The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says Nigerian Army is implementing
new welfare initiatives to boost and improve the morale of troops.Continue Reading
By Doris Esa The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), have taken steps to downscale weather and climate information to Nigerian farmers. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, made this known at a joint news conference on seasonal climate predictionContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Federal Ministry of Environment on Tuesday in Abuja said it would partner with the Institute of Environmental Practitioners of Nigeria (IEPN) on environmental sustainability. Malam Balarabe Lawal, the Minister of Environment, said this at the inauguration ceremony of the 1st Governing Council of IEPN. Lawal whoContinue Reading
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the Nigerian Army had made considerable progress in stabilizing the nation’s security in spite of a few obvious challengesContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Federal Government has indefinitely suspended mining activities within the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) campus and the OAU Teaching Hospitals Complex in Ile-Ife, Osun. This is pending investigations into suspected illegal mining activities in the area. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, announced theContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, transferred a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed against Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, and others to Lagos division of the court for adjudication. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that it was in the interestContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Recently, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said that it would launch three new national identity cards for 104 million Nigerians nationwide. According to NIMC, the three new cards are a bank-enabled National ID card, a social intervention card, and an optionalContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In February 2024, the mass media was awash with reports of the arrest of Bassey Idio for currency racketeering by operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The 59-year-old ‘naira trader’ was apprehended following intelligence andContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, has stressed the need to capture the yearnings and aspirations of senior citizens in the National Development Plan. Bagudu said this at a one-day capacity enhancement workshop for state commissioners and Directors of Social Welfare on theContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Cynthia Okeke Charity Foundation, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Tuesday, provided free medical services to the residents of Apo Dutse Community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Its Founder, Mrs Ebelechukwu-Cynthia Okeke, said that the foundation took its free quarterly medical outreach to the community inContinue Reading
