By Emmanuel Jonathan The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) says it will partner the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) to refurbish and revamp their redundant operational assets. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (ECC/CEO) of NASENI, Mr Khalil Halilu, made the pledge in a statement afterContinue Reading
Loan By Grace Alegba Access Bank Plc has secured a 75 million dollar facility from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to support climate change measures in Nigeria. The bank disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Citi, a preeminent banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs, aContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The Lagos State Government is partnering Kwara, Niger and 20 other states to actualise President Bola Tinubu’s agenda to boost food security. Ms Abisola Olusanya, then state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, made this announcement at a meeting with her counterparts from Kwara and Niger states, inContinue Reading
By Vivian Eze Residents of Karu, a suburb in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), are groaning over the lingering water scarcity in the area in the past three months. The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interview on MondayContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, says Nigeria will explore the latest technology to combat insecurity in the country. Matawalle said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by Mr Henshaw Ogubike, the Director, Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. TheContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has issued a one-week notice to squatters taking refuge under bridges in Garki, Wuse and Maitama districts in Abuja, to vacate or be forcefully removed. Dr Fred Kpakol, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Environmental and Waste Management,Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has told elite in the FCT not to expect good roads and other infrastructure without paying tax due to the FCT Administration. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, while inaugurating the resurfacing of 189 roads and remedial work onContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), retired Rear Adm. Yaminu Musa, says Nigeria has the capacity to defeat terrorism and other security challenges. Musa gave the assurance while addressing PhD students of the Institute of Governance and DevelopmentContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade Dr Nathaniel Adewole, a Gynaecologist at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, has emphasised the necessity of implementing laws to combat Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the country. Adewole shared this perspective during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, coinciding withContinue Reading
By Bukola Olaifa The Open Forum On Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Africa, Nigeria chapter, has called for an end to dissemination of misleading narratives on Genetically Modified (GM) crops by activists. OFAB is an Initiative of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) under the auspices of NABDA. Dr Rose Gidado,Continue Reading
