By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice President Kashim Shettima has restated the commitment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to the welfare of the Armed Forces and families of fallen heroes. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, in a statement on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon All is set for the 2023 Second Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament in Abuja as delegates from 15 member countries have arrived. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the session which begins on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, willContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, says the ministry will consider the re-establishment of a National Shipping Line through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. Oyetola said this at the maiden stakeholders roundtable engagement on Advancing Sustainable Development in Nigeria’s marine and blue economyContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Momoh has pledged to utilise the resources of the ministry transparently. Momoh stated this on Tuesday when he hosted members of Edo Journalists’ Forum in Abuja. He said that the present challenges of the government were quite enormous inContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has urged graduates undergoing the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme to channel their talent to productive ventures. Mahmoud gave the charge during the closing ceremony of the 2023 Batch ‘C’ Stream IContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nysom Wike, says FCT Administration has concluded plans to roll out new buses and taxis for public transportation in Abuja. Wike, who disclosed this during a high-level meeting with estate developers in Abuja on Tuesday, added thatContinue Reading
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun represented by the SSG Tokunbo Talabi, the Chief of UNICEF, Lagos Office Celine Lafoucriere, and the Akarigbo of Remo land Oba Babatunde Ajayi during the inauguration of the oxygen plant in Sagamu By Yetunde Fatungase The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donatedContinue Reading
Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Ms Hannatu Musa Musawa, says the sector is set to expand the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 100 billion dollars by the year 2030. Musawa stated this at the Art, Culture and Creative Economy Roundtable, tagged ‘A Creative IndustryContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang In a significant stride toward strengthening Nigeria’s fight against corruption, the European Union (EU) has pledged €30 million over the next five years. The commitment was announced by Ms. Samuela Isopi, EU Ambassador and Head of Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, during the formal launch of PhaseContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the FCT says the FCT Administration has pegged the cost of issuance of Certificate of Occupancy (C- of-O) at N5 million. Wike made the pronouncement at a meeting he held with estate developers in Abuja on Tuesday. He said payment couldContinue Reading
