Targets 3m jobs in gas sector  By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja With Federal Government declaration of 2021-2030 as decade of gas, experts have held that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) N250 billion gas expansion fund would lead to increased usage of gas as main energy source across the country. Nigeria, according to the Department of […]

AIICO Insurance Plc has reiterated its commitment to sustainable growth of the insurance industry, even as the company pledges to support initiatives that will boost the ranking of the industry in the financial services sector.

By Josiah Oghagbon Big Brother Naija housemates, Nini and Saga are undoubtedly one of the closest duos in the house. Recently, Saga in his diary session, stated that he had always seen his possible eviction nomination as an inevitable circumstance, due to his personality and his ‘ship’ with fellow housemate Nini, referring to their ‘ship’ […]

FA chiefs in Rio will urge FIFA to impose the five-day rule preventing the nine stars including Alisson, Ederson, and Thiago Silva from playing in the first Prem games after the international break.

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Director General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF, Salihu Moh. Lukman has challenged the Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom and a retired military officer, Kunle Olawunmi to prove their allegations of official complicity in the presidential approach to banditry in some parts of the country. Lukman in a statement titled, “Narrow […]

WHO has called on governments, research institutions, practitioners and the private sector to strengthen collaboration around traditional medicine research and production in the continent

*We have been canvassing against it in Bishops’ meetings — Chukwuma *I had met my community leaders to reduce high cost of burial — Anioma monarch *Not the church, but faithful impose levies — Rev Fr. John Chinenye *It is unchristian — Abia CAN Chairman *The practice is harmful to Christianity — Akwukwuegbu *Church is […]

The Aisha Buhari Cup, an international women’s football invitational tournament whose inaugural edition holds in Lagos next month has the potentials to boost the development of women’s football and unite the nation. This is the belief of Sunday Dare, the Youth, and Sports Development Minister. The Minister said this yesterday when he received in the […]

The Nigeria Institute of Animal Science, NIAS, Tuesday, disclosed that boosting local breeds in the country’s livestock industry will save $1.5 billion annual importation of dairy products

By Rotimi Fasan One would like to hope that minders of President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidency and his supporters in the All Progressives Congress, APC, would, in the little time left before the present government ends its term, begin to make the effort to be less negatively predictable. One is talking here of spokespersons […]

An applicant, Emmanuel Okonkwo on Wednesday appeared in a Grade I Area Court in Karu, Abuja, for allegedly tearing a policeman’s shirt worth N4,500 while the officer was on lawful duty. The police charged Okonkwo, 27, of Kurudu, Abuja, with criminal force and assault on a public servant, obstruction of public service and mischief. The […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue state has alleged that the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume traded Benue state by accusing the people of killing each other and leveling several accusations on the Governor Samuel Ortom in order to secure the National Chairmanship position […]

Allocation falls 2% By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared a total of N1.9 trillion as Federally collected revenue in favour of the three tiers of government in the second quarter of the year (Q2’21). Vanguard Public Finance quarterly analysis of data from FAAC and the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, reports for […]

An Upper Area Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Wednesday ordered that a 21-year-old trader, Babagana Mohammed be remanded in Suleja Correctional Centre for allegedly snatching a cell phone. The police charged Mohammed who lives in Angwan Azara, Abuja with as charged with criminal force and extortion. The Judge Sani Umar adjourned the case until Sept. […]

The role of dietary fats and oils in human nutrition is one of the most complex and controversial areas of investigations in nutrition science.