Danbatta Receives Platinum Award for NCC’s Performance
L-R: Reuben Muoka, Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Vincent Maduka, past President, Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAEng); Prof. Azikiwe Onwualu, President, NAEng; Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) NCC; Abraham Oshadami, Director, Spectrum…
Police kill three suspected killers of INEC staff, rescue wife
June 25, 2023 The police in Ebonyi have reportedly killed three of the suspected killers of a member of staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and rescued his…
CBN to partner Bill Gates for financial inclusion
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have finalised arrangements for collaboration on financial inclusion. According to a statement from the apex bank,…
NDLEA intercepts 5, 344kg imported skunk consignments in Lekki, Lagos
June 25, 2023 . ..Recovers 834.2kg of same substance from 2 ladies, others; destroys 2.5 hectares of cannabis farm in Edo Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA,…
Community leaders worried over neglect of education, farming by Plateau youths for artisanal mining
June 25, 2023 Following the rising spate of mining activities in some parts of Plateau, young people have abandoned their academic pursuits and have ventured into artisanal mining. The booming…
Nigeria’s public debt tops N49 trillion
The Debt Management Office (DMO) said the total public debt stock of Nigeria as at March was N49.95 trillion (108.30 billion dollars). According to a statement obtained from the DMO official…
Viral video of kidnapping in Enugu as “untrue” – Police
June 25, 2023 The Police Command in Enugu State has debunked a video clip currently in circulation, alleging that a part of the state is not safe due to a…
Mechanical Engineers partners Innoson Motors, Toyota towards setting up electric cars assembly plants in Nigeria
June 25, 2023 The Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (NIMechE) says it has begun collaboration with local and foreign automobile companies towards setting up electric cars assembly plants in the…
UK Envoy names six areas to partner with Nigeria; awaits Tinubu’s cabinet
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery (l) when he paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Buki Ponle (r) in…
Drug abuse: Expert lists three key things we must do for victims
A don, Prof. Monday Igwe, has called on family and community members to treat drug abuse patients and sufferers with empathy, access to treatment and care rather than looking…