The Deputy National Coordinator (North & Diaspora), Buhari Campaign Organization, Amb Hussaini H. Coomassie has resigned due to what he termed as neglect and unconstitutional means of doing things by the group. Coomassie who is a grassroot member of the BCO fowned on the leadership and Excos for not carrying other members along in the... Read More
Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm will help to ensure London’s achievements and diversity are reflected across the capital Members will review and increase diversity of public realm, including statues, street names, memorials and building names, working with an expert Partners Board and a Borough Working Group ActionSpace, Art Fund, English Heritage and Shape... Read More
Diaspora Nigerian group calls upon the National Assembly to reject the National Water Resources Bill
A STATEMENT ON THE PROPOSED NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES BILL Background The National Water Resources Bill is a proposed Act of the Nigerian National Assembly, the stated purpose of which is to “provide for the equitable, beneficial, efficient and sustainable development, management, use and conservation of Nigeria’s surface and groundwater resources . . . and other... Read More
By Festus Fifen. The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof Mohammed Nasir Sambo, has again reiterated the agency’s commitment to supporting the sustained efforts of the Federal Government to protect all Nigerians from the debilitating scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic. He made the assertion while handing over a consignment of Personal Protection... Read More
By Festus Fifen. In it’s continued quest to maintain the sanctity of developments around the Federal Capital City inline with the Abuja Master plan, Enforcement Officers of the Nigeria Federal Capital Territory Administration today demolished 4 Brothels, 14 “Drinking Joints” and other illegal structures around a native settlement in the Nigeria Federal Capital popularly refered... Read More
Updated guidance for universities ahead of reopening Updated guidance to support leaders minimise Covid-19 risk while ensuring students experience university life Follows latest SAGE advice confirming a mix of face-to-face teaching and online learning can be conducted safely in well-managed environments Minister urges collective action and responsibility from students to ensure campuses can remain open... Read More
By Festus Fifen. President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated the National Steering Committee to oversee the development of the Nigeria Agenda 2050 and Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP) to succeed Vision 20:2020 and the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017 – 2020. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President... Read More
—- Integral secured its rights in a sub-license deal from the Infront Sports & Media agency, the substantive rights holder for free-to-air distribution rights in Sub-Saharan Africa One of Nigeria’s most entertaining TV stations, Silverbird Television (www.SilverbirdTV.com) has signed on to broadcast one live English Premier League match per week over the course of... Read More
Very soon the pioneer set of undergraduates will be admitted but this time around, it will not only be in our beloved Kogi State University, Ayingba, rather at the Confluence University of Science of Technology, in Osara as well. Few days ago, the amiable, pragmatic and forward-thinking Governor, Alh Yahaya Bello assented to the bill for... Read More
NEPZA To Support Knowledge-Based Economic Zone In Ekiti By Ossom Raphael The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has thrown its weight behind the establishment of a knowledge-based and agricultural special economic zone in Ekiti State. The Managing Director of NEPZA, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, said the licensing of the proposed economic zone by the agency... Read More