Go for routine medical checkup, Ikpeazu urges Abia residents

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has urged residents of the state to always go for routine medical check-up to know their health status. Ikpeazu made the call in a statement…

Curbing irregular migration, sex slavery in Africa

Data made available by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), showed that   between January and May, 29,000 people of sub-Saharan African origin went to Europe through the Central Mediterranean route,…

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…

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…

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…

Gov. Uzodimma urges collaboration to grow Imo

Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has appealed to stakeholders and opposition political parties to collaborate with his administration to develop the state. Uzodimma, who made the appeal during a stakeholders’…

PIB, Electoral Bill: Reps pledge to protect Nigerians’ interest

Following outcries on the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and the Electoral Amendment Bill, the House of Representatives has pledged to always protect the interest of Nigerians in its…

PDP governors’ forum to meet over state of the nation, other issues, says DG

Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will on Monday meet in Bauchi, to deliberate on unemployment and the state of the Nigerian economy, according to…