By Deji Abdulwahab The Confederation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to appoint its Director-General, Alhaji Kailani Muhammed, to fill the outstanding ministerial slot for Kaduna State. The group made the call in a statement by its Director, Publicity, Strategy and Communication,Continue Reading
By Yahaya Isah The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has confirmed the clearance of about 60,000 passport backlog in four days out of over 200,000 pending passport applications. This is consequent upon the directives given to the immigration service by the minister to ensure clearance of all pending passportContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Reform Coordination and Service Improvement (RCSI) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday in Abuja, trained workers on advocacy and workplace hazard. Mr Akinnubi Ogunniran, Acting Director, Human Resources Management, FCTA, said during the training that the move was part of the strategies toContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike said that the FCT Administration would give due attention to the development of satellite towns. Wike stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of Mandate Secretaries for the FCT Administration. He said that theContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Dangote Group says it has deployed cutting-edge technology and other measures to mitigate emission of Greenhouse Gas (GHG), and its impacts in all its subsidiaries. The company’s Group Chief Branding and Communication Officer, Mr Anthony Chiejina, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Augusta Uchediunor Smart DNA, a leading DNA testing center based in Lagos, Nigeria, has released a comprehensive data analysis of all relationship DNA tests conducted at its facility between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023. Notable in the report is that 73.88 per cent of menContinue Reading
Aderogba George The Founder of Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Toyin Saraki, has been nominated as a member of the 2023 Sustainable Markets Initiative Terra Carta Seal Award Expert Review Panel. This is contained in a statement by her Chief Press Secretary, Mr Shola Ayelabola, on Tuesday in Abuja. He saidContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja Mr Joep Ellers, Airbus Airline Marketing Director for Africa, had said that African carriers will need at least 160 new passenger and freighter aircraft to meet the rising demand by 2042. Ellers made the assertion on Tuesday in Abuja while addressing newsmen ahead of AviationContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh Sen. John Owan Enoh, Minister of Sports Development has called on the leadership of the sports federations in the country, to show more commitment to improving their respective federations. The minister stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at a meeting with sports federations’ presidents and secretaries. He saidContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has identified a funding gap of $9.2 billion in the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Nigeria. Deputy Representative of Programme, UNICEF Nigeria, Dr Rownak Khan, made the disclosure when she visited the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. JosephContinue Reading
