By Deborah Coker The Minister of Defence, Muhammadu Badaru, has said that the Nigerian Armed Forces neutralised 9,300 bandits and terrorists have been neutralised within the last one year. Badaru disclosed this at the Ministerial Sectoral Briefings, organised by the Ministry of Information, to mark the first anniversary of the PresidentContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), says the Federal Government is set to seal a deal worth 20 billion dollars to boost oil and gas production in Nigeria. Lokpobiri said this on Thursday in Abuja when a delegation of Schlumberger (SLB) Ltd. ledContinue Reading
NCMM digitises museums, monuments to boost tourism By Joshua Olomu Mr Olugbile Holloway, Director-General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), said efforts were underway to digitise the nation’s museums, monuments and heritage to boost tourism. He stated this in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
Vaccine By Yetunde Fatungase The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has attributed low uptake of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccines to misinformation. Mrs Aderonke Akinola-Akinwole, Social and Behaviour Change Specialist, UNICEF, said this on Wednesday at a two-day media dialogue organised for journalists in Lagos. Akinola-Akinwole said thatContinue Reading
Alleged extortion: Lawyer petitions I-G, demands sack, prosecution of officersContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Arewa Alliance for Development (AAD),has described the allegation labelled against the military of aiding and profiting from terrorism activities in Katsina State as untrue. Gov. Dikko Radda Of Katsina reportedly alleged that the Military was aiding and profiting from terrorism activities in Katsina State. This is containedContinue Reading
Inauguration of Abuja Rail Mass Transit now May 29 – FCTA By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says inauguration of commercial operations of the Abuja Rail Mass Transit system will now hold on May 29 and not May 27 as earlier announced. Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director ofContinue Reading
Nigeria requires N35bn to restart Ajaokuta Light Steel section -minister By Martha Agas The Federal Government says it has reached an advanced stage of raising more than N35 billion required to restart the Light Mill Section (LMS) of the Ajaokuta Steel Company. The Minister of Steel Development, Prince ShuaibuContinue Reading
Nigeria, transitioning from monocultural economy under Tinubu’s administration -Alake By Martha Agas The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said that Nigeria was transitioning from a mono-cultural economy under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Alake stated this during the Ministerial Sectoral Update on the performance of the PresidentContinue Reading
Stakeholders call for adoption of global best practices in GDP, CPI report By Okeoghene Akubuike Stakeholders have called for the adoption of global best practices in the rebasing of the Consumer Price Index(CPI) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). They said this at a Sensitisation Workshop on the Rebasing of Nigeria’sContinue Reading
