Abuja Chapter of RUGIPO Alumni Association Celebrates 2024 End Of The Year Party, Launches 800 Capacity Student Hostel Project The Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Alumni Association, Abuja Chapter, in a grand style gathered members home and abroad for the 2024 end of the year party, on Saturday December 14, 2024, at the Society for Engineering Hall, Central Area, Abuja. The …

Collaborative approaches to revitalising Nigeria’s Livestock Industry Nigeria’s struggle to feed its population, as revealed by PWC research and Obikanye, stems from low agricultural productivity. This highlights the critical need for sustainable feed and fodder production to strengthen the livestock industry, with a focus on efficient land use and innovative fodder technologies. To address this, Nigeria must foster strategic alliances …

Cry not, North, Smell the Coffee and Act (2), by Hassan Gimba   The North and its leaders seem happiest and satisfied when led by the nose. As in every election cycle, vote seekers would come and put a black liquid in a syrup bottle and, with fanfare, tell you they have gotten “crude oil” so we can re-elect them …

NSIB Abandoned Project:.Reps Set To Blacklist Integrated Services Development Ltd for Failure to Appear before its Committee Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Aviation Technology may recommend the blacklisting of Integrated Services Development Ltd for failure to appear before the Committee to defend why he abandoned the project for the remodelling of Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) Headquarters in Abuja …

FG committed to full take-off of Nigeria Maritime University—Pro-Chancellor The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta, Mr Abdullahi Bardi, has restated the Federal Government commitment in the full take-off of the institution. In order to give the nation’s youths proper trainings in maritime sector to harness the inherent potentials in the …

Reps Pass Bill To Improve The Effectiveness Of Primary Health Care Delivery In Nigeria  Nigerian House of Representatives has passed for second reading a Bill For An Act To Amend The National Primary Health Care Development Agency Act, 2004 To Improve The Effectiveness Of Primary Health Care Delivery In Nigeria; And For Related Matters (Hb. 1837 This was sequel to …

DON’T JUST PREPARE, DEVELOP ‘Femi Adekunle on Parenting When we talk about parenting, we always hear people say “prepare for parenting”. This is very correct. However, I have discovered that preparation is not enough, we must develop. To be up to date with your child, you must update. The place of preparation has been emphasized, but development is superior to …

Diri Approves Surveillance Cameras For Yenagoa *Security Watch Africa Honours Bayelsa Gov Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the installation of closed-circuit surveillance cameras to cover parts of Yenagoa in order to boost security and crime prevention in the state capital. The project, which entails the installation of 200 new cameras and the revamping of 50 others, is …

Franco-Nigerian Summit. By M.K. Ilyasu   The political debate in Nigeria is increasingly focused on whether to engage France or isolate it. The aim here has been to offer a framework for getting beyond a conundrum that is paralysing the currency of the debate. My aim, in this regard is to encourage a different way of thinking about how the …

Reps Pass For Second Reading A Bill To Establish Agricultural Research Institute In Owode Yewa, Ogun State. Nigerian House of representatives has passed for second reading a Bill to Establish the National Institute of Agriculture Research and Entrepreneurship, Owode Yewa, Ogun State, This was sequel to a bill sponsored by Hon. Abiodun Isiaq Akinlade, Representing Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency, Ogun …

POWER SUPPLY FACILITIES: Bayelsa, Rivers To Establish Joint Anti-Vandalism Taskforce Worried by the incessant incidents of transmission power lines vandalism, the Bayelsa and Rivers State Governments have resolved to jointly work towards strengthening security architecture to protect power and other critical national assets in their border communities. This decision followed the outcome of a meeting between the Acting Governor of …

Opec Ministerial Council Appoints Ademola Adeyemo As Chairman —Confirms Him As OPEC Governor For Nigeria. Nigeria has reaffirmed its leadership in the global energy sector with the appointment of Mr. Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, Nigeria’s Governor for OPEC, as Chairman of the OPEC Board of Governors for 2025. His appointment was confirmed at the 189th meeting of the OPEC Conference. Prior to …

NCDMB Challenges Media to Interrogate, Support Nigerian Content Performance, Reiterates Commitment to Communities in Supply Chain The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday in Port Harcourt challenged practising journalists and other media stakeholders to deploy their skills in interrogation of reports on Nigerian Content performance in the oil and gas industry, so as to make the facts …

Yahaya Bello To Remain In EFCC’s Custody As Court Strikes Out Bail Application By Shalom Oludele Justice Maryann Anenih of a Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Tuesday, struck out the bail application filed by the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. According to Anenih, the bail application was struck out on the grounds that it was filed …

Gunmen Abduct Yahaya Bello’s Aide, Onyene   Kabiru Onyene, an aide of the former governor of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been adopted by unknown gunmen. According to reports making the rounds on Tuesday, Onyene was abducted around 7.05pm on Monday, when gun-wielding men in their numbers stormed his office, at Okene in Kogi, shooting …