Two communities in Shiroro local government area were reported to have been attacked recently when most of the villagers were on their farms to harvest their farm produce. Niger state Governor Abubakar Sani Bello described the attack which occurred in Nakudna and Wurukuchi as insane and unacceptable. The governor said the act was barbaric and…
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Sokoto state office has commenced a two-day training workshop for directors of agriculture in the twenty three local government areas of the state on irrigation farming and water management ITF director of training said this is in line the agency’s mandate of building capacity and improving skills of personnel for…
Momas Electrical Meters Manufacturing Company Ltd. (MEMMCOL) Metering School says it will train no fewer than 4,000 Nigerian youths on meter installation and manufacturing in 2022. Mr Kola Balogun, Chairman, MEMMCOL, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Balogun noted that the huge metering gap in the…
The Federal Government says it is adopting digital revolutions for job creation, better governance and youth empowerment in the country.Prif. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications commission (NCC), stated this while delivering the combined 10th and 11th Convocation Lecture of Fountain University, on Thursday in Osogbo.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lecture…
In the bid to reposition the country’s jewelries and gemological industry, the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) says it is on the verge of convincing the Ministry of Solid Minerals and the Gemological Institute of Nigeria to jointly adopt the free trade zone model to customise the exploration, refining, production and the marketing of…
In January of 2021, I did not imagine that I would end the year helping to paint a mural in Albania with Afghan refugees as the president of the National Endowment for Democracy. Things change. 2021 was a year shaped by significant change at NED. In March, the Endowment moved to a new headquarters; in…
Omoyele Sowore, an activist, says the federal government has deactivated all his means of identification. The documents allegedly deactivated include his national identity number (NIN), permanent voter card, passport and driver’s licence. The activist confirmed this to TheCable on Wednesday. In a statement on Wednesday, Femi Adeyeye, spokesperson of the African Action Congress (AAC), described…
Dele Momodu, journalist and publisher of Ovation Magazine, has joined the 2023 presidential race, promising to fix the country. Momodu declared his interest on Thursday when he met with Ayorchia Ayu, chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at the party headquarters in Abuja. The former presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP) in…
Leah Sharibu, a Christian girl remains in Boko Haram captivity since 2018 because of her refusal to convert to Islam. Years after, attention to her plight and others in the same situation is waning. Temitope Bademosi examines the issues surrounding Leah’s continued captivity and the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The scorching sun hit…
The federal government has approved the appointment of Matthew Pwajok as the acting managing director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). Pwajok, a former director of operations at NAMA, who retired in December 2021, succeeds Fola Akinkuotu, whose tenure expired on January 7, 2022. The appointment of Pwajok was conveyed in a letter dated…
