By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Executive Management of 12 River Basin Development Authorities under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday. The Ogun-OsunContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assured Nigerians of better days ahead as economic reforms introduced by his government had started yielding positive results. The president said there had been noticeable signals of improved security, education, and health care, as well as a 3.46 per centContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Quilox Club in collaboration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday launched campaign against the circulation of fake drinks in night clubs. Mr Akinlabi Peller, the Chief Operating Officer of Quilox Club, during a news conference in Lagos, saidContinue Reading
The management of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has approved the appointment of Mr Mufutau Ojo as Editor-in-Chief. He succeeds Mr Ephraims Sheyin who retired on Dec. 11 after 35 years in the service of the agency. Ojo is a 1988 graduate of the English Department atContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says kidnapping incidence in the country is estimated at 2,235,954 between May 2023 and April 2024. The NBS revealed this in its Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) 2024 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The CESPS is a household-based survey,Continue Reading
By Aisha Gambo Hannatu Ismail like any regular house wife needed clean water to cook food and do house chores. Her four children who are supposed to be in school are sent to get water from the village stream early in the morning. “Before we find the waterContinue Reading
ICPC recovers N52bn, $966,900.83, intercepts N5.9bn diverted fundsContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh Some faith-based organisations have called for deep understanding and application of Islamic teachings to address the challenges facing contemporary Muslim women and girls in Nigeria. The organisations stated this at a workshop in Abuja. The workshop was organised by the Nigeria Association of Female Teachers of ArabicContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The U.S. government says it has supported more than 5 million Nigerian farmers in its multifaceted agricultural partnership programmes with Nigeria since 2019 through its agency for international development (USAID). The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, adding that the partnership hasContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Federal Government has pledged to strengthen collaboration with the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) to foster long term environmental sustainability in Nigeria. ACReSAL is a World Bank-financed project which aims to address climate change and land degradation in Nigeria’s northern states. Mr Mahmud Kambari, PermanentContinue Reading
