By VICTOR CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Executive Committee (EXCO), has approved several multi-billion naira contracts for key infrastructure projects in Abuja, while ordering renewed enforcement against property owners owing ground rents and those involved in illegal land-use conversions. The approvals were granted at the committee’s...
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As the Executive Secretary of TETFund adds another year, Nigeria reflects on a legacy of vision, institutional reform, and enduring national impact By AARON MILE ODEH – As Sonny Togo Echono adds another year to his years on earth, the moment transcends personal celebration. It stands as a national...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Executive Secretary, Borno Geographic Information Service (BOGIS), Engr. Adam Bababe, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to improve urban land management and expand access to land titles for low-income urban residents in Maiduguri city. Bababe made this known on Wednesday during a courtesy visit...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Mr Shehu Ahmed, has been suspended from office. Mr Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, announced the suspension in a statement in Abuja on...
The Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP in Kogi State, Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the appointment of Alhaji Mohammed Sheidu as the Executive. Secretary of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, saying that his choice would reinforce the integrity and...
The Abia State Government has said it is taking proactive measures to prevent the outbreak of cholera in the state. Executive Secretary, Abia State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHDA), Dr. Kalu Kalu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Umuahia, on Wednesday. Kalu...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the 6th National Stakeholders Working Group also known as the Governing Board of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). Inaugurating the 15-member committee, Tinubu said he was proud of the board with the members carefully selected, based on their diverse competencies,...
The n Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has revealed that the transporting of Christian pilgrims to the Holy land would start in June. Adegbite disclosed this at a ceremony to mark his 100 days in office at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja. “By the...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the speedy completion of all the uncompleted Inland Dry Ports across the country, to enhance commerce, international business and create job opportunities to Nigerians. Tinubu gave the order at the inauguration of the Inland Dry Port, in Funtua on Thursday. The president, who...
No fewer than half of the 35.5 million population of Persons With Disabilities (PWD) across the country, require basic education to meet up with their counterpart across the globe. The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), James Lalu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. Lalu...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said it has begun the conduct of fresh bid round for marginal oil fields in Nigeria. The NUPRC said 12 oil fields would be offered together with the five from the 2022 bid round that was put on hold due...
Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has said pilgrimage is not a jamboree, but a ritual embarked on by Christians seeking the blessings of God. Adegbite stated this on Monday at a Church service in Abuja, organised to commemorate his recent appointment by President...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Executive Secretary, Borno Geographic Information Service, Engr. Adam Bukar Bababe, has urged members of the National Automobile and Technician Association (NATA) to unite for the advancement of the union. The BOGIS boss made the call on Wednesday while addressing NATA members in...
Earlier this month, the African energy sector learnt of Simbi Wabote’s replacement from his position as executive secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). He was appointed to the position by President Muhammadu Buhari in September 2016. Wabote’s abrupt exodus (which was not explained) has sparked...
…Wabote Cautions Against Relapse In Local Content Drive The 12th Practical Nigerian Content Forum 2023 got underway on Tuesday at the Nigerian Content Towers, Yenagoa, with the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote announcing that the agency has completed 83 percent of...
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities (NCPWD), Mr James Lalu, has said about 35.1 million Nigerians are currently living with disabilities. He made this known during a one-day programme for the issuance of permanent certificates to persons with disabilities in the southeast, held in Owerri...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev. Dr. Yakubu Pam has said that the Commission would commence the 2023 main pilgrimage exercise to Rome by the third week of January, 2024. He made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with...
The Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, has urged the Federal Government to scrap the Higher National Diploma (HND) in the Polytechnics if the government would not remove the dichotomy between HND and BSc. Bugaje disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Universal Basic Education Commission has revealed that Nigeria needs an additional 20,000 schools and 907,769 classrooms to be able to absorb the growing number of out-of-school children in the country. The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Hammed Boboyi, gave the statistics while briefing...