By Mercy Omoike The Federal Government on Wednesday embarked on weights and measures surveillance in Lagos State in a bid to promote consumer protection. The exercise is part of the government’s ongoing multi-sector surveillance across the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the surveillance isContinue Reading
By Yakubu Uba Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has pleaded for support from the National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW) in reducing flood incident and other environmental challenges in the state. Zulum made the plea in Maiduguri on Thursday while receiving a delegation of NAGGW, who paid him aContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to creating a robust financial system and a business-friendly economy that would attract more foreign direct investments. The President made the commitment on Thursday in Abuja, as the Coca-Cola Company announced plans to accelerate its investments in NigeriaContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York this year. The President has thus directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation, Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, said in a statement on Thursday. “PresidentContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, Governor of Benue, on Thursday that his state is experiencing relative peace, enabling farmers to return to previously abandoned farms due to farmers/herders clashes. He made this statement while briefing State House correspondents after meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Alia visited theContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Federal Government says it is making efforts to curtail irregular migration by Nigerians through policies and programmes that will boost the economy and create employment. Sen. Abubakar Bagudu, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, said this during an Anti-Migration Summit organised by the Blacks Ancestral NativeContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Federal Government, through the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is set to audit all Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects to ascertain their performance. Mr Ifeanyi Nwoko, Acting Head of Media and Publicity, ICRC, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, Director-General,Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged regulatory agencies to eliminate overlaps and align their activities with President Bola Tinubu’s agenda for economic growth and enhance ease of doing business in Nigeria. Shettima said this on Thursday during the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) Regulators’ Forum to buildContinue Reading
By Oluwakemi Oladipo The British High Commission has launched a programme to support basic education within the South-West region of Nigeria. The programme tagged “Partnership For Learning in Nigeria” (PLANE), is in collaboration with DAWN Commission and Seed Care and Support Foundation. The Deputy British HighContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has transferred regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Kogi State to the Kogi State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC), as announced on its website on Wednesday in Abuja. This decision aligns with the amended Constitution of the Federal Republic ofContinue Reading
