PENGASSAN seeks investor-friendly PIB
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has urged the National Assembly to pass a balanced and investor-friendly Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB)
Enugu govt issues Stop-work order on illegal construction, development on Milliken Hill
The Enugu State Government has ordered those illegally developing and erecting structures on Milliken Hill, Ngwo, in Enugu North Local Government Area of the state, to forthwith stop all construction and development activities on the hill and vacate the area. The Stop-work order was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo Chidi […]
Borno Police Command arrests 10 robbery suspects, drug peddlers
The Borno Police Command has arrested 10 robbery and drug suspects operating across the State.
UNESCO inaugurates family life HIV/AIDS education in Kaduna
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday, inaugurated its Family Life HIV/AIDS Education (FLHE) programme in Kaduna State
NGO empowers 95 with skills in Oyo
About 95 unemployed people who have acquired skills in makeup, barking and soap making are set to graduate from the second skill acquisition programme sponsored by Folorunso Adisa Initiative Welfare Foundation on August 21 in Iseyin.
Bauchi: 20,000 rice farmers benefit from CBN anchor borrowers programme
No fewer than 20,000 rice farmers have benefited from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Programme in Bauchi State. Dr Yahaya Adamu, the State Chairman Rice Farmer Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), disclosed this at the CBN fair for promoting financial stability and economic development on Monday in Bauchi. He said that 20,000 farmers […]
FG approves TETFUND takeover of National Library project ― Perm Sec
The Federal Government has approved the takeover of the financing of the National Library project by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFUND), according to Mr Sonny Echono, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education. Addressing a delegation from the Nigerian Library Association (NLA) led by its President, Prof. Innocent Ekoja, who paid a working visit to the […]
Ooni receives, honours Gen Bajowa on Thank-You visit
The Jagunmolu of Ikaleland and Ojagbulegun from the source, Prince Dr. Gen. Olu Bajowa, OFR, has paid a special visit to the palace of ‘Arole Oodua’, the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. Gen. Bajowa, who arrived the threshold of the milestone age of 80 in December last year […]
Facebook partners Cybersafe Foundation to provide online safety tips for parents
Facebook, in collaboration with Cybersafe Foundation, a leading non-governmental organisation in the information security ecosystem in Nigeria, recently hosted a parents roundtable event designed to gather insights on the kind of safety tips parents need; determine how they would like to receive these tips and equip them with digital skills needed to navigate the digital […]
Why state govs should be denied Pension fund loan bid
By Lanre Laoshe & Sina Kawonise AT the 22nd teleconference meeting of Nigerian Governors Forum, the 36 states governors took a decision to borrow N2 trillion out of the total N11.34 trillion cumulative balance in the account of National Pension Fund, NPF. This represents a whopping 17.6 percent of what workers in public and private […]
Court orders Amuwo Odofin fitness club to pay N1m damages to unlawfully expelled member
By Onozure Dania A Lagos High Court sitting in Tafa Balewa Square (TBS), annex of Igbosere, has awarded the sum of N1 million as general damages to Mr Michael Ifekandu, an Assistant Financial Secretary of the Amuwo Odofin General Fitness Club, who was unlawfully expelled from the club. Justice E.O. Ashade held that the N1 […]
