By Olasunkanmi Onifade The Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience (OSPRE) has called on the Federal Government to complement security interventions aimed at rebuilding trust with communities in the South-East for peace and development. Nike Babalola, Head, Communications and Public Relations OSPRE, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, saidContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Dr Shaibu Husseini, Executive Director/CEO of National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), says the Federal Government has approved the prohibition of money rituals and glamourising of vices in Nigerian films. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Husseini disclosed this at a National Stakeholders EngagementContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) is set to host the 6th edition of the African Education Conference (Edutech), aimed at proffering solutions on revitalising the education system using technology and innovations. The Chairman, Board of Trustee, Education First Nigeria, Dr Macjohn Nwabiaola, who disclosed this atContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Director-General (D-G), Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Mr Charles Odii, has said that the agency will help to facilitate the export of made-in-Nigeria furniture. Odii made the promise when he visited the Kugbo Furniture Cluster Association in the Federal Capital Territory, AbujaContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Dr Alim Abubakre, British Nigerian founder of TEXEM UK, the United Kingdom leadership development organisation, has praised Nigerian lady, Abigail Katung as the first person of African descent to be appointed Lord Mayor of Leeds. In a statement on TEXEM’s website, www.texem.co.uk, Abubakre said the monumental achievementContinue Reading
Impoundment of commercial motorcycles reducing crime in Abuja – DRTS By Philip Yatai The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), FCT Administration, says the continuous impoundment of commercial motorcycles is reducing the rate of crime in the federal capital city. DRTS Head of Operation, Mrs Deborah Osho, stated this duringContinue Reading
Wike woos Sweden, Rwandan investors on tourism, environmental management By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, wooed investors from Sweden and Rwanda, to invest in the territory’s tourism sector and environmental management. Wike expressed the FCT Administration’s readiness for the partnershipContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade Mr Christopher Ugbebor, a software engineer, has commended the Federal Government over the suspension of the proposed cybersecurity levy, saying it showed that government was responsive to public concerns. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday, Ugbebor said by suspending the levy,Continue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reconstituted the National Blockchain Policy Steering Committee (NBP-SC) to validate trends in blockchain technology and incorporate new stakeholders for inclusive adoption and implementation. Its Director-General, Malam Kashifu Inuwa, said this on Tuesday while inaugurating the committee at a three-dayContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, the Director-General, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), has called for adequate support for biotechnology to facilitate speedy economic recovery and development in the country. Mustapha told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday that for speedy economic recovery andContinue Reading
