General News (Page 729)

  The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and Bank of Agriculture are working out modalities to finance the Agro- Businesses of prospective retirees under its exit management programme. This was the high point of discussions on Thursday, 7th June, 2018, during a meeting betweenContinue Reading

The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation in collaboration with some line Ministries,(Federal Capital Territory Administration, Federal Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Power, Works and Housing and the Ministry of Water Resources) have embarked on the development of infrastructure of the estates, under the FederalContinue Reading

Prof. Wole Soyinka, Tuesday in Abuja requested President Muhammadu Buhari to institute an award to ‘‘name and shame’’ all those who truncated Nigeria’s democratic transition with the annulment of June 12, presidential elections. Speaking at the National Honours Investiture for heroes of democracy, Soyinka said: ‘ Today perhaps is alsoContinue Reading

Kim Jong Un charms South Korea with beautiful ladies Some of the beautiful ladies Kim Jong Un is sending down South during Winter Olympics Forget about his nuclear bombs and button. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has another arsenal up his sleeves to unsettle and charm South Koreans. ItContinue Reading

MKO Abiola the face of a United Nigeria The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on behalf of Nigerian workers celebrates and congratulates all Nigerians on the 25th Anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election. President Muhammadu Buhari has already declared June 12 as a national holiday in commemoration of ourContinue Reading

Buhari in Morocco says Nigerians Intellectually aggressive, ambitious Nigeria’s strongest selling point remains an “intellectually aggressive and economically ambitious’’ populace that always seeks self-improvement and self-actualization in any part of the world, President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Rabat, Morocco. In an audience with the Prime Minister of the KingdomContinue Reading

June 12: NAN MD to deliver goodwill message at investiture   NAN MD, Bayo Onanuga By Edith Ike-Eboh Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Bayo Onanuga, is scheduled to deliver a goodwill message, on behalf of the Press, at the Special National Investiture ceremony to honour the JuneContinue Reading

RIYADH:  Even a year ago, it would have been hard to imagine — Saudi women clad in skinny jeans and Harley-Davidson T-shirts, revving motorbikes at a Riyadh sports circuit. But ahead of the historic lifting of a decades-long ban on female drivers on June 24, women gather weekly at theContinue Reading

  N37bn grant for meter supply to DisCos By Kingsley Okoye The Federal Government says it has taken advantage of the new Meter Asset Provider (MAP) regulations to give a grant of N37billion to a private sector operator to supply meters to interested Distribution Companies (DisCos). Minister of Power, WorksContinue Reading