By Blessing Odega The Federal Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC), has inaugurated a joint task force to checkmate energy theft and other related offences. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the task force was named: Special Investigation and Prosecution Task Force onContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Some African leaders have reiterated the importance of accelerating industrial development on the continent. They spoke at the ongoing Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Market Place in Marrakech, Morocco. The theme of the Forum is: “Unlocking Africa’s Value Chains”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that theContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Group Plc., Oscar Onyema, has advised African governments to reposition their economies to attract financial investments. Onyema said this while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the ongoing 2023 African Investment Forum (AIF)Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Open Foundation West Africa (OFWA) has inaugurated a Kiwix4School app in Federal Government Boys College (FGBC), Wuye, Abuja, to address the students’ challenges in accessing internet-based curricular resources. Ms Obiageli Ezeilo, Assistant Director, Federal Ministry of Education, while inaugurating the app on Thursday, said that theContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala The Association of Certified Protocol Practitioners in Nigeria (ACPPN) has sympathised with the Canadian government over the fire outbreak at the High Commission of Canada to Nigeria, in Abuja. ACPPN President, Mr Michael Ikinbor, in a statement issued by the spokesperson, Olatutu Oladunni, assured the Canadian MissionContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu The National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has received 36 Nigerian migrants including children deported from Sweden. The Federal Commissioner, NCFRMI, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, said during the returnees profiling that usually the deportees must have been contacted either on the account that theyContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Britain has reiterated its commitment to strengthening and advancing bilateral relations with Nigeria in the areas of health, education, and security. British High Commissioner to Nigeria Dr Richard Montgomery said this at his residence in Abuja during the celebration of the 75th Birthday of King Charles IIIContinue Reading
By Desmond Ejibas The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), says the company has not increase the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Mr Andy Odeh, General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, NLNG, dismissed the alleged report of the increase in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.Continue Reading
By Christian Njoku The Nigerian Association of Medical Physicists (NAMP) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly (NASS) to support the passage of the Medical Physics Regulatory Council (Establishment) Bill, 2022. The President of NAMP, Prof. Fatai Balogun, made the appeal during the association’s 2023 Annual ScientificContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says the highway to wealth on the continent is from the export of value-added agricultural products. Akinwumi said this at the ongoing 2023 Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Market Place in Marrakesh, Morocco on Wednesday. The theme of theContinue Reading
