Every hour, over 200,000 plastic bags are disposed of across Nigeria, which has resulted in extreme environmental pollution. To this end, Ecobarter, a social enterprise on a mission to build a culture of responsible consumption and production, has trained 20 internally-displaced women on transforming wastes into market products.

The Borno House of Assembly has passed a vote of confidence on Gov. Babagana Zulum. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an online media outfit had reported that the House was working towards impeaching the governor for gross misconduct. Speaker of the House, Abdulkarim Lawan told newsmen after an emergency sitting on Friday in […]

Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, Registrar and Chief Executive, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, (TRCN) has called for a one-teacher-one-laptop policy across Nigeria. The registrar made the call in an interview with  Newsmen on Friday in Abuja. He stated that the move had become necessary to make Nigerian teachers technology savvy, to enable them compete favourably across […]

The World Bank has approved a loan of $400 million for a food safety improvement project to help China reduce food safety risks. Multiple measures were built into the project to assist farms and food enterprises to improve compliance with food safety regulations and achieve food safety certification standards, World Bank said. Good agriculture practices […]

By Obas Esiedesa The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday said it would maintain its current ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) until the conclusion of ongoing engagement with the organized labour and other stakeholders. The Corporation had on Thursday disclosed that it was bearing the burden of subsidizing the pump price of […]

By Peter Egwuatu The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) to onboard no fewer than 2000 stockbrokers to trade on LCFE. Prior to the historic (MoU), the two organisations had held series of meetings on the need for collaboration in some […]

By Nwafor Sunday A former Head of State, Gen Abdulsalam Abubakar, and President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday met in Abuja. The reason for their meeting was not disclosed, but it will not be unconnected with the security situations, economic hardship and other social maladies affecting the country. Bashir Ahmad, Personal Assistant on New Media to the […]

By Bashir Bello – Kano A police officer, one Inspector Garba Saleh Rabo, attached to the Operations Department of Kano State Police Command has arrested a dealer of expired goods who offered him a bribe of N1 million to set him and his counterfeit goods free. The incident happened when the police officer and one […]

Borno State House of Assembly (BOSHA) on Friday passed a vote of confidence on Governor Babagana Umara Zulum and strongly denied speculations in some social media platforms which went viral that the 23 Honourable House Members out of the 28 have concluded arrangement to impeach the Governor.

By Joseph Erunke THE National Universities Commission, NUC, Friday, approved three new universities established by the Delta State Government to begin full academic session. The approval was given by the Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, when the Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, led top state government officials to present strategic documents of the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reassured on hitch free conduct of Saturday’s Aba North/South federal constituency by-election in Abia. Dr Joseph Iloh, the state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), said this when he spoke with  Newsmen  in Umuahia on Friday. He said that the commission was fully prepared for the conduct of the […]

As the call for Nigerian youths to get involved in the 2023 presidential and other elections intensifies, Olujonwo Obasanjo, son of former president Olusegun Obasanjo, has added his voice to the relentless calls on Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi to vie for the office of Nigeria’s president come 2023 as timely.

Ahead of tomorrow’s by-election into the Aba North /Aba South federal constituency seat, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has enjoined Aba residents to eschew violence and vote their choice candidates in the election.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, arraigned the wife of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Cecilia Osipitan, on a nine-count money laundering charge.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,154,938 as of Friday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 111,318, while 3,723,621 patients across the continent have […]