THE Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, yesterday, disclosed that over 352 facilities including religious houses have been shut down across various parts of the state in the last year over noise pollution and other environmental infractions.

GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, approved the removal of application fees for the award of scholarships and bursaries offered by the Lagos State Scholarship Board, LSSB, to beneficiaries.

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Executive Chairman of Atum Humanitarian Charity Initiative, Hon. Ismaila Yusuf Atus, has urged the new Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Nentawe Yilwatda, to prioritize tackling poverty in Nigeria. In a statement issued in Abuja, Atus emphasized the need for swift and decisive action, stressing that the minister’s […]

A group of Nigerians, comprising real estate investors in the diaspora, has petitioned the House of Representatives, demanding a thorough investigation into the alleged illegal diversion of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road in Okun Ajah by the Federal Ministry of Works.

….as beneficiaries share success stories By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – AS hope rises over food production, the Federal Government, Wednesday, hailed the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, and the Foundation for Partnership In the Niger Delta, PIND, over boosting farmers’ productivity and profitability with agric extension services. The Minister of Agriculture and Food […]

By Emem Idio AS part of efforts to boost food security and create employment for youths, the Bayelsa State Government has pledged to continue its partnership with the International Food for Agriculture, IFAD, funded Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise Project for  Niger Delta, LIFE-ND. State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Prof. Beke Sese, stated this […]

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State; Chairman, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Abdul Saliu and Dr. Lois Adams, are among other dignitaries to grace the coronation ceremony of the newly crowned Aidonogie II of South Ibie Kingdom, HRM Umoru Inusa Umoru, Esako West Local Government Area of the state.

GOVERNOR Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has called on the state budget department to create a sinking fund for an intentional savings for projects that government may not foresee immediately.

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has clarified that the University of Nigerian Languages, Aba (Establishment, etc) bill, 2024″ passed for first reading by the House recently is only seeking to upgrade the National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Aba, Abia State to a University of Nigerian Languages […]

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, on Wednesday said the scheme was not discriminatory. Speaking during a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Student Loans, Scholarships and Higher Education Financing at the National on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the scheme was […]

The lingering insecurity in the South East region is not abating. The situation, especially in Anambra and Imo States, is getting out of hand, and giving the people serious concern. 

•FG should emulate China on local content devt —MAN By Yinka Kolawole   The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has initiated moves to amend the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007 with a view to strengthening the manufacturing sector in Nigeria. This is just as the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) called on the federal government to learn […]

The Edo State Joint Transition Committee has adjourned sine die following alleged inability of officials of the out-going government to provide the required documents  germane to the assignment.

Oluseun Olowofoyehan In a world where the opioid epidemic and drug-resistant cancers continue to devastate lives, Millicent Akere, a PhD candidate at the University of Toledo, is making revolutionary strides in medicinal chemistry. Millicent is pioneering the development of novel in vivo photoaffinity labeling (PAL) probes aimed at reversing the effects of synthetic opioids, a […]

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja   The Federal Government on yesterday banned the export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) produced in country as prices continue to spike.    The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, in a statement by his media aide, expressed deep concern over the continuing increase in the price of LPG. […]