A representative of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) receiving handing over letter of the intercepted expired pharmaceutical products from Comptroller Joy Edelduok, Customs Area Controller, Kirikiri Lighter Terminal (KLT) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in Lagos. By Aisha Cole Comptroller Joy Edelduok,Continue Reading
By Aderogba George The Office of the Special Assistant to the President on Capacity Development has partnered with an EdTech platform, Stability and Sustenance, to harness the talent potential inherent in Nigerians. Mr Sadiq Rabiu, the Special Assistant to the President on Capacity Development, announced the partnership at a newsContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In today’s evolving global economy, the strategic development of a nation’s technical education sector is a cornerstone for industrial growth and socio-economic advancement. For Nigeria, a country with a youthful population and vast economic potential, technical and vocational education and training (TVET)Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has organised a landmark financial empowerment programme for selected cooperatives in 21 states across the country. Mr Charles Odii, SMEDAN’s Director-General, said this in a statement by Mr Moshood Lawal, Head, Corporate Affairs of SMEDAN, on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Ahmed Abba The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Yobe Branch, has shared N77,000 to each of the 1,000 victims of the 2024 flood disaster in three local government areas (LGAs) of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the LGAs include Fune, Bursari, and Gulani. NANContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to cultural preservation and community revitalisation with revival of the Fanti Carnival. The state’s Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, said this at a news conference in Lagos. Benson-Awoyinka said the carnival, which would hold on AprilContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola No fewer than 20,000 Oyo State residents have benefited from the Federal Government’s interventions to Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state. Dr Olasupo Olusi, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank of Industry (BOI) said this in Ibadan at the Town HallContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris The Katsina State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (SPHCA) says it is targeting not less than 3 million children during the forthcoming polio immunisation campaign scheduled for April 26 to 29. Its Executive Secretary, Dr Shamsudeen Yahaya, made the disclosure at a media dialogue with UNICEF, Katsina StateContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday struck out the defamation suit filed against an Instagram celebrity Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkblackman (VDM). A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin popularly known as Falz, had filed the defamation suit against VDM. FalanaContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Tuesday advocated media literacy to combat the spread of fake news, misinformation and disinformation. Idris said this at the second edition of the Spokespersons Summit, organised by the Nigerian Institute of PublicContinue Reading
