The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Zainab Maina has disclosed that the ministry and the World Bank are to enter into partnership on gender focused programmes. Maina who stated this when a delegation of the World Ban...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has commended the peaceful outcome of the Bayelsa State gubernatorial election, which produced Mr. Seriake Dickson as winner. Reacting to the outcome of the election in Bayelsa State through his media office in Abuj...
The Delta State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested three persons suspected to be involved in illegal oil bunkering in Asaba, the State capital. LEADERSHIP reports that the suspects were allegedly arrested with ...
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps Scheme, NYSC, Brig.- Gen. Nnamdi Okore-Affia has warned the staff that the scheme will not condone indolence. The Director-General gave the warning while addressing members of staff from across t...
The Netherlands and Namibia have withdrawn from participating in the on-going International Association Educational Assessment, IAEA, 2012 scholarship training on educational measurement and evaluation which is holding in Abuja from the 13th-24th of Fe...
The Economic Community of West African States’ {ECOWAS} parliament, yesterday, expressed dismay over the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria as a result of the activities of Boko Haram. It observed that the ugly development was a source of w...
Traditional Rulers from the 19 Northern States of Nigeria are to meet in Kebbi State to find ways of eradicating Polio in the concerned States. Speaking on the need for the meeting, the Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development...
The Kano State Commissioner of Land and Physical Planning, Alhaji Muhammad Nadu Yahaya has disclosed that the State government plans to construct 20,000 houses in conjunction with the Federal Mortgage Bank and other private development partners. The pl...
Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, has disclosed that workers transferred from the unbundled Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to the various 18 successor companies would be allowed to negotiate new contract terms with the eventual investors o...
The Nigeria Oil & Gas Exhibition 2012, holds at the Abuja International Conference Center in Abuja, FCT from February 20-23, 2012.
Tunde Kelani of Mainframe Film and Television Productions rolled out his new movie “MAAMi” into cinemas in Nigeria on Friday 3rd February 2012.
Mr Mansur Ahmed, Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, has advised the Aviation Ministry to embrace Public Private Partnership (PPP) in developing the sector. Ahmed gave the advice in an interview on Monday, in Abuja, while...
Residents of Mubi in Adamawa have appealed to the state government to provide hand pumps to enhance access to potable water in the area. The people were facing water shortages occasioned by the prevailing dry season as most of the available open wells ...
Lagos State Government is to add 500 buses to the fleet of its mass transit luxury buses, LAGBUS, in the next eight months to reduce transportation problems of the state’s residents. Mr Babatunde Disu, the Managing Director of the Lagos Asset Man...
Jigawa State government has approved the construction of solar powered water scheme in 40 towns across the 27 Local Government Areas of the State. However, the State Small Town Water supply Agency, in collaboration with the office of the Millennium Dev...