Osinbajo attends ECOWAS extraordinary summit
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Abuja on Sunday for Accra, Ghana to represent Nigeria at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads […]
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MAWA Foundation calls for National Teachers Minimum Wage
The Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation having carried out a study on teachers wages across the Nigerian state, which findings revealed teachers receive terrible wages, […]
Okonjo-Iweala, others bag CIBN awards
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says Nigeria’s banking sector has contributed immensely to the development of the country and indeed […]
Stakeholders urge NERC, EEDC to facilitate installation of prepaid meters
Stakeholders in the electricity industry in the South-East have urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to facilitate […]
Clerk to NASS decries missing Vanguard Correspondent, Torude Salem
Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Mr Ojo Amos, has expressed sadness over the disappearance of Mr Tordue Salem, a Vanguard Correspondent covering parliamentary proceedings […]
NIRSAL to partner with NGE on empowerment
The Nigeria Incentive Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says it is ready to partner with the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) on […]
Mining institute to hold maiden public lecture, investiture Nov.10 – Manager
The Nigerian Institute of Mining and Geosciences (NIMG) said it has concluded arrangements to hold the maiden edition of its annual public lecture, investiture and […]
Stakeholders decry pitiable state of data generation in Environment – Public Health sector
By Rosemary Ogbonnaya LivingScience Foundation Ile-Ife, in conjunction with a number of strategic partners, have organised the sixth National Conference on Environment and Health and […]
Dennis Otiotio emerges Bayelsa APC chairman
Chief Dennis Otiotio, a political associate of Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has emerged Bayelsa Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC). […]
C/River APC elects new executive
Mr Alphonsus Eba has emerged as the new Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
Buhari renews Dikio’s appointment as interim administrator of Amnesty Programme
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renewal of appointment of retired Col. M. D. Dikio as Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme for another […]
Lalu advocates Copyright Bill amendment for disability inclusion
By Rosemary Ogbonnaya The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu, has said that the amendment of the copyright bill […]
MSMEs key in regenerating Nigeria’s economy — SMEDAN
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) says it will continue to focus attention on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as […]
Avoidable Labour disputes, threat to 2022 Appropriation Act, Sustainable Economic Plan- MINILS DG
Serial disregards for collective agreements by some employers, relevant government agencies with the attendant incessant strikes, lockouts and loss of man-hours threaten the realization of […]
PDP NWC says Dan Orbih’s suspension, a nullity
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP has described the purported suspension of the party National Vice Chairman, South-South, Chief Dan Orbih, by the […]
Kalu commends NUJ for re-electing Isiguzo as president
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has congratulated the re-elected President of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Chris Isiguzo, on his […]
UNILAG Crisis: Gen Agwai-led Panel didn’t exonerate Babalakin – FG
By Rosemary Ogbonnaya Finally, the Federal Government has reacted to another heated crisis in the University of Lagos, maintaining that embattled former Pro-Chancellor and Chairman […]
NYSC to sanction stakeholders who compromise mobilisation process
By Rosemary Ogbonnaya National Youth Service Corps, has said it would not fail to apply sanction on any erring Corps Producing Institution found to have […]
2020 Floods: FG distributes inputs to 21,794 farmers in Sokoto –NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has commenced the distribution of agricultural farm inputs to 21,794 farmers affected by the 2020 floods in Sokoto state.The […]
‘Discover Nigeria’: Buhari to unveil iconic book
‘ President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday, September 30, 2021, unveil ‘‘Discover Nigeria’’, a pictorial book on Nigeria’s history, covering the period from Independence in […]
PDP commends members for successful conduct of ward congress in Kwara
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara, has commended members of the party for the peaceful conduct of the ward congress across the 193 wards […]
HOSCOM lauds FG for declaring Kogi as oil-producing state
Host Communities of Nigeria, Producing Oil and Gas (HOSCOM), Kogi chapter, on Saturday commended the Federal Government for declaring Kogi as an oil-producing state. The chairman, […]
We’ll open up maritime sector to huge investment opportunities – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, has said that the maritime sector was being opened up for great investment opportunities given the ongoing removal […]
FCTA begins farmers database update- Minister
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun the process of updating database of farmers and all agriculture-related institutions in the territory. The FCT Minister […]
Agricultural Value Chain: A note to Dr Abubakar
By Agbaji Chinedu A ‘value chain’ in agriculture identifies the set of actors and activities that bring a basic agricultural product from production in the […]