media and critical stakeholders on the need to eliminate Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), and Child Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders were trained inContinue Reading