FG seeks external support on space technology
Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Abdu Bulama is seeking a collaborative support from Britain to fully develop and leverage on some key components of federal government’s Transformation Agenda as they affect Science and Technology in the areas of Space Technology Programme, biotechnology, agriculture and medicine.
Police rescue hotelier from kidnappers’ den, arrest two
Lagos State Command has rescued one Saheed Kolawole, owner of Scot Hotel, who was reportedly kidnapped at Ikorodu, Lagos on January 31, 2015.
NULGE tasks Anambra govt to implement contributory pension scheme
Anambra State chapter of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, yesterday, demanded an immediate implementation of the state law on workers’ contributory pensions scheme.
Gov Obiano’s LG, least developed in Anambra, says Reps candidate
The House of Representatives candidate for Anambra East and Anambra West Federal Constituency on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Peter Madubueze, has said that he was ashamed that his constitu- ency, which is also the federal constituency of Governor Willie Obiano, is the most backward in the state.
SURE-P trains 400 graduates on computer in Edo
NO fewer than 400 graduates in Edo State are undergoing computer training under the Technical Vocation Education Training, TVET, facilitated by the Subsidy Reinvestment Programme, SURE-P.
NAFDAC now Africa Regional centre for food safety
The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, has designated the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, as Africa Regional Designated Centre, RDC, for food safety.
5 sex workers arrested for attacking man in hotel room
Inland Town Police Station in Onitsha, Anambra State, is interrogating five prostitutes for allegedly assaulting and threatening the life of a man said to be having an affair with one of them, in a hotel room.
Election postponement prone to suspicion —LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, has said, that the postponement of the February 14 elections is prone to suspicion.
Gov Yari, Shinkafi urge supporters to remain calm over polls postponement
Governor Alhaji Abdul Aziz Yari Abubakar of Zamfara State and the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in the state, Alhaji Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, have asked their supporters to remain calm and avoid anything that could cause unrest in the state.
Boko Haram abducts 20 in Borno
No fewer than 20 persons including women and children were, Sunday, abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists at a village in Bama local government area of Borno state, security sources said.
Ekweremadu tells INEC ‘no more story’
DEPUTY Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has called on Nigerians to accept the shift of the general elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and admonished the commission to ensure there was no further story on the rescheduled dates.
