By Maureen Okon The ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources, will consider two draft regulations on Nov. 28, aimed at restricting the use of plastic products in the sub region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the parliamentarians will consider the two draft regulations meantContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, winged 12 new combat pilots from the Basic Flying Course-20 at the 403 Flying Training School (FTS), Kano. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air ForceContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Comptroller-General (C-G) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Adewale Adeniyi says unchecked drug abuse is a threat to the country. Adeniyi said this on Thursday in Abuja, when he handed over some quantity of illicit drugs seized by officers of the NCS to the NationalContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi A tourism expert, Mr Ayo Omotosho, has emphasised the need for local communities to benefit optimally from the exploration of their tourism potential. Omotosho, who is the President of Travelogue Communications L.td., made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Debt Management Office says it is impressed at the response of investors to its awareness programme on the benefits of investing in Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) securities. Mrs Jumai Saidu-Ahmed, the Team Leader, Domestic Debt Unit of the DMO said this on Thursday on theContinue Reading
By Sani Idris Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), on Wednesday launched an agro-processing centre in Sabon Gari Kahuta, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where it forecasted to generate N182,9 million revenue in the first fiscal year. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports thatContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the recent revocation of 1,633 mining licences is to sanitise the sector to fit into the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu. Idris stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the MinisterContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has terminated the services of the operators of taxi ranks and terminals for failing all terms and conditions of their engagement. The Mandate Secretary, Transportation Secretariat, FCTA, Mr Ubokutom Nyah, announced the termination during a stakeholders’ meeting with the terminalsContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has directed the Education Secretariat of the FCT Administration to reconstruct the classrooms of Local Education Authority Primary School, Bagusa, in Abuja. The school under Abuja Municipal Area Council, with a population of about 200Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai Mr Nyesom Wike, Minster of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has expressed readiness to partner Mexico to develop the agriculture sector of the federal capital, Abuja. Wike stated this when the Mexican Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Alfredo Ortiz, visited him in his office on Thursday, inContinue Reading
