Niger’s Commissioner for Education, Hannatu Salihu, on Monday said the state would through sports harness everything possible to curb youth restiveness in the state and launch youths into discovering their…
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Cooperative societies cardinal to literacy -Ministry of Education
The Federal Ministry of Education says cooperative societies are key to reversing the increasing rate of non-literates in the country, especially among adult learners. Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, Director, Basic and…
FG seeks collaboration with 54 Africa countries on local content in oil sector
The Federal Government has called for collaboration with 54 African Countries and cross-country development with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), to grow local capacities to drive economic growth…
Bank of Industry assets hit N1.8trn despite COVID- 19 –Chairman
The Bank of Industry (BOI) says its total assets grew to N1.86 trillion during the 2020 financial year, despite the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on global economies. Our…
TotalEnergies calls for sustainability of local content
Mr Michael Sangster, the Managing Director of TotalEnergies, has called for the sustenance of local content to grow the oil and gas sector in the country. Sangster made the call…
Niger Govt pledges support for local content in fabrication industry
The Niger government has promised to encourage the development of fabrication industries that would depend on local content to industrialise the state. Dr Mustapha Jibril, Commissioner for Investment, Commerce and…
NAFDAC DG extols the catalytic contributions of MSMEs to Nigeria’s economy
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has said that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) were too critical…
Why we didn’t approve herbal medicine for COVID-19 treatment- NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given reasons why it has yet to approve any herbal medicine for the treatment of COVID-19. This is…
2020 Olympics: Danish pair outclasses Nigerian pair in badminton men’s doubles
Nigeria’s pair of Godwin Olofua and Anuoluwapo Opeyori suffered their second defeat in the badminton men’s doubles event at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Nigerian pair were outclassed by…
Alcohol to be banned at Tokyo Games venues
Tokyo 2020 organisers on Wednesday said the consumption of alcohol at Olympic venues would be banned as part of efforts to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, the Kyodo news agency…