From Our Correspondent Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, the new Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has pledged to accord the deserved support to the editorial operations of the agency. Ali made the pledge during his maiden meeting with the management and staff of the agency, on Tuesday, in Abuja. “The main pillar […]
From Our Correspondent Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, has charged Generating Companies (GenCos) and Distribution Companies (DisCos) to improve their performance in order to enhance electricity supply. The minister made this call during a meeting with the management teams of GenCos and DisCos in Abuja. A ministerial statement quoted Adelabu as saying the meeting aimed […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde, Abeokuta A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Tunde Lemo, says Nigeria’s economy will continue to comatose unless the governance approach shifts away from wasteful spending. Lemo, who also is a one-time Managing Director of Wema Bank Plc, spoke as a Guest on “Boiling Point Arena”, a […]
From Our Correspondent in Abuja A member of the Green Chamber of the National Assembly (NASS), Rep. Ibrahim Almustapha-Rabah (APC-Sokoto) says federal lawmakers are fully committed to securing Nigeria. Almustapha-Rabah, who represents Rabah/Wurno Federal Constituency, gave the assurance in a chat with newsmen, on Monday, in Abuja. “All of us at the National Assembly are […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 12 pharmaceutical companies as part of its efforts to guarantee medicine security. The Director-General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, announced the initiative at the signing of the MoU with NHIA Medicines Supply Initiative (NMSI) in Abuja. […]
From Our Correspondent Federal workers across the board will get N25,000 as a palliative to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal, Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has announced. Gbajabiamila made this known after the Federal Government met with organised labour at the Presidential Villa, on Sunday, in Abuja. “The […]
From Our Correspondent The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has restated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to reducing humanitarian crisis and poverty in Nigeria. The minister made this known in a statement made available to the newsmen on Sunday. According to the statement, the Federal Government has taken over phase […]
From Our Correspondent in Abuja The National Economic Council (NEC) has appealed to organised labour leaders to strengthen dialogue in their quest for better welfare of members. Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State announced this to briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the NEC meeting in Abuja. Mutfwang said the Council also pleaded […]
Our Correspondent Mr David Umahi, the Minister of Works, has opened discussions with Hitech Construction Company Ltd. on the proposed Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. Umahi, during a meeting with engineers from the Federal Ministry of Works and the contractor’s team, on Saturday, in Lagos. He said the project would boost interconnectivity to link the entire nation. […]
By Peter Ejiofor, London Nigerians in South Africa have raised an alarm over fresh terror attacks being unleashed on them by a criminal vigilance group in Sasolburg, Freestate Province. The Nigerians, under the aegis of Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), raised the alarm in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Habib Miller, and […]