By Philip Yatai The Agriculture and Rural Department Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has begun sensitising farmers in the territory on the 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) released by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet). The Mandate Secretary of the secretariat, Mr Lawan Geidam, who spoke at the inauguration ofContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, says Nigeria is taking steps to decarbonise mining practices. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, Ngelale said that to actualise this, he held substantive discussions with the Executive Management of Sinoma International Engineering Company at theirContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday appealed to Nigerian youths to shelve their plans to carry out protests. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with the President. According to Idris, the President does not seeContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma Mr Abel Enitan, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has urged ministry staff to enhance their efforts by bringing new ideas and innovation into their service. Enitan made this call while inaugurating a 15-member Reform and Innovation Committee on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Sgt. Cynthia Maurice of the Nigerian Airforce has made history by becoming the country’s first Professional female golfer in the military. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the week-long Professional Examinations which held from July 14 to July 20 took place at HSD Golf ClubContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje Alhaji Aminu Yakubu Wambai, a traditional title holder in Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna State, says he is neither an associate nor a relative of Abdulrasheed Maina, the convicted former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). Wambai, who holds the title of WakilinContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, said Nigeria’s endeavour to achieve value chain localisation in renewable energy technology manufacturing took a significant step forward over the weekend. He said Sinoma of China expressed strong interest in siting its renewable energy technology manufacturingContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), has convened a high-level meeting with key stakeholders in the oil and gas sector to resolve issues surrounding the Dangote Refinery. This is contained in a statement by Nneamaka Okafor, the Special Adviser to the minister on MediaContinue Reading
AfDB invests $10.9 bn in Nigeria – Official By Lucy Ogalue The Director-General of West Africa Region, African Development Bank (AfDB), Lamin Barrow, says the banks’s cumulative financing approvals in Nigeria stands at 10.9 billion dollars. Barrow said this at the Second Interactive Session and Workshop on Developing Bankable BusinessContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has rejected an appeal to nullify the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as its candidate for the upcoming Governorship Election in Edo. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel led by A.Continue Reading
