By Mohammed Baba Busu Niger Government has secured a partnership with JS Bioenergy Limited to promote sugarcane farming in the state. The agreement, which was sealed at the Government House Minna on Thursday, had the Chairman, Niger Foods Limited, Mr Sammy Adigun, signing on behalf of the state government whileContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has approved N280.3 million for the payment of scholarships to 13,946 indigent students at all levels of education in the FCT. Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, FCT Administration disclosed this on Thursday in Gwagwalada, duringContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, has inaugurated the first batch of Mining Marshals Corps to combat illegal mining. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the presentation of the mining marshals took place in Abuja on Thursday. Alake said the mining marshals were drawn fromContinue Reading
Another look at CBN’s new guidelines for BDC operations By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released draft revised guidelines that will help bolster the regulation of Bureau De Change (BDC) operations in the country. The apex bank was responding to theContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The U.S. government has partnered Nigeria, among others, to unveil a five-year Global Food Security Strategic Country Plan to boost the country’s agricultural sector and drive agro-economic growth. Mr David Greene, the U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires, while unveiling the strategy on Thursday in Abuja, said it exemplifiedContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Northern Senators’ Forum, has called on the Federal Government to come up with resolute action to tackle cases of kidnappings in the country. Chairman of the Forum, Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’adua made the call in a statement, in Abuja on Thursday. He said that the recent waveContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration will improve access to quality education in public schools across the territory. Wike made the promise on Thursday, at the School of the Gifted, Gwagwalada, while inaugurating the rehabilitation and construction ofContinue Reading
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has taken steps to key into the Safe School Initiative of the Federal Government meant to safeguard schools from attacksContinue Reading
Group urges government to prioritise policies on food securityContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Organised Private Sector in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (OPS-WASH), has partnered with the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) and other stakeholders to advance sustainable WASH initiatives in Nigeria. This was the thrust at the unveiling of the Partnership for Community Engagement in collaborationContinue Reading
