By Florence Onuegu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has appointed six Special Advisers (non-cabinet) to serve in various capacities across the ministries. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, made this known in a statement on Monday. Salu-Hundeyin said the newly appointed Special Advisers were MrsContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA) has urged the Federal Government to fix bad roads and encourage private and modular refineries to enable affordable petroleum products. NOGASA also called on the government to reduce Value Added Taxes on imported products, especially the AutomotiveContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Pfizer, a bio-pharmaceutical company, says industry players need to collaborate in creating awareness around the dangers of counterfeit medicine and pharmaceutical products. The Cluster Lead for West Africa/Country Manager, Pfizer, Mr Olayinka Subair, said this during the visit of the President of the Pharmaceutical Society of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Ministry of Petroleum Resources has urged Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) and Nigerians in general to convert their vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) engines to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. Amb. Gabriel Aduda, the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, made this known on Monday inContinue Reading
By Uche Bibilari Some residents of Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT have decried the unhygienic means of transporting meat from abattoirs to the market. Those who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday said the use of wheelbarrows, motorcycles and rickety vehicles to transport meat wasContinue Reading
By Fatima Abubakar Some residents of Masaka, Nasarawa State, on Monday bemoaned the lack of power supply to the area, while also lamenting over the cost of using generating set. The residents, who expressed their pain in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), described their agony asContinue Reading
By Esther Paul Residents of Dutsen communities in Bwari Area Council of the FCT on Sunday called on the FCT Administration to fix bad roads that had become death traps in the area. Some of them told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the bad roads had slowed downContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Dr Olusade Adesola, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has pledged improved welfare for nurses in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). He made the pledge when he received members of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) after a road walk tagged “NursesContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Muhajjadina Sani has unveiled a humanitarian foundation to assist people suffering from a psychological trauma, mental insanity and mysterious sickness in the country. The cleric, while unveiling the foundation, on Monday in Abuja, said he was motivated by the desire to compliment governmentContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has tasked officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army on efficient data management and record keeping to engender effective administration of the service. Lagbaja made the call at the opening of the maiden Army Headquarters Department of MilitaryContinue Reading
