Academia, industries must partner to stop capital flight – NSE
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) on Thursday said for Nigeria to experience sustainable growth, the academia and industries must partner to commercialise research for […]
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Southern Senators mourn Gulak
The Southern Senators Forum on Monday, described the death of former Presidential Political Adviser, Ahmed Gulak as a national disaster. The forum also described the […]
Magnitude-6 earthquake jolts north-eastern Japan, no tsunami threat
A magnitude-6 earthquake rattled north-eastern Japan on Friday, but authorities did not issue a tsunami warning. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage […]
D-G Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency decries slow response to flood warnings
Mr Clement Nze, the Director-General, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, has expressed worry over the slow response by most states when flood warnings are issued. He […]
Traditional ruler urges FG to revisit dredging of Niger, Benue rivers
A traditional ruler in Kogi, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Isa-Koto has urged the Federal Government to revisit the issue of dredging the River Niger and Benue, to […]
Centre donates relief items to 8,725 IDPs in Zamfara
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the Saudi Arabia-based King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre has donated food items to 8,725 households of […]
Biden administration releases billions in relief for Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico would receive more than eight billion dollars in Hurricane Maria recovery money withheld during former President Donald Trump’s tenure. The country would also […]
UN chief calls for specific commitments, real action to fight climate change
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for specific commitments and real action to fight climate change after speaking out about the severity of the […]
See shocking photos: Imo Govt partners NEMA as windstorm destroys homes, churches, others
Thursday April 8th 2021, was sad day as natural disaster unleashed mayhem in Obinze area of Owerri West Local Government Area. Windstorm wreaked havoc on […]
Disasters: NEMA seeks collaboration with Fire Service
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday called for collaboration of the Federal Capital Territory Fire Service (FCT-FS) to enable it to promptly respond […]
FG seeks synergy against fire disasters in Nigeria
The Federal Government has called for collaborative efforts by all tiers of government, corporate bodies and individuals to curb incessant fire disasters in the country. […]
Govt pledges support to victims of rainstorm, fire in Ekiti
The Ekiti government has pledged to assist victims of rainstorm that displaced about 1,000 residents and fire incident that ravaged about 20 hectares of cocoa […]
Senate promises to prioritise PIB, Social Justice Bill, others, upon resumption
The Senate has said that it would prioritise the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) upon resumption from its recess on Tuesday. […]
Farouq commiserates with victims of Borno IDP camp fire
By Chimezie Godfrey The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has commiserated with the victims of the Borno IDP Camp […]
Humanitarian Minister sad over ethnic violence in Ibadan
By Chimezie Godfrey The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster management and social development, Sadiya Farouq has expressed sadness over the avoidable ethnic violence that occurred […]
Don urges FG to improve agricultural production to cushion climate change effect
The Vice-Chancellor, Covenant University, Ota, Prof. Abiodun Adebayo, has called on the Federal Government to improve agricultural production to boost food supply and cushion the […]
Northern Elders Forum sues for peace, de-escalation of tension in Nigeria
By Chimezie Godfrey The Northern Elders Forum has called on the government and all stakeholders to de-escalate the ethnic tension in the country. The Forum […]
As Abdalla Uba Adamu bows out of NOUN… By Ibrahim Sheme
When Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu reported for work as Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in February, 2016, he came cracking several […]
Sino-Nigerian Relations: The next 50 years, By Issa Aremu
As a student of alternative Development paradigm in a unipolar world (following deafening collapse of the old USSR in 1989), China as a stable and […]
Group urges feuding parties in Effium community to embrace dialogue
A group under the aegis of the Elders Council of Ebonyi (ECE) has condemned in the strongest terms the killings and destruction of property in […]
Buhari inaugurates Presidential Steering Committee on Alternate School Programme
By Chimezie Godfrey President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated an 18-member Presidential Steering Committee on Alternate School Programme ASP. At the inauguration which took place at […]
Out of School Children: Buhari inaugurates alternate programme
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja directed the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to coordinate and lead the deployment of […]
NGF donates N50m to SOSG, Mart fire victims, pledges to lobby FG
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has donated the sum of M50 million to Sokoto State Government and victims of the Sokoto Central Market inferno that […]
JIBWIS condoles Sokoto govt over market inferno
The Jama’atul Izalatul Bidi’a Wa Ikamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS) on Sunday condoled the people and government of Sokoto State over the fire disaster that razed […]
Fire disasters: PDP urges FG to equip disaster management agencies
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Federal Government to equip disaster management agencies for improved emergency response in the country. The party made […]