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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N117 billion for the construction of Oloibiri oil museum in Bayelsa. The Minister of State for Petroleum resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has seized a total of 6,216 National Identity and Voter Cards from some migrants in 21 border states across the country. The Controller General of NIS (CGI), Isa Jere said this on Wednesday at a retreat for
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), says application into the academy for 75th Regular Course (RC) is still on. The Academic Registrar of the Academy, Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Tukur, made the announcement in a statement issued to NTV Africa on Wednesday in Kaduna. “This
Sen. Shehu Sani has adopted a two week old baby, reportedly abandoned on the street in some part of Nasarawa State. The baby was reported to have been picked by a Police patrol team, who proceeded to a social welfare centre. Sani,
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Idris Isah Jere, has urged the newly inaugurated executives to be diligent in their service towards humanity. He said this at the inauguration of the pioneer executives of the Immigration Officers’ Wives Association (IMMOWA),
Dr Akintayo Omimakinde, Director-Goeneral of National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), said inter-agency collaborations would lead to minimal costs, thereby becoming a handy tool to save government’s resources. Omimakinde said this at the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between NACETEM and the
The British Council has celebrated a Nigerian teacher, Dr Peter Ogudoro, for his global impact as a trainer and as an outstanding alumnus of the UK higher education institutions. The council honoured Ogudoro as a finalist at the Study UK Alumni Awards
The Secretary to the Government of the Federal, Mr Boss Mustapha, says the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is committed to improving the minimum wage of workers to boost productivity. Mustapha, who was the special guest of honour at the inauguration of Hassan Sumonu’
The Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Abayomi Fasina, has said that 91 students, who bagged first class degrees, would be honored at the institution’s 7th convocation ceremony slated for Feb. 11. Addressing a news conference on Monday in Oye-Ekiti,
Transporters associations under the auspices of Coalition of Transporters, have threatened to picket headquarters of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPL) over lingering fuel scarcity. This is contained in a six-point Communique issued by Chairpersons of the associations on Monday in