By MBAFAN ADE, Business Correspondent – The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has appointed Lamin Barrow, an economist, as the Director-General for the West Africa Region, effective June 1, 2024. Barrow’s appointment came just as the Board of Directors of the AfDB approved a grant funding of $8.6 million...
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The Federal Government is formulating an innovative wage system that would be based on employee’s productivity. The Director-General, National Productivity Centre (NPC), Dr Nasir Raji-Mustapha, stated this on Monday in Abuja during an interactive session with Labour Correspondents Association of Nigeria (LACAN). “We are in the process of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Dennis Otuaro as the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) and Dr Dakorinama George as the Director-General, Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA). The president’s approval was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri...
The Director-General, West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), Dr Olorunsola Olowofeso, says expectation for an ECOWAS Single Currency by 2027 is no longer realistic. Oluwafeso, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, said this was due to the inability...
Director-General, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, has said the agency plans to cut down carbon emissions in the country to net-zero by 2050. Abdullahi made this disclosure on Saturday in Abuja at the maiden sensitisation campaign of using improved wood stove in rural areas held...
The Director-General, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, has said Nigeria will need the $4 billion to go fully green by 2050. Abdullahi stated this at a press briefing on Clean, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency use in Nigeria in Abuja on Friday. He said that...
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr Kelechi Ohiri, as the Director-General, National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). The confirmation followed the presentation of report by the Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary) during plenary session. Presenting the report, chairperson of the committee, Sen. Banigo Ipalibo (PDP-Rivers West) recalled that...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has highlighted the emerging threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), where bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites lose their responsiveness to antimicrobials. The Director General of NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa conveyed this concern on Monday in Abuja during the commemoration of...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) has called on states affected by diphtheria to launch extensive education campaigns to tackle vaccine hesitancy. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Adetifa defined diphtheria...
Nigeria has recorded 13,204 suspected diphtheria cases in the current outbreak as of Tuesday. “As of Oct. 3, there has been 13,204 registered suspected diphtheria cases out of which 8,406 were confirmed,’’ Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, has said. He told...
Ogun State has emerged the overall winner at the 16th International Arts and Craft Expo (INAC) held in Abuja. Chief Olusegun Runsewe, Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), organiser of the expo made the announcement at the closing ceremony of the expo on Saturday. Runsewe commended the...
Director-General, Nigeria Tourism Development Authority (NTDA), Mr Folorunsho Coker, says tourism is a trillion-dollar industry whose value chain interconnects many sub-sectors, providing employment for millions of people. Coker told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that tourism had been a major contributor to national...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra states are likely to be flooded, following the release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA, who disclosed this at the National Emergency Coordination Forum meeting, on Wednesday...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is closely monitoring the emergence of new subvariants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja....
The Federal Government has received a 9.3 million Canadian dollars grant from the Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE), to boost COVID-19 vaccine delivery and strengthen the broader health system in the country. The Canadian High Commissioner, Amb. Jamie Christoff, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, during the...
Mr Joseph Ari, Director-General, Industrial Training Fund(ITF), says President Bola Tinubu has shown willingness to revamp the tertiary education system in Nigeria. Ari said the signing into law of the Access to Higher Education Act, 2023, known as the Student Loan Act by the president was a clear indication...
No fewer than 126 Nigerians stranded in Sudan arrived Abuja on Saturday following the continued crisis in the war-torn country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the returnees arrived on a Tarco Aircraft ST-TAL B737-300 at about 5:15p.m. The returnees were received by staff of NEMA, Ministry...
The National Intelligence Agency has debunked a purported online report that Amb. Mohammed Dauda was re-instated as the Director-General of the agency by the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division. The Head of Legal Department, NIA, Mr A. Wakili in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, described the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday received no fewer than 102 stranded Nigerians from Libya. The returnees were officially received by Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA on behalf of the Federal Government. According to a statement from the agency, the 102 returnees comprised...
Alhaji Nura Kangiwa, Director-General, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), says Nigeria is the most competitive gastronomy tourist destination in Africa in terms of diversification of ethnic groups and unique foods culture. Kangiwa said this in Abuja on Saturday at the Third Edition of Gastronomy Festival with the theme titled “Culinary Arts...