By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted Nigerians to expect flood in nine states as Cameroon began the release of water from its Lagdo Dam. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the states are: Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa.Continue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) on Saturday highlighted the risks associated with banks lending in a manner that contravenes the Section 45 of its Fiscal Responsibility Act. Its Executive Chairman, Mr Victor Muruako, who spoke at a one-day stakeholders dialogue in Lagos, said such manner could alsoContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has conducted training and empowerment programmes for selected women-owned farmers’ cooperative societies in Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the primary objective of this initiative is to enhanceContinue Reading
By Thompson Yamput The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar-Audu, on Saturday expressed confidence that the reign of the new Ejeh of Ankpa, Alhaji Abubakar Ahmed-Yakubu, will bring about peaceful coexistence and development in Ankpa local government Area (LGA) of Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports thatContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Catholic Brothers United of St Agnes Catholic Church, Maryland, Lagos, has urged government and other relevant agencies to embark on strategic plans to make entrepreneurship an engine of employment generation. The Chairman, Organising Committee of the church annual lecture series, Mr Gabriel Akhumegie, made the callContinue Reading
By Rabiu Sani-Ali No fewer than 16,620 adolescent girls will benefit from a viable education support under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment, (AGILE) project in Bauchi State. The Project Coordinator, Dr Jamila Mohammed-Dahiru, said this during a breakfast meeting with heads of media organisations in Bauchi onContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has given the operators of Arise Television final warning on alleged violation of Nigeria Broadcasting Code. Director-General of NBC, Balarabe Shehu llelah, gave the warning in a letter to the Chief Executive Officer of Arise Global Limited and made available to theContinue Reading
By Hogan Bassey Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) Advisory Board has congratulated Luminate, a CSO, for collaborating with it toward raising funding for the success empowering Nigerian youth. A statement by Maimuna Sani, NYFF’s Head of Communications and Community Engagement, indicated that the collaboration is aimed at focusing attention onContinue Reading
By Aderogba George No fewer than 1 billion persons worldwide are affected with Presbyopia(eye disorder), Dr Tochukwu Onwuzulike, an eye care specialist, has said. Onwuzulike, an Optometrist with Vision Spring, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at the inauguration of free eye care exercise at ApoContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Rep. Ibe Osonwa (LP-Abia) has congratulated Gov. Alex Otti of Abia on his victory at the election tribunal. In a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja, Osonwa said the judgment was a total reflection of the general will of the people of Abia whoContinue Reading
