archiveAugust 12, 2021

The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has said that it wishes to identify with the Nigerian Youth and congratulate them for their resilience in contributing to National Development coming on the heels of celebration of today, August 12 as International Youth Day, World over and particularly the 2021...

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa on Thursday, 12 August, 2021, promised to work with the National Sugar Development Council, NSDC, in making sure the National Sugar Masterplan of Nigeria becomes a reality. The EFCC boss gave this assurance when the Executive Secretary...

The high level commitment, expertise and dedication demonstrated by the Federal Government represented by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic has received international applause. This is even as the global health body-the World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked Nigeria’s response to...

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has confirmed an increase in the country’s pension fund for the month of May. In the industry report posted on its website on Thursday, PenCom said the country’s pension funds stood at N12.49 trillion as of May. The figure, according to the agency, was N95...

  The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), said no fewer than 1,000 terrorists and their families have surrendered to the fire power of the troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in the North East theatre of operations. DHQ also disclosed that a total of 27 Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP), terrorists...

The Lagos House of Assembly says it only approved Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s request to convert the $53.9 million Lagos Concession Company (LCC) private loan to a public sector loan. The Chairman House Committee on Finance, Mr Rotimi Olowo (Shomolu Constituency 1), made the clarification in Lagos on Thursday. The News...

  The Federal Government says the ravaging third wave Delta variant of COVID-19 can be defeated if all citizens play their part in the fight against the pandemic. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the weekly ministerial briefing organized by the Presidential...

  The Federal Government is set to begin the fourth round of the Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) survey.The disclosure was made on Thursday in Abuja at a news conference jointly addressed by the office of the Statistician-General of the Federation and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development...

 The Osun House of Assembly on Thursday in Osogbo passed the “Osun Animal Gracing Regulation and Cattle Ranches Establishment Bill 2021’’ after its third dreading.Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye, explained that the bill, when accented to by the state governor, would regulate animal grazing and establishments of cattle...

Lafarge Africa Plc has been applauded for emerging as one of the five top-performing companies blurring the gap in gender roles and encouraging equality and diversity within its ranks. Lafarge Africa’s Country Chief Executive Officer, Mr Khaled El Dokani, disclosed in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. El Dokani that...