archiveMarch 29, 2021

 The Federal Government has urged the 36 states of the federation to contribute to the review of 14-year-old gender policy in education to eliminate gender parities in the education system.Hajia Binta Abdulkadri, the Director of Basic and Secondary Education, Federal Ministry of Education, made the call in Enugu on Monday...

...says Oyo keen on increasing agricultural outputs *'Oyo one of six states for agro-processing zones project' Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday, said that the state would soon fix at least 200 kilometres of rural roads through the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). The governor said that...

Lagos State accounting for 12.15%  Nigeria’s total public debt portfolio as at Dec. 31, 2020, stood at N32.92 trillion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals.It made the revelation in its Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt report for Quarter Four, 2020, obtained from its website on Monday in Abuja. It...

  The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) says it will reduce malaria prevalence from 23 per cent to zero per cent through action and review of Advocacy Communication and Social Mobilisation guidelines (ACSM).Mr Ogunbi Temitope, the Technical Advisor Malaria, Breakthrough Action Nigeria (BAN), shared the plan with the News Agency...

  Says Nigerians must continue to pray for country, leaders Political leaders must ensure justice, fairness - CAN, PFN Presidents Governor of Oyo State, 'Seyi Makinde, has declared that God will redeem Nigeria from its current challenges of insecurity, ethnic and religious tension starting from Oyo State. The governor, who...

  The police command in Ogun on Monday urged residents to patronize registered motor parks so as not to fall victim of crime during and after the Easter celebration. The command Spokesman, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, gave the advice while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun....

A 49-year-old man, Gabriel Akinsanmi has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for issuance of dud cheque, contrary to Section 1(1)(b) of the Dishonoured Cheques (Offences) Act, Cap D11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and punishable under Section 1(1)(b)(i) of the same Act. He was convicted on Friday, March 26, 2021 by...

  Remarks by His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, Vice President of the Federal Republic OF Nigeria at the 12TH Bola Tinubu Colloquium, Kano, on the 29TH of March, 2021 Protocols May I join Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State and others to welcome you to the 12th...

 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun command, says it will deploy 1,635 personnel for Special Patrol during the Easter period. Mr Ahmed Umar, the FRSC Ogun Sector Commander, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ota, Ogun. The sector commander said...

 The Kaduna State Residents Registration Agency (KADSRRA) says it is supporting the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to enroll 95 per cent of Kaduna state residents into the National Identity Database (NIDB) by 2022.The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr Zayyad Tsiga made this known in an interview with the...