… Makes fresh call for the creation of transport ban By Abba-Eku Onyeka, Abuja The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has commended the Federal Government for reopening tollgates on Federal roads in Nigeria. The Association also made a…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, paid a condolence visit to the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, over the death of his father, Pa Emmanuel Abiodun. Obasanjo, who visited the governor at the Iperu-Remo Family House of the governor, called…
President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded one of the pioneer pilots in Nigerian aviation, Capt. Rufus Orimoloye, who died at the age of 89. In a condolence message by the President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Sunday in Abuja, Buhari saluted…
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has commended Kebbi State Governor, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, for recording “modest achievements in basic education in all the 21 Local Government Areas of the State.” The State Coordinator of the commission, Alhaji Mansur Sadau,…
Gastroenteritis has so far claimed the lives of 39 persons in the last three weeks in 18 out of the 23 local government areas of Sokoto State, a top government official has confirmed. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Ali…
The Lagos State Government in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have started the rehabilitation of its coconut belt aimed at producing 10 million coconut trees by 2024. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, made the disclosure…
A university don, Prof. Tope Ajayi, has said forestry has the potential of helping to create dependable economic fortunes for the Federal Government and the 36 states in their ongoing economic diversification efforts, if properly harnessed. Ajayi gave the assertion…
Stakeholders comprising the media, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), security agencies, religious and traditional rulers in Borno, have resolved to unite for a more effective fight against corruption. The resolution was contained in a communique issued to journalists on Sunday in…
The Federal Government has begun the training of local government desk officers for the Government Enterprise Empowerment Programme (GEEP) in Ebonyi. The two-day exercise, being organised by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, started on…
An unidentified vehicle on Saturday plunged into a mining pit at Enyigba community in Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi, the police command in the state confirms. DSP Loveth Odah, the command’s Public Relations Officer told said in an interview…
