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13 Dec
Despite consistently blaming foreign illegal miners for sponsoring banditry and terrorism in the country, the Federal Government yesterday made a U-turn when it accused some unnamed powerful Nigerians for sponsoring terrorism in areas where the nation’s minerals abound.
10 Dec
Chairman of J.K. Randle Professional Services, Bashorun J.K. Randle, has bemoaned the sorry state of education in the country, saying that government is not doing enough to provide quality education to Nigerians. The former president, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAM), made this observation at the Government Secondary School, Owerri (GSSO), Old Boys Association,…
10 Dec
The Federal Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), organised a High-Level Private Sector Engagement Forum on Family Planning (HLPF-FP) to reduce maternal mortality in the country. Representing the wife of Lagos State Governor, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, the Permanent Secretary, Health District VI, Dr. Cecilia Mabogunje, described family planning as an…
4 Dec
Profitable prospects for deep sea mining in Nigeria’s coastal waters topped presentation of the Commonwealth Secretariat to the Nigerian delegation led by Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake on a courtesy visit last week.
4 Dec
The government has been advised to invest pension funds in sectors that have direct impacts on the citizens to support economic development
3 Nov
... As it commences 72 boreholes in five states The Federal Government on Thursday read a riot act to water contractors with a warning that the government would not entertain any substandard contract execution in the Expanded Water Sanitation and Hygiene (PEWASH) Projects. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, gave…
30 Oct
Sir: Over ninety-five per cent of Nigerians live in extreme poverty, and the country’s citizens have been struggling for eight years and counting in a nation that is currently the seventh-highest oil producer in the world and fourth in Africa. Nigeria is the continent’s fourth-largest oil producer, only behind Libya, Angola, and Algeria.
27 Oct
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Oladele Alake, has said imminent reforms in the mining industry would separate genuine investors from adventurers. Addressing the Mining Ministers Forum at the China Mining Week 2023 in Tianji, he said the new mineral development roadmap of the Federal Government would solve the lingering problems in the sector. The…
24 Oct
The Federal Government has charged tertiary institutions to prioritize Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) courses to ensure rapid development of the country
24 Oct
Concerned by losses suffered in the past from building collapse and damages caused by fire, particularly in the marketplaces and other natural disasters, professionals in the insurance and building sectors of the economy have called on the Federal Government to enforce the law on insurance of buildings to reduce loss of lives and assets in…
20 Oct
Federal Government has declared that, henceforth, Nigeria would adopt the principle of reciprocity in issuance of visas to foreigners seeking entry into the country. It explained that foreigners seeking visa to Nigeria will be accorded the same treatment meted to Nigerians in other countries. This came as the government planned to introduce more stringent surveillance…