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Mining sector: Alake pledges commitment to empowering women with relevant skills
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Chairman of the African Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG), Dr. Dele Alake has affirmed the commitment of the African continent to equipping women with requisite skills to participate actively in the mining sector value chain. Giving the goodwill message at the International Women’s Day Forum 2024 organised by the Women Miners Association, the Minister…
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Shaibu Husseini assumes office as NFVCB ED
By Tosin Brown The new Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Dr. Shaibu Husseini, has finally assumed office. Husseini was appointed by President Tinubu on January 12, 2024 as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NFVCB, apex regulatory agency for film and video works in Nigeria but assumed office on March 4,…
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Sen. Lokpobiri receives Gov. Diri expresses FG’s pledge in resolving Atala oil field dispute, others
The Honourable Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil) Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri has expressed the Federal Government’s pledge to resolve the ownership dispute around the Atala Oil Field belonging to Bayelsa State and other oil field disputes in the country. Deputy Director (Press and Public Relations), Ministry Of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Oluwakemi Ogunmakinwa in a statement reported that Sen. Lokpobiri gave…
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Defense Ministry harp on harmonious working relationship with NASS
Kunle Sanni The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru and his counterpart, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle have harped on the harmonious working relationship with Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) as exemplified in the oversight function of the House Committee on Defence. Badaru stated this during the oversight visit by the House Committee on Defence to the Ministry of…
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Tinubu condemns kidnapping in Borno, Kaduna, directs immediate rescue
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has condemned what he described as heinous incidents of abduction involving very vulnerable victims, internally-displaced persons in Borno State, and students in Kaduna State. The President in a statement issued by his spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale on Friday directs security and intelligence agencies to immediately rescue the victims and ensure that justice is served against the…
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Tinubu unveils Nigeria for women programme to boost economy
President Bola Tinubu has unveiled the Nigeria For Women Programme with a view to advancing the cause of women, children and the vulnerable in the country At the inauguration ceremony held Thursday at the Banquet Hall, Aso Villa, the President assured that the Scheme will birth a lot of positive changes in the lives of Nigerian women and nation at…
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NBC asks A’Court to set aside judgment stopping imposition of fines on broadcast stations
The National Broadcasting Commission has filed an appeal against the ruling of the Federal High Court dismissing the commission’s motion to set aside a May 2023 judgment restraining it from imposing fines on radio and television stations. In a four-ground notice of appeal filed by NBC’s lead counsel, Mr. Babajide Koku (SAN), it complained about the decision of the lower…
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Housing sector, catalyst for job creation for Nigerian youths, says Dangiwa
Kunle Sanni Housing and Urban Development Minister, Ahmed Dangiwa has stated that, the Ministry’s Housing targets of over 10, 862 housing units across the six geo political zones of the Country. He said the proviision of 10, 862 housing units will translate to lots of job creation for mostly the youths, poverty alleviation and increase in the country’s Gross Domestic…
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Tinubu reappoints Vincent Isegbe as DG Agricultural Quarantine Service
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of the Director-General of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), Vincent Isegbe, to serve in the same capacity for another five-year term in office. The President, in a statement issued by Ajuri Ngalale on Thursday said he expects that the director-general will build on the service’s recent performance, after it ranked…
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FG inaugurates Oronsaye Report Implementation Committee
The Federal Government, on Thursday inaugurated a committee for the implementation of the Oronsaye Report. The inauguration of the implementation committee followed the announcement by the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government on February 28, 2024, that parts of the recommendations in the 12-year-old Oronsaye report would be implemented. The 800-page report recommended that 263 of the statutory agencies be slashed…
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