THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has inaugurated a statewide grassroots Gender-Based Violence (GBV) sensitisation and advocacy campaign in Katsina State. The campaign was unveiled on Wednesday at the Government Senior Secondary School Kofar Kaura, Tudun-Matawalle. The NYSC Coordinator…
A Bill to regulate and formalise the employment of domestic workers, apprenticeships, interns and other informal sector employees in Nigeria has scaled second reading in the Senate. This followed the presentation of the lead debate by the sponsor, Sen. Sani…
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…
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 Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has revealed 15 projects undertaken by the FCT Administration that would be inaugurated to celebrate President Bola Tinubu second anniversary. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the…
