By Perpetua Onuegbu The Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Mr Shehu Ahmad, has advocated the formulation of the national infrastructure maintenance policy, to safeguard the entire public infrastructure in the country. Ahmad spoke in Abuja at the 1st International Facilities Engineering and Management Conference and Exhibition,Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Mr Amit Jain, Director, NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies, Nanyang Business School, Singapore, alongside some economic experts have suggested some actionable recommendations to engender Nigeria’s economic revival that could spur growth and development. They made the recommendations on Monday in Lagos at the public presentation of aContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Mrs Adanna Enwezor, the Executive Director of Photizo Life Foundation, organisers of the Abuja annual Afro Hair Culture Festival, has urged Nigerians to shun harmful hair products. Enwezor made the call on Monday at a pre-event news conference for the 2023 edition of the festival scheduled toContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have inaugurated a Child Protection Information Management and Research Centre to collate information on child welfare in Nigeria. Unveiling the centre on Monday in Abuja, the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, saidContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government partnered Green Agriculture West Africa (GAWAL), a subsidiary of the Chinese General Construction Company (CGC), to train 5,000 women nationwide on modern rice farming technology. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, said this at the graduation ceremony of the first phase ofContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Joint Task Force on City Sanitation of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has dislodged artisans and traders operating illegally under high tension wires in Katampe Extension, Abuja. The task force also displaced suspected criminal elements, who erected illegal structures in reserved green zones, includingContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The National Boundary Commission (NBC) has urged relevant stakeholders in Cross River and Ebonyi to support ongoing efforts toward the demarcation of the interstate boundary. The Director-General of the commission, Mr Adamu Adaji, made the call in Abuja on Monday, at a joint meeting of officialsContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu Pioneer Director-General of PDP Governors’ Forum, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, has urged PDP faithful in Edo to disregard news making the rounds that FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike sponsored the declaration of Dep. Gov. Phillip Shuaibu for the 2024 Guber race. Onaiwu’s advice is contained in a statementContinue Reading
By Aderogba George In a significant stride toward inclusivity, the Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN) and the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) jointly unveiled the translated and simplified version of the 2018 Disability Act in Abuja. The Act, originally in English, has now been made accessible in the threeContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz The Federal Government is to procure customised explosives and narcotic detection screening system with remote and dual view for five international airports in the country to reduce the stress encountered by passengers. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Chief Festus Keyamo, said this at theContinue Reading
