By Bridget Ikyado The Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ayatse, has cautioned youths against using social media platforms to insult and abuse elders because of political differences. The Tor Tiv gave the advice in an oration during a special thanksgiving service in honour of Sen., Barnabas Gemade, on his 70th birthdayContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent official visit to China is already yielding positive results for Nigerians, United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said. Mr Ade Omole, leader of the chapter, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
Some fruit sellers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have attributed various reasons for using artificial methods to ripen fruits and vegetables. The traders fielded questions from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the risks of using harmful chemical substances to induce fruits to ripen. They identified economic factorsContinue Reading
Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director-General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says the Federal Government policy on ease of doing business has boosted the confidence of manufacturers in the economy. Ajayi-Kadir said this while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan on Saturday. “The ease of doing business policy has helped to solve theContinue Reading
By Muntari Tukur/Yashim Katurak A medical doctor in Kano State, Dr Tijjani Haruna, has attributed poor academic performance among some students to phone addiction. Haruna, who is working with the Mohammed Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital, Kano, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in KanoContinue Reading
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday urged humanitarian agencies and non-governmental organisations {NGOs} operating in the northeast to always follow due process while carrying out their activities. The Northeast Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Bashir Garga , gave the advice at a humanitarian development and coordination forum held in Maiduguri.Continue Reading
By Ikenna Uwadileke The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it will establish sexual offenders’ register as part of measures to check gender- based violence in the country. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, stated this in Abuja, at the public presentation of officialContinue Reading
The Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday said that it generated over N1 billion as revenue between January and June 2018. The agency’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Kalu Emetu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the revenue generated inContinue Reading
The INEC said on Wednesday that over 460,000 persons would be barred from voting in the Sept. 22 Osun governorship election if they failed to claim their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). Mr Segun Agbaje, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Osun, disclosed this in Osogbo during a sensitisation forum for mediaContinue Reading
