The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) on Tuesday distributed farm inputs to 200 farmers affected by flood disaster in Gombe State. The Deputy Director, Horticulture Division in the ministry, Mr Lord Banjou stated this at the inputs…
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with pioneer Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hospital, Abuja, Prof. Abayomi Durosinmi-Etti, on his 75th birthday, Jan. 11, 2023. In a statement by his media aide, Mr Femi Adesina, on Tuesday…
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Tuesday expressed regret at the estimated 250,000 out-of-school children in the state, saying the figure was worrisome and alarming. He urged parents, traditional rulers and community leaders to join hands with government to reverse…
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) on Tuesday said about 140,000 international passports are still uncollected nationwide. The service spokesman, Deputy Comptroller of Immigration Service ( DCI) Mr Tony Akuneme, said this in an interview when he paid an official visit…
Delta Government has warned Lead Agents and Sub-Agents (supervisors) of the Government Enterprises Empowerment Programme (GEEP) and other stakeholders of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) to shun sharp practices. GEEP is part of the Federal Government’s NSIP designed to…
The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service, retired Col. Hameed Ali, says good conduct and hardwork are part of requirements for promotion of officers in the Service. Ali said this while decorating some newly promoted officers of the service in Abuja on…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Tuesday inspected Huda University Gusau, a pioneer private University in Zamfara. The six-member verification team was led by the Director, Establishment of Private Universities of the commission, Mrs Constance Goddy-Nnadi. The Planning and Implementation…
The Federal Government inaugurated and handed over rehabilitated internal roads at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC), Enugu, on Tuesday. Handing over the rehabilitated roads to UNEC authorities, Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said quality infrastructure…
Genius Hub Global Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has trained 50 Edo youths on digital marketing and other in-demand skills. The training was done under the Edo Community Based Re-integration Project.…
A teacher (name withheld), on Tuesday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how her neighbour, Jubril Zakari, allegedly defiled her two-year-old child in his room. The witness, a resident of Ojo in Lagos, said she met the…
