NNPC, PETAN pledge partnership in oil, gas

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria, PETAN, have pledged to combine efforts and bolster production activities in the nation’s oil and gas sector.

NNPC, PETAN made the commitment in Abuja on Thursday during a meeting between the leadership of the association and the G [...]

FG to establish agro-allied industry nationwide

The Federal Government says it has concluded plans to establish an Agro-allied industry in each senatorial district in the country as part of effort to sustain food security and economic growth.

Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Amb. Mariam Katagum disclosed this during a meeting with a delegation from the Amana Farmer [...]

My relationship with Osinbajo perfect - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the opinion of Theophilus Danjuma, a retired general, is not more important than that of millions of Nigerians who voted for his reelection last year.

Buhari made this comment in an exclusive interview with The Interview by email released in Abuja on Saturday.

Asked if he was concerned about the [...]

One in five out-of-school children is Nigerian - FG

As Nigeria joins other nations to commemorate the 2020 International Day of Education, IDE, stakeholders have been reminded that one in every five out-of-school children in the world is a Nigerian.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, Princess Adejoke Adefulire, who stated this while addressing [...]

NiMet unveils 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction, urges adherence

In recognition of the importance of the annual rainfall predictions and other early warning, the federal government has unveiled the 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction, SRP, report urging Nigerians to adhere strictly to the prediction and prepare ahead.

NiMet noted that the onset of the growing season is expected to be near-normal to earli [...]

Ogbu: NUJ FCT tasks journalists on safety

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Council, of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, has called on journalists to consider their safety as paramount when covering protest, stressing that “no journalist should become the story.”

The NUJ made the call, last week, in the wake of the death of a journalist, Mr. Alex Ogbu, during [...]

Open grazing: Ortom urges vigilance by border communities

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has urged those living in border communities to provide useful and timely information to government and security agencies to enable them prevent the influx of nomadic herders and cattle into the state.

He made the call at Tse-Kyogen, a community near the border between Benue and Nasarawa states.

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Ibadan railway: Ameachi expresses fears over completion deadline

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed deep fears over the uncertainty surrounding the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan Railway project, regretting that it may not be set for commissioning at the April date due to the fact that some aspects of the work may not be ready.

Amaechi who was on the inspection tour with the [...]