FG intensifies commitment to securing mining ecosystem
BY GLORIA AKUDORO The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has assured Nigerians that ongoing plans to boost the capacity of the Mining Marshals will further rid the country of illegal miners. Addressing participants of Course 34 of the Nigerian Defence College, Abuja on the assessment of solid minerals
PIA: NUPRC commits to 2.5mpd oil production target by 2026
...as operators call for improved operational efficiency BY SAM OTUONYE The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has reiterated its commitment towards increasing the country's oil production to 2.5 millions barrels per day (mpd), leveraging the benefits of recent reforms in the sector. Delivering a keynote speech at the
SSDC, NDE pledge alliance on job creation, skills development
BY BEN OGBEMUDIA The South-South Development Commission (SSDC) and the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) have pledged to strengthen their collaboration to advance job creation and sustainable economic development in the South-South region, following a meeting in Abuja. The meeting, led by SSDC Managing Director Ms. Usoro Akpabio concluded with a firm commitment
Abuja mom unveils initiative to boost child nutrition
A Nigerian mother, Mrs Latifah Lawal, on Tuesday unveiled the ‘One Cup of Milk a Day’ Initiative, a child-nutrition programme aimed at giving vulnerable school children daily access to milk. Lawal, the Project Convener, launched the pilot in Waru, Abuja, explaining that the initiative was inspired by her 10-year-old son’s struggle to consume protein,
WIKE DESERVES NATIONAL APOLOGY FOR BEING PREVENTED FROM PERFORMING OFFICIAL DUTIES BY JUNIOR NAVAL OFFICER, SAYS IGALI, PANDEF NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
The National Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum( PANDEF) H.E.Amb Godknows Igali, OON, has expressed serious reservations over the rising social media glamourisation of what he called " grossly improper conduct of a junior naval officer" allegedly acting on the orders of a retired Service Chief, who on Tuesday restrained the Hon Minister
