By Olayinka Olawale The Association of Nigerian Tenants (ANTs) has commended the new Minister of Housing, Prof. Ahmed Dangiwa’s commitment to address all challenges confronting affordable and cooperative housing in the country. This is contained in a statement by ANT’s National President, Amb. Edward Olutoke, available to newsmen on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Kelechi Ogunleye The Minister of Budget and Economic Plannig, Atiku Bagudu, says the present administration will strive to achieve double digit economic growth. Bagudu said this in his maiden address on assumption of office on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, double digit economic growth has been the goalContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa says the Armed Forces will be transparent in the prosecution of the war against insecurity in the country. Musa gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja, in his remarks during the assumption of office of the Minister ofContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of two federal agencies’ chiefs with immediate effect. Mr Bisoye Coker-Odusote is to serve as the acting Director-General/Chief Executive of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), while Hon. Yusuf Yakub will serve as the new Director/CEO of the Directorate ofContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has pledged to commit 270 million dollars to strenthen and support Nigeria’s humanitarian response and poverty alleviation efforts. UNICEF Country Representative, Cristian Munduate, made this known when she met with the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, DrContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Prof. Godson Ana, Dean, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, has called for effective environmental sanitation control strategies, and funding to eradicate mosquitoes. Ana made the call on Tuesday in Abuja, at a symposium organised by the Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON),Continue Reading
Participants at the stakeholders’ workshop for the validation of the SSEC in Abuja on Tuesday. By Okon Okon Stakeholders in education sector on Tuesday brainstormed on opinions/inputs suggested in the design of the architectural framework for the review of the Senior Secondary Education Curriculum (SSEC) in Nigeria. TheContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne No fewer than 230 Nigerian Universities are expected to participate in the 2023 All Nigerian Universities Debating Championship, scheduled to hold between Aug. 27 and Sept. 3 at Veritas University, Abuja. Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Dr Victor Odoeme, said this during a pre-event newsContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Tinubu Support Team (TST), a coalition of concerned Nigerians, has urged the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Govermental Affairs, Mr Zaphaniah Jisalo, to perform beyond expectations of Nigerians. The coalition on Tuesday in Abuja at a news conference called on the minister not to only live upContinue Reading
By Oboh Linus Nasarawa State Government has commenced the distribution of palliatives to cushion the effects of economic hardship of the petroleum subsidy removal on its citizen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government had on May 29 announced the removal of the subsidy. GovContinue Reading
