From Copenhagen to Abuja on two wheels
By Muhyideen Jimoh It was a hot Wednesday morning, July 21, 2001, an accident had just occurred in the upscale Mabushi District of Abuja. Accidents occur everywhere in the world,…
Religious, community leaders required in drug fight- NDLEA
Advocacy By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has urged religious leaders, community heads, parents and other stakeholders to heighten advocacy on the dangers of drug abuse…
FG to install security surveillance system along Abuja-Kaduna highway
By Deborah Coker Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has inaugurated an 8-member committee tasked with providing and installing a security surveillance system along the Abuja-Kaduna highway and rail line to…
Schools support 109 learners with N70m scholarships
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Africa Community School (ACS) and the Africa International College (AIC), in a bid to giving back to the society have impacted no fewer than 109…
Coalition of Northern States’ Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (CONSCCIMA) with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja
Shettima advocates robust platforms to re-engineer affairs of north
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday emphasised the need for re-engineering and re-strategising of affairs in the North with a view to fast tracking development. Shettima…
Some of the protesting workers outside Utako Office of the Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Abuja
Staff of petroleum regulatory commission protest poor welfare in Abuja
By Philip Yatai Some members of staff of the Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Tuesday, besieged the offices of the commission in Jabi and Utako, Abuja, in protest of…
Fuel attendant dispensing product
Petrol hits N617 in Abuja
By Nana Musa The price of Petrol, known as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) has increased from 537 to 617 naira Per litre in the Federal Capital Territory. The New Agency…
Two-day Maiden Toilet Business Owners Conference in Abuja
Open defecation: Nigeria needs 3.9 million toilets annually -UNICEF
By Tosin Kolade The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria will need to build no fewer than 3.9 million toilets annually to meet the open defecation-free target by 2025.…
Navy reshuffles appointment of 56 Rear Admirals in major shake-up
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Navy says it has reshuffled the appointments of some top senior officers comprising 56 Rear Admirals and a Commodore to reinvigorate the service towards…
Petrol: Roadside sellers still in business in Abuja
Roadside sellers of PMS, also known as petrol, are still in business hawking products in some part of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).