By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), FCT Administration has stressed the need for an inclusive approach to disaster risk reduction, response and management in the territory. Mrs Florence Wenegieme, Director, Forecasting, Response and Mitigation in the Agency, gave the charge during a sensitisation campaign to commemorateContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving N25,000 wage award as palliative for federal pensioners in the country. Mr Godwin Abumisi, National President of NUP, said this in an address to mark the 2023 Pensioners and Older Persons Day on ThursdayContinue Reading
Dignitaries, speakers at 2023 Wholistic Edu-Consult, Ojo LG Teachers Leadership conference By Rukayat Adeyemi In commemoration of the 2023 World Teachers’ Day, Wholistic Edu-Consult in conjunction with Ojo Local Government has awarded Mr Olanrewaju Afolabi and Mrs Busayo Odubanjo, as most outstanding male and female teachersContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has urged Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of government establishments in Osun to support the Anti-corruption and Transparency Units (ACTU) in their offices. Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the Chairman of ICPC, made the appeal during a roundtable discussion withContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris has said that President Bola Tinubu is sincere to Nigerians and the Labour unions in alleviating the hardship being faced in the country. Idris made this known during his address at the Business Lunch Organised for himContinue Reading
F By Perpetua Onuegbu The Minister of Works Sen. David Umahi says that the ministry needs a total of N217bn to reconstruct 260 road projects and eight bridges across the country. The minister disclosed this while inaugurating four road project committees on Thursday in Abuja. He said the committeesContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Acting Comproller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Wura-Ola Adepoju, says 112,351 passport booklets are yet to be collected by applicants across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT. Adepoju, who said this during a press briefing at the Service headquarters on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe A don, Prof. Adeolu Adewuyi, says further development of Nigeria’s manufacturing sector is crucial to driving the production of value-added products and engendering the country’s competitiveness under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Adewuyi, Professor of Economics, University of Ibadan, said this at the ManufacturersContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has solicited enhanced defence cooperation with the respective militaries of all allied countries in Nigeria. Abubakar made the call when he hosted foreign Defence Attachés of allied countries accredited to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The Katsina State Government has approved the sum of N560 million to be used in purchasing security equipment to fight insecurity in the state. Dr Nasir Danmusa, the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, revealed this while briefing newsmen in KatsinaContinue Reading
