By Funmilola Gboteku The Health Emergency Initiative (HEI), a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving child health, said it had partnered Spectranet Ltd., an internet service provider, to combat child malnutrition in communities. Mr Paschal Achunine, Executive Director at HEI, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. He saidContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State (Oil) Petroleum Resources, has assured Nigerians of increased oil production on a sustainable basis. Lokpobiri gave the assurance in Abuja on Monday while addressing stakeholders on his assumption of duty, shortly after taking his oath of office. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Yakubu Uba The Nigerian Army on Monday said it had rescued another Chibok girl, Mary Nkeki, 27, in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno. Nkeki was abducted alongside over 200 students from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014. The Theatre Commander, Operation HadinContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has said that Nigeria had the opportunity to compete with other countries digitally, not just other sectors. Tijani, speaking with the Heads of Agencies and other stakeholders under the Ministry on Monday in Abuja, urged themContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari has reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring food security in Nigeria. Kyari stated this when he assumed office with his Minister of State for Agriculture, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, on Monday in Abuja. He said that there isContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Sen. Dave Umahi, the immediate past Governor of Ebonyi State, said that the building and construction industry under his watch would prioritise the use of local content in the delivery of its works. Umahi said this in Abuja on Monday while addressing Directors, Heads of Departments, andContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, assured on Monday in Abuja that he would work toward ending medical tourism out of Nigeria. He gave the assurance at his maiden meeting with the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Ms Kachollom Daju andContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Prof. Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, has pledged to work assiduously in implementing the blueprint of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the water and sanitation sector. Utsev said this at his inaugural address with the members of staff in company of the Minister ofContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma The new Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu has expressed the Federal Government’s commitment to lift 133 million Nigerians out of poverty. Edu disclosed this when she assumed office on Monday in Abuja and held maiden meeting with the Chief Executive Officers ofContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh Sen. John Enoh, Minister of Sports Development has pledged to provide transparent leadership in repositioning the Nigerian sports sector. Enoh made the pledge on Monday in Abuja shortly after assuming office as the 36th Minister of Sports Development. He said inspite of the fact that he wasContinue Reading
