Tag: NIGERIA
59th Anniversary: Osinbajo Says God Has Promised New, Peaceful And Prosperous...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says God who controls
fortunes of nations has promised a new, peaceful and prosperous Nigeria as it
turns 59 on October 1st.Osinbajo...
Transportation: Abuja-Kaduna Train Service Generates N100m Monthly – Okhiria
The Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, says the
Abuja-Kaduna Train Service generates an average of one hundred 0million naira
monthly.The Corporation’s Managing Director Fidet Okhiria expressed
satisfaction with the...
59th Independence: Group Tasks Nigerians On Patriotism And Honesty
A civil society organisation, The Civil Liberties
Organisation, CLO has called on Nigerians to be patriotic and honest towards actualizing
the dreams, hopes and aspirations as...
Nigeria @59: Runsewe Advises Nigerians To Desist From Ethnicity And Religious...
The National
Council for Arts and Culture has advised Nigerians to focus more on being
united, discard ethnicity and religious bias.The Council’s
Director General, Olusegun Runsewe who gave...
Nigeria Makes World Bank’s List For Top-20 “Improvers In Doing Business”
The
World Bank Doing Business team has announced Nigeria as one of the
top-twenty improvers in doing business out of one hundred and ninety countries.The
President’s Special Adviser...
Spain To Prioritise Investment In Nigeria
Spain’s Ambassador to Nigeria,
Marcelino Ansorena says his country would prioritise investment in Nigeria to
strengthen the ties between them.Ansorena said this on the sidelines
of the...
74th UN General Assembly: Buhari Explains Why Nigeria Faces Severe...
President
Muhammadu Buhari has given some perceptions into the severe climate challenges
confronting the country, saying Nigeria is a neighbour to the Sahara-Desert,
Lake-Chad is shrinking while...
Nations Cup: Amputee Footballers Promise Nigerians Good Outing In Angola
The new Captain of the national Amputee football
team, Sarafadeen Oyeleke has promised Nigerians that they should expect a
brilliant performance from the team in the...
2.5m Children Suffering Acute Malnutrition In Nigeria – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF said on Thursday that about 2.5 million children under the age of five in Nigeria suffer severe acute...
Gender Equality: INEC Pledges Continuous Promotion In Nigeria’s Political Space
The Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC has pledged its continuous promotion of gender equality in the
Nigerian political space.INEC Director of Publicity and Voter
Education, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi,...
Xenophobia Attacks: Ministry Says Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Meeting To Hold Today
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the Senior
Official meeting of the 9th session of the Nigeria-South Africa
bi-national commission will hold from September 26th to...
Buhari Says Nigeria Lost $157.5bn Between 2003-2012
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria lost about
one hundred and fifty seven point five billion dollars to illicit financial
flows between 2003 and 2012.The...
Border Closure: Nigerian Senate Opposes Federal Government Action
Nigerian Senate has opposed the land
borders closure by the Federal Government, saying it was a temporary solution
to a permanent problem.While contributing to a motion
sponsored...
Minimum Wage: NLC Kicks Against Implementation Of N30, 000 In Kebbi...
The Kebbi state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Wednesday kicked against the approved N30,000 minimum wage by the State Government.The
state’s Chairman...
Kidnapping: Suspected Kidnappers Kill One, Abduct 14 In Kaduna
Bandits
suspected to be kidnappers in separate operations have killed one person and
abducted no fewer than 14 people along the Birnin Gwari-Kaduna road and Dogon
Dawa...
MTEF: Buhari Submits Document To Senate
President
Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday submitted the 2020 Medium Term Expenditure
Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper to the Senate.President
Buhari forwarded the MTEF and FSP in a...
Illegal Fishing: Navy Arrests 26 Crew, Four Foreigners
Nigerian
Navy says it has arrested 26 crew and confiscated two fishing trawlers
belonging to a Nigerian Company, (ORC fishing and food processing Limited) for
illegal fishing...
Economic Recovery: NIMC To Assist In Nigeria Through Digital Identification
The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC says it has put in place a strategic roadmap for developing digital identification towards achieving Nigeria’s Economic Recovery...
Donations: Senate Calls For Policy For Effective Management Of AIDS
The
Senate has urged the National Planning Commission, NPC to develop a policy
framework that creates mechanism for development cooperation and aid
effectiveness in Nigeria.The
Senate also directed...
Aviation Sector: Nigeria Gets ICAO Award For Improved Security
The International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO
has presented the “ICAO Council President’s Certificate” to Nigeria in
recognition of its progress in solving aviation security and oversight
deficiencies.A...
