The Standard Organisation of Nigeria has urged residents to patronise made-in-Nigeria, especially those with the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme logo This, SON said would boost the economy and give the …
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N’Delta activist opposes minister’s reversal of 18-year admission age limit
A Warri-based child rights advocate, Comrade Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho, has opposed an announcement by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, abolishing the 18-year minimum age requirement for admission to tertiary …
Read More »Reps summon ministers over $2bn energy fund
The Ministers of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, his Science, Technology, and Innovation counterpart, Uche Nnaji, and Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, are some of the high-profile government …
Read More »FG promises SMEs single-digit interest loans by 2025
The Federal Government has stated that it will begin disbursement of loans at a single-digit interest rate to Small and Medium Enterprises by the third quarter of 2025. The Senior …
Read More »FG threatens to sanction MDAs over N39tn liabilities
The Federal Government has threatened to sanction Ministries, Departments, and Agencies for non-compliance as it announced plans to address Nigeria’s N39tn negative net asset balance by establishing a comprehensive National …
Read More »#EndBadGovernance: Kano gov receives 73 detained minors
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has commended President Bola Tinubu for responding to public calls and releasing 76 detained minors arrested following the August 2024 #EndBadGovernance protest. In a …
Read More »Nasarawa PDP elects new chairman
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Nasarawa State have elected the immediate past secretary of the party, Adamu Bako as chairman. His emergence followed the party’s congress which was …
Read More »Alleged theft: Two arrested for stripping girls naked in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly stripping two teenage girls and flogging them over allegations concerning theft. The police vowed to prosecute the suspects to …
Read More »Group condemns allegations against Badaru
A group known as Tinubu Arewa Media 2023, on Tuesday, condemned what it called “baseless allegations” against the Minister of Defence, Muhammadu Badaru, made by individuals it described as “meddlesome”. …
Read More »NiMet, NCDC partner on data sharing, information exchange
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday in Abuja with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on data sharing and information exchange. According to …
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