The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) on Monday signed grant agreements with nine renewable energy companies to provide electricity access to 17.5 million Nigerians. The companies are, Privida Power Limited, Baobab Plus, Salpha Energy, Asolar, NTA-StarTimes, A4&T Power Solutions, Sunking Greenlight Planet, Bboxx, and D.Light. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this marks the…
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has urged Gov. Abdullahi Sule to direct the State Commissioner of Police to deploy security personnel to Doma Local Governmenf Area of the State. The speaker of the House, Dr. Danladi Jatau made the call after the member representing Doma South constituency of the state, Mr Musa Ibrahim brought…
A total of 92 visually impaired candidates sat for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Kano. Prof. Muhammad Yahuza-Bello, the JAMB Coordinator for Kano centre, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen shortly after monitoring the exercise on Monday. NAN reports that the examination was…
The National Assembly and the Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday harped on the need to constantly review the country’s electoral laws to achieve better election outcomes. Officials of the commission and members of the Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Electoral Matters spoke at a retreat to discuss the challenges of Nigeria’s…
Experts have called for united efforts to strengthen the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) integration to foster peace and security, while enhancing trade and economic growth in the West African region. They made the call at the ECOWAS @ 50 regional integration event by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on…
Ogun government says airlift of the state’s intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will commence on May 12. The Executive Secretary, Ogun Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Ajibola Taiwo, made this known in Abeokuta on Monday during the final inoculation, sensitisation and distribution of Hajj materials to the pilgrims. Ajibola disclosed that the board was 95…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command, has reported that an accident at Ukpo Junction, on Nteje-Awka Road in the state, resulted in eight fatalities on Sunday night. The Sector Commander, Mrs Joyce Alexander confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday, in Awka. Alexander said the crash involved a Mack tanker without a…
The Ronik Group of Schools, Ejigbo, Lagos State, on Monday said it had introduced a language lab to equip students better for employment across continents. The Vice-Chairman of the school, Dr Adebola Olubanjo, made this known in a statement in Lagos. “We have French and now, we are starting Chinese and Spanish among others,” he…
The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) says it has started the first cycle of the 2025 Foreign Pharmacy Graduates Orientation Programme (FPGOP) organised by the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme is to determine if the certificates obtained by the graduates meets…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it is building an Entrepreneurship Skills Development Centre to promote entrepreneurship education in secondary schools. Dr Mohammed Ladan, the Director/Secretary, FCT Secondary Education Board, disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, on the sideline of a two-day training of FCT teachers on innovation and entrepreneurship education. Ladan told the…
