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Shoreline Protection: FG tasks contractor on job specification

On: March 28, 2023

By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has urged the contractor handling shoreline protection of Tombia community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa to work according to the job’s specification and fast-track the process. The Permanent Secretary, Ecological Project Office (EPO), Shehu Ibrahim, made the call at the inspection tourContinue Reading

Oil exploration in Nasarawa to increase Nigeria’s reserves – NNPC Ltd

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: March 28, 2023

In: Oil & Gas

By Ella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) says the positive outcome of Ebenyi-A Exploration Well will increase Nigeria’s hydrocarbon reserves from 37 billion barrels to 50 billion barrels. The NNPC Ltd said the outcome of the campaign would contribute to the aspiration of increasing Nigeria’s crudeContinue Reading

Health Insurance: Authority to fine-tune 237,000 PTAD pensioners’ enrollment

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: March 28, 2023

In: Health

By Franca Ofili The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says it will raise a bilateral committee to fine-tune the protocol of enrolling 237,000 pensioners under Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) for health insurance. The NHIA Deputy General Manager, Emmanuel Ononokpono, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja,Continue Reading

Eliminating NTDs will boost Nigeria’s economy by $19bn – Study

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 28, 2023

In: Health

By Oluwafunke Ishola A study by Deloitte says Nigeria’s economy will expand by $19 billion in productivity if the country eliminates Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by 2030. The study, commissioned by the END Fund, was released in a statement by Ms Oyetola Oduyemi, its Senior Director for Public Affairs, onContinue Reading

Oil exploration in Benue trough key to prosperity, energy security – Buhari

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 28, 2023

In: Economy/Business

By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari says the discovery and drilling of oil in Nasarawa State will lead to greater prosperity for Nigerians as well as enhance overall energy security for the country. The president stated this in his virtual message to the official spud-in of the Ebenyi-A Well locatedContinue Reading

FG averted over 4,000 industrial disputes in 7 years – Ngige

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 28, 2023

In: General News

By Ismaila Chafe The Federal Government says it successfully averted over 4000 impending strike actions by industrial unions across the country through dialogue in the last seven years. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made this known at the weekly Ministerial briefing organized by the Presidential Communications TeamContinue Reading

151 stranded Nigerians depart Libya as FG resumes evacuation – Envoy

By: isaac aregbesola

On: March 28, 2023

In: General News

By Lizzy Okoji The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on Tuesday evacuated 151 stranded Nigerians from Benghazi, Libya as the government resumed its voluntary evacuation in Libya. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge D’affiares en titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, made this knownContinue Reading

NAPTIP, FIIAPP advocate strong action against human trafficking

By: isaac aregbesola

On: March 28, 2023

In: General News

By Olatunde Ajayi The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in collaboration with the International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies (FIIAPP) has called for strong action against the menace. The collaboration is aimed at addressing human trafficking said to be posing serious securityContinue Reading

151 stranded Nigerians depart Libya as FG resumes evacuation – Envoy

By: Salisu Sani Idris

On: March 28, 2023

In: Foreign

How to tackle moral decadence in children – Stakeholders

By: isaac aregbesola

On: March 28, 2023

In: General News

Stakeholders, at a Moral Regeneration and Re-orientation meeting, organised by Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in Abuja on Tuesday By Funmilayo Adeyemi Stakeholders, on Tuesday, converged on Abuja to brainstorm on ways of tackling the menace of moral decadence in children and to enhance development and progress of theContinue Reading

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