Cynthia Rowe, the Development Director at the British High Commission (BHC), says achieving Sustainable Development Goals would accelerate actualisation of Nigeria’s economic growth ambitions. Rowe said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria ( lNAN) on Sunday in Abuja. She said that it was imperative for government to tackle the challenges that…
In a significant step towards reducing environmental impact and expanding gas supply, the NNPC/Heirs Energies OML 17 Joint Venture has signed commercialisation agreements with five companies to utilise flare gas previously wasted in operations. Heirs Energies’ CEO, Mr Osa Igiehon, stated in Lagos that the agreements “advance Nigeria’s gas commercialisation and environmental stewardship agenda.” Concluded…
The Minister of State for Defence and former Governor of Zamfara State, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle, on Saturday 29 November 2025, visited Zamfara Indigenous traders who lost their shops in the recent fire at the Panteka Market in Apo, Abuja. The visit was confirmed in a statement by Ahmad Dan-Wudil, the Minister’s Special Assistant on…
Mr Akinwumi Adesina, President African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has decried the state at which Nigeria still remaining stagnant in so many areas of development. Adesina said that after the 64 years of independence, the country should be among the developed nations of the world. Adesina made the remark while delivering a lecture on “building…
Some traders in Lagos are lamenting the enforcement of the Lagos State Government ban on single use plastic on July 1. The traders disclosed this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. The ban, prohibits the sale, and use of disposable plastic bags, including the widely used black…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced that the budget defense report for the N54.2 trillion 2025 budget will be presented to the Senate in plenary. He confirmed that members of the Committee on Appropriations will present the report either Wednesday or Thursday this week. Akpabio made this statement on Tuesday during plenary,…
The Federal Government has said that it will work closely with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and other stakeholders to advance safety in aviation sector. Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, said this on Wednesday at the ICAO’s first-ever symposium on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM 2024). in Montréal, Canada. A statement…
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has fined MultiChoice Nigeria ₦766,242,500 for breaching the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA).NDPC is a public institution that processes data in furtherance of its mandate as Nigeria’s data protection authority and rely on recognised lawful bases for data processing such as consent, legal obligation and contract.(The commission’s Head of…
The World Food Programme (WFP) is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan over allegation This is according to 11 people with knowledge of the probe which comes amid the nation’s dire hunger crisis, considered one of the world’s most severe food shortages in years. The investigation by the WFP’s Office of the Inspector…
The ministerof defence for State Bello Matawalle has charged participants of the National Defence College Course 33 to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired in addressing the nation’s security challenges. He gave the charge at the Graduation Dinner and Award Night organised for the participants of the 11-month strategic course on Wednesday in…
