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The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has sealed two facilities in Kogi and Abaji in the Federal Capital Territory for violating extant environmental laws. Mrs Amaka Ejiofor, Chief Press Secretary, NESREA, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. She said Geld Construction Ltd, located in Abaji and Arno Energy,…

The Federal Government says no fewer than 343,187 farmers have been supported under the National Agricultural Growth Scheme Agro Pocket Project (NAGS-AP) within the last two farming seasons. The farmers were supported to grow crops such as wheat, maize, rice, sorghum, soyabean, millet and cassava. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari,…

Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger on Wednesday appealed to the Minister of Works to revoke the Minna-Suleja road contract awarded to Salini Nigeria Ltd, citing the company’s lack of capacity. He made the call during a town hall meeting/stakeholders engagement on the construction of 125km :3-Lanes single carriage Niger state component of the 1068km Sokoto-Badagry…

President Bola Tinubu has commended the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for its modernisation and reforms, noting that the initiative was boosting its operational effectiveness. Tinubu stated this at the opening ceremony of the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) Conference with the theme `NCS: Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose` on Wednesday in Abuja. The…

Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says public servants should be restricted from taking traditional titles while in service, to curb the high rate of corrupt practices. Jega made the call on Wednesday at the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) interactive session with the Chief Executive Officers…