Ashaka Cement company builds N11 Billion power plant
February 26, 2018 The Ashaka Cement Company in Gombe State has begun the construction of an N11 billion power plant to generate 16 megawatts of electricity. The Managing Director of…
215, 000 PVCs unclaimed in Ekiti, says INEC
February 26, 2018 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said that 215,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were still unclaimed in Ekiti, five months to the July 14 governorship…
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) condemns abduction of Dapchi school girls
February 26, 2018 The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has condemned the recent abduction of school girls from Government Science Technical School, Dapchi, Yobe NANS’s President, Mr Chinonso Obasi,…
Tambuwal appoints special adviser on Poultry, 4 others
February 26, 2018 Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Monday announced the appointment of five new special advisers and deployment of some Permanent Secretaries. A statement issued in Sokoto…
Kebbi government spends N845m on potable water, electricity
February 26, 2018 Kebbi Government has spent over N845 million on the provision of potable water and electricity to rural areas, the Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development, Alhaji…
Biosafety agency to train journalists on GMOs
February 26, 2018 Dr Rufus Ebegba, the Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), says the agency will soon educate journalists on the use, risks, benefits and handling of Genetically…
NULGE urges NUT to support local government autonomy
February 26, 2018 Mr Leonard Nkah, the President, Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ebonyi chapter, has appealed to Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), to support the agitation for…
Chinese girl rides bicycle from Morocco to Lagos
February 26, 2018 A Chinese female cyclist, Huang Shuang, who rode from Morocco to Lagos, Nigeria, within five months, says she is convinced that anybody can achieve anything he or…
Some FCT parents pay extra fees for children to learn British accent
February 26, 2018 Some parents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have admitted that they pay extra fees for their children to learn how to speak with British accent. The…
Brigadier Geneneral Chukwu assumes duty as new Army spokesman
February 26, 2018 Brigadier General Jude Chukwu on Monday assumed duty as the new Director of Army Public Relations. Chukwu takes over from Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, who proceeds for a…