Almost two years after the Federal Government launched the Autogas Initiative on the back of National Gas Expansion Programme, prevailing circumstances, especially with rising cost of diesel, is forcing motorists, most importantly those with high fuel-consuming vehicles, to convert their diesel engines to petrol, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The Guardian […]
Prof. Peter Okebukola, Chairman, Governing Board, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), says the institution has concluded arrangements to begin academic activities at its Badagry Study Centre in September. Okebukola disclosed this during a visit to the Chairman of Badagry Local Government, Mr Olusegun Onilude, after inspecting facilities at the NOUN Study Centre in Ajara […]
Motor industry giant Toyota is recalling 2,700 of its first mass-produced all-electric vehicles over concerns their wheels may fall off. A spokesperson told the BBC that bolts on the bZ4X’s wheels “can loosen to the point where the wheel can detach from the vehicle” after “low-mileage use”. The recall comes less than two months after […]
Nigeria and Brazil are to partner on the supply and distribution of 10,000 tractors to farmers across the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, made this known at the opening of Africa’s Agricultural Machines and Equipment Technology Expo in Abuja. Abubakar said the partnership aimed to fast track the mechanisation […]
Some 23 million Nigerian children have received the seasonal malaria chemoprevention, aiding reduction in severe malaria in children in the country. President Muhammadu Buhari made the declaration on Friday in Kigali at the Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The summit is part of activities at the on-going 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government […]
The Federal Government has rescinded its decision to suspend Nigeria’s basketball teams from all international competitions. The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Youth and Sports Development Ismaila Abubakar disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. He said the latest decision is based on a letter of appeal from the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), […]
UK firm TEXEM has urged Nigerian organisations to use available opportunities to embrace data-driven decision-making. The company asserted that such a strategy would give room for better performance and sustainable success. A statement by Caroline Lucas, TEXEM’s Director, Special Projects, on its website expressed the need for the organisations to understand the importance of utilising […]
Nigeria will be a host for the Commonwealth Youth Secretariat, the Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Task Force announced on Thursday. Hon. Sarah Nyirabashiti Mateke, made the announcement at the meeting of the task force, one of the series of events to mark the Commonwealth Head of Government Meetings (CHOGM) 2022 in Kigali. Earlier, Sunday Dare, Minister […]
The Nigeria Media Nite Out Awards, an annual award that celebrates winners in various categories of the media, is set to take place in October. Gbenga Shaba, Spokesperson to the awards organisers, made this known in a statement on Thursday. Shaba said that the award process started with nominations, urging journalists, media practitioners and the […]
Elon Musk says Tesla’s new factories in Germany and the US are “losing billions of dollars” due to battery shortages and supply disruptions in China. The multi-billionaire also called the plants in Berlin and Austin, Texas “gigantic money furnaces”. Covid-19 lockdowns in China this year, including in Shanghai where Tesla has a huge factory, have […]