Urges youths to embrace agriculture By Anayo Okoli ENUGU — The South East Development Commission (SEDC) has pledged to prioritise the development of the poultry industry in the region as part of efforts to unlock its agricultural potential, boost food security and create jobs. The Managing Director of SEDC, Mark Okoye Jnr., disclosed this at […]

…Set up joint committee on compliance, information sharing By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA — The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to strengthen insurance regulation and compliance in Nigeria’s aviation industry. The agreement, signed in Abuja yesterday by the Commissioner for […]

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) over the alleged circulation of a statement attributed to him in which he purportedly threatened that Northerners would suffer if President Bola Tinubu lost the 2027 presidential election. Akpabio’s Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, […]

Deploys automated Type Approval compliance system By Juliet Umeh ABUJA — The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has commenced the implementation of a technology-enabled framework to strengthen monitoring and enforcement of Type Approval requirements for SIM-enabled communications devices in Nigeria. The Commission said the initiative would enable it to electronically determine the Type Approval compliance status […]

Warns firms of possible award revocation By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, has threatened to sanction companies awarded flare gas sites under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme, NGFCP, if they fail to make significant progress towards developing and utilising the sites. The Commission Chief Executive, Mrs Oritsemeyiwa […]