By FABIAN EKERUCHE SOME Lagos residents have expressed concerns over the widely usage of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) across markets, parties and retail spaces in the state in spite of the recent ban. They expressed their concerns in separate interviews on Sunday in Lagos. A correspondent who monitored the compliance in some areas of the state […]
By VIVIAN EMONI THE Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), says Nigeria exported products worth 663 million metric tonnes to 11 ECOWAS countries in the first half year of 2025. The Director-General of the NEPC, Mrs. Nonye Ayeni, made this known to newsmen, while presenting a report on first half of 2025 Non-Oil Export Performance, […]
By NEFISHETU YAKUBU MANAGEMENT of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc (BEDC), on Sunday, commended the Federal Government for appointing Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu as Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). BEDC’s Managing Director, Engr Jonathan Lawani in a statement in Benin, commended President Bola Tinubu for choice of Ize-Iyamu. […]
By VIVIAN EMONI NIGERIAN Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has announced that the country’s non-oil exported products in the half-year of 2025 were valued at 3.225 billion dollars. Director-General of the council, Mrs. Nonye Ayeni, disclosed this to newsmen while presenting a report on the first half of 2025 Non-Oil Export Performance, in Abuja on Sunday. […]
By RAMATU GARBA THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Strategic Command, says it has arrested a suspected notorious drug dealer, Faisal Yusuf-Umar, 23, in Fagge Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano on Sunday. He […]
By BABATUNDE OGUNRINDE NIGERIA’S recent successes on the global sporting stage have reignited conversations about the nation’s potential to use sports as a unifying and developmental tool. From the football pitch to the basketball court, the country has delivered performances that have not only earned trophies but also strengthened national pride. July this year, Nigeria […]
By ABUJAH RACHEAL THE ENABLE 1.5 Lassa Research Programme has continued in West Africa to address gaps in knowledge on Lassa fever, its connection with malaria, and community readiness for forthcoming vaccines. The study, funded by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), was made available on Sunday. Report has shown […]
By VIVIAN EMONI MRS. Noneye Ayeni, Director-General, Nigeria Exports Promotion Council (NEPC) says the council has distributed 23,239 hybrid seedlings and farm inputs to 3, 047 farmers across the country. Ayeni disclosed this to newsmen while presenting a report on the first half of 2025 Non-Oil Exports Performance in Abuja. She said that the effort […]
By CHIDI A. OKOROAFOR IF you are serving the public in Nigeria, especially if you are an employee, particularly if your services involve dealing with the Nigerian elites, please by all means, do everything you can to be fully in charge of your emotions. Try as much as you can not to allow them trigger […]
THE Federal Government has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee to oversee the implementation of agreements reached with health sector unions and associations. The move is part of a broader strategy to ensure lasting industrial harmony in the nation’s healthcare system. The committee is chaired by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Izaq […]