By Muhammad Nasir The Sokoto State Government has launched the distribution of solar-powered electronics to small-scale businesses in Sokoto South and Sokoto North Local Government Areas. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Commissioner for Energy and Petroleum Resources, Alhaji Sanusi Danfulani, said the initiative targeted no fewer than 5,000 beneficiariesContinue Reading
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Gov. Alex Otti has launched the Abia State Security Trust Fund (ASSTF), where he again affirmed his administration’s commitment to ensuring the safety of lives and property in the state. In a speech at the event, tagged “Building a Safer Abia”, Otti said that security should beContinue Reading
By Adekunle Williams The Lagos State House of Assembly has moved to improve landlord-tenant relations as the state’s Tenancy Bill passed the second reading stage on Thursday. During plenary, Speaker Mudashiru Obasa said the bill aimed to redefine the legal framework for tenancy agreements, rights, responsibilities, and eviction processes inContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and sunshine over the country from Friday to Sunday. NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms in the northern region on Friday. It predicted light to moderate rains during the morning hours over parts of Taraba, Borno, Yobe,Continue Reading
By Leonard Okachie The Station Manager, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Umuahia, Mr Joseph Odoh, has said that rail infrastructure along the corridor are protected from vandals. Odoh disclosed this while responding to a national survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on the state of railway lines andContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Bello UNICEF has appealed to the Kebbi House of Assembly to set up a committee on Child Protection Act to facilitate the inclusion of allowance for children in the state. The UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office, in-charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara, Mr Micheal Juma, made the appealContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has apprehended 210 beggars, under its Operation Sweep Abuja of miscreants, street beggars, traders, scavengers and other criminal elements, which commenced on Monday. Mrs Gloria Onwuka, acting Director, Social Welfare, Social Department Secretariat, FCTA, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, atContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, says the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) will unveil an ambitious 20-year strategic blueprint for traffic management in the state. Giwa said this at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos in commemoration of LASTMA’sContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, has condemned the encroachment on the agency’s Yola Office, Adamawa, by suspected land grabbers. Ali expressed his displeasure during an on-the-spot assessment of the property alongside members of the agency’s managementContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Council for the Regulation of Engineering (COREN) says its upcoming 33rd Assembly will bolster professional compliance and address engineering challenges. The President of COREN, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, who said the assembly would attract over five million engineers, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja onContinue Reading
