Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, shrugged off protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), which recently alleged attacks on its members, to inaugurate the board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) amid tight security by operatives ...

The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has urged corporate organisations in Nigeria to emulate the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) by supporting and complementing government’s efforts towards alleviating the suffering of persons affected by the recent ...

Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM) has offered to assist government to reduce the increasing rate of questionable deaths among Nigerians often caused by preventable diseases. Speaking at the society’s South West Zonal third annual symposium themed ‘Harnessing Microbiology Potentials for ...

The National Metallurgical Development Centre (NMDC), Jos has expressed its readiness to partner with the Malaysian Smelting Corporation (MSC) to advance Research and Development (R&D) activities in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector. NMDC’s Acting Director General and Chief Executive, Emmanuel Mbaya, ...

The Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Ijanikin, Lagos has advocated a university of education status for the institution. It has also concluded plans to honour former Governor of Lagos State, Lateef Jakande, at its combined convocation ceremony scheduled for ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a former Executive Chairman of the Benue State Primary Education Board, Augustine Laha Dzever, for alleged transfer of N140.9m to another account. Spokesman of the Commission, Rasheedat Okoduwa, ...

Deputy governor-elect of Imo State, Gerald Irona, had assured that the incoming government of Emeka Ihedioha would observe the Freedom of Information Act (FoI). Speaking at the weekend, while receiving members of the Imo Newspapers Publishers Association of Nigeria (NPAN), ...

Last week’s suspension of 27 chairmen of Imo State local government areas by the State House of Assembly has been declared illegal by the council bosses, who have promptly disregarded the order. It was learnt at weekend that the chairmen ...

The Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria (ICEN) has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s continued silence on activities of Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) over failure of privatisation programmes caused the closure of Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON). It, however, ...

The Presidency has listed measures and initiatives so far taken to address the spate of crime and criminality in the country, assuring that the perpetrators will be brought to book in no time. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to ...