In a bid to deepen research and development in the country, the Federal Government has inaugurated a 160-member standing committee of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Research and Development (R&D). The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, represented by the Minister of State, Mr Chukuemeka Nwajuiba, inaugurated the committee in Abuja on Thursday. The... Read More
Makinde hands over state’s moribund fruit juice company to investor …says Oyo State is open to business Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, officially kickstarted the process of reviving the moribund Pacesetter Fruit Processing Company, Oko, when he handed it over to AGVEST Limited. The event, which took place at the premises of... Read More
Rishi Sunak unveils government’s plan to protect jobs and support businesses over the coming months Central to plan is a new Job Support Scheme and extension of Self Employment Income Support Scheme And over one million businesses will get flexibilities to help pay back loans The Chancellor Rishi Sunak today outlined additional government support... Read More
The Hamilton Commission, set up by Lewis Hamilton at the beginning of the year, is aimed at improving the representation of Black people in UK motorsport London, [September 24th 2020] – Six-Time Formula One World Champion, Lewis Hamilton MBE and the Royal Academy of Engineering today announced the Board of Commissioners for The Hamilton Commission,... Read More
Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) calls on people to reach out for help during crisis. Islamic Relief UK and MYH also urge the Muslim community to be more aware of mental health and to support the helpline with its crucial work. MYH, which provides pioneering faith and culturally sensitive services to Muslim youth in the UK, has... Read More
Most families have experienced upheaval in their daily lives during the pandemic. With children and young people now back at school or college, PHE’s new mental health campaign provides NHS-endorsed tips and advice to help children and young people’s mental wellbeing, and equip parents and carers with the knowledge to support them. Research reveals that... Read More
By Festus Fifen. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has condoled with the government and people of Kogi state over the accident that claimed the lives of 30 people, most of whom are school children. The minister who expressed shock over the untimely death of the victims especially the school children, expressed her... Read More
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Transcorp Plc Chair is one of three Nigerians on the list, alongside Tomi Adeyemi and Tunji Funsho (Lagos, Nigeria, 23/9/2020) — TIME has named Tony O. Elumelu, one of Africa’s leading investors and philanthropists, in the 2020 TIME100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.... Read More
FG Deploys Treasury Directors To NNPC, DPR, NPA, NCC, FIRS, CAC Others To Tackle Dwindling FGOEs Remittances By Ossom Raphael Abuja – The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Tuesday said the federal government has put in place robust policies to maximise its non oil revenue. Ahmed, said this in Abuja... Read More
By Festus Fifen. Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday while participating in the general debate of the 75th United Nations General Assembly said Nigeria will continue to partner with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and some countries to ensure accelerated development and manufacturing, as well as the uninhibited supply of safe and effective Coronavirus vaccines... Read More