The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says over 900 victims of human trafficking were rescued and repatriated to the Katsina State Command. The Director General (DG) of the agency, Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, gave this indication…
The African Development Bank (AfDB), says mitigating climate change requires urgent and significant reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the petroleum sector. Elisabeth Mitchell, Independent Advisor and Consultant to the AfDB said this during a PowerPoint presentation on Wednesday.…
By Ibiyemi Mathew President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Nigeria Startup Bill into law. The Nigeria Startup Bill is a joint initiative by Nigeria’s tech startup ecosystem and the Presidency to harness the potential of the digital economy through co-created…
……Pledges to prioritise staff welfare, transform NIPOST Honourable Adepoju Adeyemi Sunday on Wednesday assumed duty as the Postmaster General of the Federation/CEO Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). Adepoju in his maiden address to the top management of the organization promised to…
By Matthew Denis Abuja In a bid to curb the myriad of building collapses in the country, the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has gazetted laws that will guide the practices of Structural Engineers in the…
By Moses Adeniyi Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commissioned new infrastructure projects in 15 schools across the State, assuring his government has bigger plans, and better ideas to keep education sector in the State on a working path…
By Ogaga Ariemu The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that it has successfully installed and energized a new 150MVA 330/132/33kV Interbus Transformer (IBTR) at Delta IV Transmission Substation, Ughelli, Delta State. In a statement released to NewsDirect on…
A gas plant along the Obirikwere bridge axis of the East West road in Port Harcourt, River State, has been gutted by fire. The incident occurred around 8am on Wednesday. Officials of the Federal Fire Service, however, arrived at the…
Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has urged the Federal Government to build new dams and dredge major rivers in Nigeria to check flooding. The governor spoke on Tuesday after visiting flood victims at three Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps, NAN reports.…
Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers believes Kelechi Iheanacho will make an impact in Thursday’s Premier League clash against Leeds United. Iheanacho has started only one out of Leicester City’s 10 league games this season. The 26-year-old has registered one goal…
