By Muhammad Nasir The Sokoto State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Isa Tanbagarka, says the state government will collaborate with foreign and local investors to exploit the abundant solid minerals in the state. Tanbagarka made this known on Sunday in Sokoto when he received a team of experts from aContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Prof. Idris Bugaje, the Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), has advocated a mandatory 50 per cent skills acquisition for every secondary schools students. He said it would help the students to better understand their interests and abilities, improve them in decision- making, therebyContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund(NSSF) says it remains committed to the improvement of healthcare system in the country. Dr. Fejiro Chinye-Nwoko, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the fund disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Chinye-Nwoko saidContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has tasked its members on the need to mentor younger engineers with a view to contributing to national development. Mr Tasiu Gidari-Wudil, President of the society, gave the charge on Saturday in Abuja, while conferring Fellowship Status on 142 ‘Distinguished Engineers”.Continue Reading
By Reporters Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have described the rate of kidnapping and robbery within the city centre in recent time, as alarming. The residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, described the spate of insecurity in the FCT as worrisome,Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Dr Usman Isah, Convener, All Africa Medical and Wellness Expo (AMWE), has urged the Federal Government to create an enabling environment for domestic medical tourism to thrive in the country. Isah made the call during a zoom media chat, on Saturday. He said Nigeria continues to loseContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba The Federal Government has launched a national talent export programme, tagged “National Talent Export Programme (NATEP)’’, designed to create at least one million jobs over the next five years as a special purpose vehicle. The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, announced thisContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba A Nigerian Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadiza Galadanci, has shared her research innovations on the treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH). PPH is excessive bleeding and loss of blood after childbirth. It means losing more than half a litre of blood within 24 hours of childbirth. Galadanci, aContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The CrimsonBow Sickle Cell Initiative on Saturday urged the Federal Government not to ignore people with sickle cell aneamia in its policies and and programmes. The Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) made this appeal during an empowerment programme for sickle cell patients in Lagos. The News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Opeyemi Gbemiro The Police Command in Ekiti has alerted the general public about the sudden disappearance of a female undergraduate of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti. The alert is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Sunday Abutu on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti. “This is to informContinue Reading
