By Philip Yatai The leadership and members of the National Assembly have lauded the exceptional performance of Mr Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The lawmakers gave the commendation when Wike appeared before them to defend the N1.78 trillion FCT Statutory Budget proposal for the 2025Continue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie The Gombe State Government has approved N1.12 billion to fasttrack take-off of the Faculty of Agriculture in the Gombe State University. Mr Muhammad Shettima, Commissioner for Higher Education, said this at the end of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting, on Wednesday in Gombe. He said theContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang A bill to establish Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Funtua, Katsina State, has scaled second reading in the Senate. This followed the presentation of the lead debate by the sponsor of the bill, Sen. Muntari Dandutse, during plenary on Wednesday. Leading the debate, Dandutse saidContinue Reading
Festival By Ibironke Ariyo and Joshua Olomu The Road Safety International Film Festival (RSIFF), a film fiesta geared towards using cinematic platforms for road safety campaign, is set for debut in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The festival is to be staged by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) andContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) has commenced stakeholder engagement towards developing a sustainability plan for livestock infrastructure constructed across 20 states. Speaking at a workshop on Wednesday in Abuja, Dr Sanusi Abubakar, National Project Coordinator of L-PRES, expressed concern over the number of developmentContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Amb. Troy Fitrell, U.S. Department of State’s acting Head of Africa Bureau, says the country has now shifted its diplomacy in Sub-Saharan Africa from an ‘assistant-led’ to an ‘investment-led’ strategy. The envoy, who disclosed this in a digital news conference during an official visit to West Africa,Continue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam and Nathan Nwakamma Some indigenous oil and gas companies participating at the Nigeria Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) 2025 have called for an enabling environment and patronage to enable them scale up their operations in the country. The companies made this known while speaking with theContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) says that it will train five million Nigerian workers on Artificial Intelligence (AI) over the next three years. The President of DBI, Mr David Daser, said this at the 21st anniversary celebration of the institute in Abuja with the theme: “Preparing Today’sContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Abuja Enterprises Agency (AEA) says it is collaborating with local and international organisations to support Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for a conducive business environment. said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Ugwuada-Ezirigwe said that the agency wasContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, fixed June 25 for the hearing of a suit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) against Prof. Pat Utomi over his alleged plan to establish what he called, “a shadow government” in the country. Justice James OmotoshoContinue Reading
