archiveDecember 23, 2019

Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC) said the commission has dismissed one of its staff over academic corruption during accreditation programme of universities. Rasheed disclosed this in Abuja on Monday during an interactive session with journalists, adding that accreditation exercise must entail due process to ensure quality...

  Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu says Nigeria has the capacity to produce industrial machine spare parts including those of aircraft through Projects Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu. Onu said this on Monday in Enugu during the inauguration of projects at Projects Development Institute (PRODA). The minister said it...

The Chairman of the Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi, says a review of the revenue sharing formula is still the position of the governors to enable them implement the new National Minimum Wage without hitches. Fayemi made this position known when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed...

The Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments have adopted the 2020 to 2024 Action Plan to eradicate terrorism in the sub-region with a budget of 2.3 billion dollars. The Authority adopted the budget implementation during its 56th  Ordinary Session held in Abuja following the call for the...

  The Federal Government says it is discussing with the management of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) to re-enact the automotive policy to boost the industry. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, in a news conference on Monday in Abuja said that the...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation bowed to profit taking ahead of Christmas, dropping by N198 billion. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N12.804 trillion shed N198 billion to close at N12.606 trillion. Also, the All Share Index (ASI) decreased by 410.55 points, representing 1.55 per cent...

  The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the new charges guide to banks and other financial institutions. NECA’s Director-General, Mr Timothy Olawale, who made the commendation on Monday in Lagos, said that the new guideline would make financial services more accessible...

  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday inaugurated network of 31 strategic roads in Ojokoro LCDA in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of the stzte. Sanwo-Olu said at the inauguration that the provision of road infrastructure was central to the delivery of the THEMES agenda of his administration. He said...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new appointments in the Parastatals under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, who confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja, said the appointments were meant to fast-tracking the targets and mandate of the ministry. The appointments...

    as he inaugurates LG, LCDAs caretaker chairmen in Oyo Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has inaugurated 68 caretaker chairmen to oversee the 33 local governments and 35 Local Council Development Areas of the State in the state, declaring that the councils must be centres of development. The...