By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Water Board, says it generated revenue totalling N3.1 billion from January to November, 2023. The acting Managing Director (MD) of the Board, Mr Daniel Salka, disclosed this during the Board’s end-of-the-year media briefing in Abuja on Thursday. Salka explained that the amount was higher than the N2.5 […]
By Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says his administration will provide health palliatives for the residents, by subsidising drugs to improve their well-being. Sanwo-Olu made the promise at Ikeja, during the 2023 Community Day Celebration, with the theme: ”Community Engagement, A Veritable Tool For Infrastructural Development In Rural Communities,”on Thursday. He said […]
The Chairman House Committee on Shipping Services, Mr Abdussamad Dasuki, says the committee is seeking a legal backing for the establishment of a Nigerian Shipping Commission. Dasuki said this at the opening ceremony of a two-day strategy retreat for senior executives of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NCS) on Thursday in Lagos. The retreat had the […]
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Abuja, Dec. 14, 2023 (NAN) The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) decries inadequate funding as one of the major challenges militating against effective growth and global ranking of public universities in Nigeria. The Secretary-General of CVCNU, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu, in Abuja on Thursday at a “Workshop for Advancement and Alumni […]
Leaders of the United States and Israel expressed disagreement on the future of the Gaza Strip after the end of the war, as UN officials reported on ever more dire conditions in the Palestinian territory. “Gaza will be neither Hamastan nor Fatahstan,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, according to his office. […]
By Femi Ogunshola The National Assembly has promised to put an end to the incessant interruption of academic activities in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. The Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Education, made the pledge when Vice Chancellors (V-Cs) of federal universities and Prof. Chris Maiyaki, Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission […]
By Desmond Ejibas Gunmen on Monday ambushed vehicles conveying Daewoo workers, killed two drivers and four soldiers escorting the expatriates in Rivers. No fewer than two expatriate workers of the company were reportedly kidnapped by the gunmen. Maj. Danjuma Danjuma, Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, confirmed the killing in a statement […]
By Bosede Olufunmi The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the early Wednesday’s fire that gutted 17 offices in Gwale Local Government Secretariat. The Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. Abdullahi said that the incident occurred in the early hours […]
By Lucy Ogalue Abuja, Dec. 12, 2023 (NAN) In its efforts to tackle illicit financial flows and corruption in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has begun the training of relevant stakeholders to build their capacity. Dr Eric Ogunleye, the Acting Director and Division Manager, Policy Management at the African Development Institute of the AfDB, […]
By Femi Ogunshola The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu will account for revenue from oil. Edun said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation to defend the 2024 appropriation bill. He said the issue of […]