A bill to establish Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Funtua, Katsina State, has scaled second reading in the Senate. This followed the presentation of the lead debate by the sponsor of the bill, Sen. Muntari Dandutse, during plenary…
THE First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has been appointed as an ambassador for the Merck Foundation’s “Merck More Than a Mother” campaign in Nigeria. The Chairman, MERCK Foundation, Prof. Frank Strangenberg-Haverkanp, in the company of other team members, officially…
THE Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Gas Chief Ekperikpo Ekpo on Wednesday urged oil and gas stakeholders to collaborate to meet the quota approved by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Ekpo, who was represented by the…
THE Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has sought collaboration with the marine police and narcotics officials to combat smuggling of ammunition and drugs through waterways. The Customs Area Controller, Patrick Ntadi, made the plea when…
THE Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) says the Africa Energy Bank (AEB) will create more funding availability for indigenous companies. Mr Felix Ogbe, Executive Secretary, NCDMB said this on Wednesday in Yenagoa at the ongoing fifth edition of…
LAST Sunday, the Department of State Security Services, DSS, announced the arrest of two suspected high-profile kidnap kingpins, as they tried to depart Nigeria for Saudi Arabia. Their mission was Hajj, the Islamic holy ritual. The suspected kidnappers had been…
NO fewer than 20 people have been killed, including several children, since early Wednesday morning in the Gaza Strip in renewed Israeli attacks, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA citing Gaza medical sources also reported that there were…
NIGERIA has won the bid to host the World Public Relations Forum, the President of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Dr Ike Neliaku has said. Neliaku made this known during his address at the Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW…
THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Executive Committee has approved N2.6 billion for three waste management projects in the capital city. Chief Felix Obuah, Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, while briefing journalists after the committee’s…
THE government of Kenya has partnered with Veridos, a German identity technology company, to launch a next-generation ePassport packed with cutting-edge security and rich cultural design. According to a statement from Veridos, the collaboration will introduce advanced anti-forgery features, reduce issuance times,…
