Barring last-minute change of plans, President Muhammadu Buhari will commission the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure’s (NASENI) newly built Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Development Institute (AMEDI) in Lafia, on February 4, 2023. Executive vice chairman/Chief executive of NASENI, Prof. Mohammed Sani Haruna, said arrangements have been concluded for the commissioning of the…
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that the ongoing campaign for candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State does not include the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, because the latter has not asked for it. Wike, who stated this while speaking during PDP campaign rally in Bonny Island, said that…
The Presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) Dumebi Kachikwu has said the rumbling of over 120 million Nigerians will soon turn to earthquakes, urging leaders to do the right thing. Speaking at a press conference, after his return to work after almost two weeks of isolation due to an infection of the coronavirus, the…
Oliver Aba, the Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, has called on Nigerians to vote only credible persons, who will address the worsening insecurity and economic hardship in the country. The Prelate who lamented the horrible situations in the country, insisted that only when credible leaders are elected during the February…
Says ‘we do not tolerate errors, mistakes in Justice Ministry’ The need to consider placing occupants of the office of the Attorney-General at the Federal and State levels on life pensions has been advocated. Abdulkarim Abubakar Kana, the Nasarawa State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, made the suggestion while addressing…
Nigeria’s infrastructure investment managers, Africa Plus Partners Nigeria Limited, has announced the introduction of the first carbon + (ESG- Focussed) naira denominated infrastructure fund, Africa Infra Fund 1, on the Nigerian exchange (NGX). According to Africa Plus Partners Nigeria Limited, its memorandum listing of 17,439 units on the floors of the NGX follows all…
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by three former Whole Foods employees who said they were illegally fired for opposing the upscale grocery chain’s alleged discriminatory discipline of workers who wore “Black Lives Matter” masks. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston, in a 28-page decision, found little evidence to refute Whole…
Frontline Insurance Co. has sparked confusion and concern from agents and insureds after the carrier last week sent out differing information about its financial rating agency. The potential good news for agents and policyholders: Freddie Mac, the quasi-government corporation that buys mortgages from smaller lenders, may have agreed to accept insurer ratings from KBRA,…
A county in Washington inadvertently released nearly half a million partial Social Security Numbers when responding to a routine public records request in December, according to county officials. The Pierce County Auditor’s Office, which mistakenly released the sensitive data, said in a news release that the human error was quickly spotted and that the…
Investigators on Thursday released the identity of the person who was shot and killed by law enforcement officers who were trying to clear protesters camping at the site of a planned Atlanta-area public safety training center that opponents have dubbed “Cop City.” Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, 26, was shot and killed Wednesday morning, according…
