By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has no plan to redenominate Nigeria’s legal tender, the Naira. CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, Isa AbdulMumim, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there have been aContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Federal Government on Wednesday called for private sector investments in provision of affordable housing and urban infrastructure . The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, made the call in a Keynote address at an event to mark the World Cities Day in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo Some Nigerians who applied for international passports have accused personnel of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Abuja passport office, of massive extortion. The passport applicants said in spite of recent directive of the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to the immigration authorities to sanitise the system,Continue Reading
By Uche Bibilari The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has described literature as a vital tools for promoting understanding and cultural values. Mamman said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the 13th Literature in Northern Nigeria Conference with theme “Literature and Environment in Northern Nigeria. The minister, represented byContinue Reading
Isaiah Eka The Akwa Ibom Government has commenced training of technical group and council members on human capital development. The training is aimed at addressing poverty and other socioeconomic issues to spur sustainable growth and improve life expectancy in the state. In his opening remarks, the State Focal Person,Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai Abuja, Nov. 1, 2023 (NAN) The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, said on Tuesday that building a viral economy for the country transcended political party affiliations. Wiki stated this when leaders of ethnic groups from the Niger Delta region paid him aContinue Reading
By Justina Auta An NGO, Civitas Auxillium Foundation (CAF), says 100 women from Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp are currently being trained on various skills. The training which is taking place in Wassa in Abuja, FCT would enable the women to reintegrate back into the society CAF said. Mrs ElizabethContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Stakeholders have tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the Nov.11 Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi governorship election is free, fair and credible. They said this at a stakeholders meeting convened by the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room in Abuja on the forthcoming election. SpeakingContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), has started talks with the Heritage Times (HT), a notable global media platform, to advance the course of grassroots sports development in the country. A statement signed by Ikenna Okonkwo, Secretary-General of SWAN, said that the partnership would also ensureContinue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie More than 7,000 pharmacists emigrated from Nigeria in the last two years, President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Prof. Cyril Usifoh, said on Tuesday in Gombe. Usifoh told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the pharmacists left Nigeria in search of better practice environment abroad.Continue Reading
