Category: General

Nigeria commits to transboundary water management

Nigeria on Monday reiterated its commitment to management of transboundary waters for the benefit of the Niger Basin region.

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, stated during a regional workshop in Abuja, to validate a…

Panic in Y’de as UK judge to reveal names in Glenore gate

Barrister Akere Tabeng Muna, a member of the African Union High-Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa, chaired by H.E. Thabo Mbeki, and Co-Chair of the Common African Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR), revealed that UK Judges may soon re…

NPC ready for census, awaiting presidential approval- Chairman

The National Population Commission (NPC) is prepared to conduct the National Population and Housing Census but awaiting President Bola Tinubu’s approval for a date, the Chairman, Mr Isa Kwarra, says.

Kwarra said this on Monday in Abuja at a new confe…

Guild decries members’ nonchalant attitude to health insurance

The Creative Designers Guild of Nigeria (CDGN) has decried the nonchalant attitude of its members toward the health insurance scheme plan provided for them.

Its National President, Mrs Joy Osawaru-Akinyemi, said this in an interview with the News Age…

Cooperate to develop FCT – SAN urges Wike, Kingibe

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mohammed Ndarani, has urged all stakeholders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), both elected and appointed, to cooperate with one another for the territory’s development.

Ndarani made the call on Sunday in Abu…

Protest: Centre cautions against adopting Kenya model in Nigeria

Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), a non-governmental organisation, has cautioned Nigerians against contemplating the model adopted by the Kenyans in their recent anti-tax protest.

Chairman Board of Trustees of CCC, Retired Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukol…

Education: ICPC, stakeholders brainstorm on sexual abuse

Stakeholders in the education sector will engage the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), to strategise on ways to address sexual harassment in tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

The meeting billed to hold in Abu…

Tinubu pays tribute to late aide, Ayilara

President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to Alhaji Surajudeen Tokunbo Ayilara, his aide, who died on July 1.

In a tribute personally signed by the President, released on Monday, he said Ayilara lived a life of unwavering dedication, loyalty, and servic…