Insecurity: FCTA mulls solar energy for schools
As part of measures to tame the rising spate of insecurity in the nation’s capital, the FCT Secondary Education Board, SEB, says it will be embarking on a massive solar electrification project in select secondary schools across the territory.
Already, the board has installed over 810 units of solar-powered street lights, in 18 board [...]
Unstable fiscal regime stifling Nigerian petroleum industry - Kyari
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, has said that the absence of a stable fiscal environment is inhibiting the growth of the Nigerian petroleum industry, especially the upstream sector.
Kyari, who stated this while playing host to members of the House of Repres [...]
Local content: why indigenous operators need capacity upgrade- NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, says indigenous companies operating in the nation’s oil and gas sector must upscale their capacity for global competitiveness.
The corporation also said indigenous operators need capacity upgrade in order to achieve the target of reducing the cost of oil producti [...]
Insecurity: FCTA mulls solar energy for schools
As part of measures to tame the rising spate of insecurity in the nation’s capital, the FCT Secondary Education Board, SEB, says it will be embarking on a massive solar electrification project in select secondary schools across the territory.
Already, the board has installed over 810 units of solar-powered street lights, in 18 board [...]
US. supports Nigeria with $2.1mn to study impact of Covid-19
The United States Government has announced that it was supporting Nigeria to conduct a household survey to determine the extent of COVID-19 transmission in the states of Gombe, Enugu, and Nasarawa.
The assistance is through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, and aimed increasing the current understanding of CO [...]
Patients, health worker’s safety should be prioritised- Iden
The chief executive officer, Occupational Health and Safety Managers, Mr. Ehi Iden, has stressed the need for patients and health workers’ safety to be prioritised.
Iden said this at an event organised to commemorate the World Patients Safety Day held in Abuja.
According to him, the COVID-19 impact on the health and safety of [...]
Nigeria at 60: ‘How our leaders failed us’
As Nigeria marks 60 years of independence from British rule on October 1, 2020, amidst gruelling national challenges, reflections on its history of leadership, governance and terms of corporate existence are dominating discussions as these factors have inadvertently set the country on the brink. In this issue, some Nigerians who spok [...]
Covid-19 has ‘disappeared’ from Abuja – Residents · Parties, religious gatherings back in full swing · People should own ‘their safety’ – FCTA
Most residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have concluded that the coronavirus pandemic was no more in the territory as protocols put in place by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control, NCDC, and the FCT administration are now largely observed in the breach.
Findings by The Abuja Inquirer show that the use of masks, alcohol- [...]
BBNaija Lockdown: Laycon emerges winner
The highly anticipated finale of the Big Brother Naija lock-down season came to an end Sunday with rapper/singer/songwriter Laycon announced as the winner.
For an hour and a half, Nigerians waited [...]
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