By Martha Agas Stakeholders have called for urgent action to close methane accountability gaps, warning that unchecked emissions threaten lives, degrade the environment and undermine Nigeria’s climate commitments. They made the call on Thursday in Abuja at a closed-door stakeholder dialogue and documentary screening on human cost of methane emissionsContinue Reading
By Tolu Aiyegbusi The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) says Nigerian software developers have reached significant milestones with locally made applications generating over one million Dollar in sales across domestic and regional markets. The Director-General of NOTAP, Dr Obiageli Amadiobi, said this in an interview with theContinue Reading
Club By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Evergreen G6 Club of Abuja has paid the sum of N500,000 for Parent Teachers Association’s (PTA) levy of 250 pupils of the LEA Primary School, Maraba LokoTiye in Abuja. The President of the Club, Mr Adesola Adewola, presented the cheque of N500,000 to the HeadContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Ace thespian Abubakar Yakubu has assumed office as new National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new president took the oath of office at an inauguration ceremony held at the AGN national secretariat on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Yunus Yusuf The United States and Nigeria on Thursday signed a Commercial and Investment Partnership (CIP) aimed at strengthening bilateral trade and investment, with priority sectors including agriculture, the digital economy, and infrastructure. Speaking at the ministerial briefing in Lagos, Mr Bradley McKinney, Deputy Assistant SecretaryContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal The Federal Government, on Thursday, officially took over the ownership and management of the Tai Solarin Federal University of Education (TASFUED), Ijagun from the Ogun Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the handover and signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Gov. DapoContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it extends the application deadline for the 2025/2026 academic session from Jan. 31 to Feb. 27. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday by the Fund’s Director, Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. OluwatuyiContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) to host and support the 2026 National Public Relations Week (NPRW). Sani made the pledge on Wednesday in Abuja during an event organised for theContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame Some electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday lamented the poor services offered by Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and challenged it to brace up for service delivery. Consumers, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, complained about the epilepticContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government has approved the sum of N2 billion in the 2026 budget for the establishment of standard laboratories. The aim is to address critical gaps in scientific research and accelerate the movement of research outputs from laboratories to the market. The Minister of Environment, MrContinue Reading
