By Salif Atojoko Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, says the Federal Government is particular about diversifying the economy through massive investments in agriculture. Gbajabiamila said this during an interactive session with Mr Cornelius Adebayo, Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Agriculture and Land DevelopmentContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu has commended the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) for championing local content development. He lauded the agency particularly for developing electric vehicles, motorbikes and solar-powered smart irrigation systems, through accelerated technology transfer. GbajabiamilaContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday condemned the tragic circumstances leading to the passing of Alhaji Isa Bawa, the District Head of Gatawa District, Sabon Birni Local Government Area, Sokoto State. In a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesman, the president described the attack on Bawa asContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Government has approved an upward review of the passport fees as part of efforts to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard Passport. This is contained in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Kenneth UdoContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has sought for technical assistance from Australia, Belgium and Canada to deepen Nigeria’s extractive industry reforms. The reform programme is designed to deal with challenges of corruption, oil theft, illegal mining, stealing of minerals, pipeline vandalisation and associated governance challenges.Continue Reading
By Desmond Ejibas The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), has called for a global action against increasing abduction and violence against medical professionals in the country. National President of the association, Prof. Rosemary Ogu, who made the call at a news conference in Port Harcourt, said there was urgentContinue Reading
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Malam Shehu Mohammed with his management team and the Managing Director, NAN, Ali Muhammed Ali By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it is intensifying its partnership with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) toContinue Reading
From right to left: Ms Mallory Stewart, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability (ADS) with U.S. Embassy Ag. spokesman, Brian Eubert, during a media round table with select journalists in Abuja on Wednesday at the U.S. Embassy. (NAN) By Mark Longyen TheContinue Reading
By Kelechi Ogunleye The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) in collaboration with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTC) has trained 28 geriatric caregivers in social care skills. Dr Emem Omokaro, the NSCC Director-General (D-G), speaking at the training on Wednesday in Abuja, said the trainees were nominees fromContinue Reading
Unity in Africa is a transformative pathway to achieving sustainable development, former President of Tanzania, Dr Jakaya Kikwete, has saidContinue Reading
