Nigeria
22 Dec
Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Youth Development and the two ministers of state for oil and gas, yesterday, in Abuja unveiled a new technology that will halt rising cases of gas explosion and leakage across homes and industries. Nigeria had recorded gas cylinder explosions and other gas-related disasters, which usually claim lives and properties, but the…
22 Dec
.COESU hails FG for exempting tertiary institutions from IPPIS, warns against sabotage Stakeholders in the education sector met, yesterday, in Abuja to adopt strategies to tackle the over 20 million out-of-school children in Nigeria. The meeting held as the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) warned President Bola Tinubu of elements within the government that…
22 Dec
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has appealed to state governments to change their perspective on Right of Way (RoW), issue and move away from focusing so much on charges and consider the benefits of charging less or waiving the charges to enable the deployment of robust telecom infrastructure. The commission also plans to unveil its Strategic Plan…
22 Dec
The Asagba of Asaba, Obi Chike Edozien, has declared that he remains the only recognised traditional ruler bearing the name Asagba of Asaba, even as he insisted that no Anwai community exists in Asaba, the Delta State capital. Obi Edozien made the clarifications following recent media publications ascribing the title of Asagba of Anwai to one…
22 Dec
In a move to curb Gender-Based Violence (GBV) nationwide, the National President of Police Officers Wives’ Association (POWA) and wife of the Inspector-General of Police, Elizabeth Egbetokun, has expressed her willingness to collaborate with rights groups to fight the menace. The POWA President made the pledge after receiving in audience the Commandant-General, EndingGBV, Martins Abhulimhen…
22 Dec
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Egbosa Osaghae, yesterday, said brain drain should be encouraged.
22 Dec
A Federal High Court, Lagos, has restrained a Nigerian telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and its associate, the ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of the U.S.-based American Tower, from overcrowding the environment with base stations pending the determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction. Justice Y. Bogoro, who had…
22 Dec
• 36 states get N25 million each • Beneficiaries get N100,000 each • First Lady seeks prayers for President Wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, has inaugurated the Renewed Hope Initiative Elderly Support Scheme in Abuja, specifically to support 250 senior citizens across the 36 states of the federation. Those to benefit from the scheme…
22 Dec
.Pays one month salary arrears to council workers, school teachers Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved payment of N15,000 wage award for all workers in the state as part of measures put in place to cushion the effect of the current economic situation in the country. The payment will run for a period of…
22 Dec
The burial ceremonies for Charles Olusoga Odusanya, which began, yesterday, with a wake-keep, continues today, Friday, December 22, 2023, with a funeral service at The Cathedral Church of Our Saviour, Ijebu Anglican Diocese, Ita Oluwajoda Ijasi, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, at 10.00 a.m. Reception follows immediately at the same place by 2.00 p.m.
22 Dec
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated his commitment towards the implementation of the school feeding programme for 10 million pupils in the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on School Feeding, Dr. Yetunde Adeniji made this known during her visit to Osun State to probe into alleged food poisoning of 18 pupils under…
22 Dec
A Bill aimed at protecting the Nigerian child from the dangers of online abuse, violence and exploitation has made a significant inroads on the floor of the House of Representatives. Sponsored by Mr Olumide Osoba, the proposed legislation is entitled: "A Bill for an Act to provide for the enactment of child online access protection…