By Justina Auta Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye on Tuesday said the government has started distributing sustainable empowerment equipment to women across selected states. Kennedy-Ohanenye disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. She said purchase and distribution of empowerment equipment for women were conducted in theContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, Americas (NIDOA) on Tuesday expressed regrets over the passing of Dr Raymond Sowemimo, its Houston Chapter president. This is contained in a joint statement by Dr Victor Ubani, Chairman NIDOA Board of Trustees (BoT), on behalf of NIDO-Americas, Dr Eromonsele Idahosa,Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, has threatened to blacklist contractors executing streetlight projects, who failed to meet the contract terms. The coordinator of the council, Mr Felix Obuah, gave the warning, while briefing newsmen on the state of streetlight projectsContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday returned to Nigeria after representing President Bola Tinubu at the just concluded International Development Association (IDA21) Summit, held in Nairobi, Kenya. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications,Continue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson Yiaga Africa, an NGO, has called for a four-year tenure for elective positions in Local governments to ensure uniformity in terms of office at states and federal levels in Nigeria. Cynthia Mbamalu, Director of Programmes, Yiaga Africa, made the call at an Advocacy Roundtable tagged:Continue Reading
By Raji Rasak Some residents of Badagry, Lagos, were stranded on Tuesday as most commercial vehicles plying the area were off the road due to scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored the situation reports that many workersContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe Some food vendors and others selling souvenirs as well as umbrellas to beachgoers have commended the federal government for putting ” human face” to the demolition of properties on the right-of-way of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The vendors, low-income earners, spoke in separate interviews with theContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) says the rapid advancement in biotechnology, particularly genetic engineering, has ushered in a new era of possibilities for enhancing agricultural productivity. Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, Director-General, NBRDA, spoke at a Ministerial Meeting on Demystifying Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) with civilContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has given the Federal Government and Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) a seven-day ultimatum to reverse to the old electricity tariff or face a lawsuit. The chairman of the branch, Mr Seyi Olawunmi, said this at a news conference on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Yusuf Yunus The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) says it expects over 300 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from eight vessels to ease fuel scarcity and queues in Lagos and other parts of the country this week. MEMAN Chairman, Mr Huub Stokman, said this whileContinue Reading
