By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has commended members of the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIB) on their contribution to the development of the FCT. The Minister made the commendation when a delegation of the Institute led by its...
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L – R shows Frances Akpomuka, Company Secretary/HOD Corporate Resources, Red Star Express Plc; Auwalu Babura, Executive Director, Finance & Administration, Red Star Express Plc; Sola Obabori, Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Red Star Express Plc; Olumide Bolumole, Head, Listings Business Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); and Victor...
The English Premier League has been suspended until at least April 4, subject to medical advice and conditions at that time, CNN reports. The decision was made after shareholders met on Friday and unanimously decided to suspend the professional game in England, the EPL said in a statement. Premier...
Three African countries have recorded index cases of coronavirus as the spread continues, Ghana in West Africa, Gabon in Central Africa and Kenya in East Africa. The Kenyan case is the first in East Africa, and according to the Ministry of Health, the patient is a Kenyan citizen who...
From left, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Mrs Olusola Idowu; and Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi at the close out workshop on the Nigerian Road Safety Strategy 2019-2023 (NRSS II) in Abuja on...
From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri Borno State Gobernor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has received a report on the Regional Stabilization Facility Project at the Government House, Maiduguri. The Regional Stabilization Facility (RSF) is a financing facility developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from Germany, Sweden, United...
By MONICA AYUBA, Abuja – Director-General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Sir Joseph Ari, has said that over 20 million Nigerians are not employed and yet technicians are imported. Ari, who made the disclosure at the 1st National Skills Summit at the Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton Hotel &Towers,...
By ANIETIE EKONG In his continuing effort at delivering a more development-driven Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), President Muhammadu Buhari on March 10, 2020 inaugurated the Advisory Committee of the Commission. Similarly, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio had also inaugurated the Presidential Monitoring Committee of...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Director-General/Chief Executive of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Sir Joseph N. Ari, said on Thursday that unemployment in Nigeria has continued to defy all solutions that have been thrown at it because of the absence of clear policies on technical skills acquisition as a...
The Higher National Diploma (HND), mostly awarded by polytechnics in Nigeria, may soon become the minimum qualification for persons aspiring for the offices of President and Governor of a state in the country. In the same vein, the Ordinary National Diploma (OND) will be the minimum academic qualification for...
Indications emerged on Thursday afternoon that the Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai has travelled to Awe in Nasarawa State to visit the dethroned emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, Daily Trust has reported. Quoting security sources, the paper said that the Governor left Kaduna on Thursday morning...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Argungu, Kebbi State, said re-emergence of Argungu Agricultural and Fishing Festival after 11 years of suspension, and other international festivals across the country, signal more confidence in improved security. President Buhari assured that the Federal Government will sustain investments...
EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna An elaborate template for budget tracking and monitoring of the 2020 budget – with special emphasis on procurement status, level of compliance, project code, budget source documents and payments – have been put in place to checkmate bureaucratic bottlenecks, militating against optimum budget implementation in Kaduna...