Category: Development Stories
NEDC to execute 224 projects in 112 LGAs in North East
0The North East Development Commission (NEDC) is to execute 224 developmental projects in 112 Local government areas across the six North-East states. The NEDC Managing ...
Insecurity: We’ve done our best – Buhari
0President Muhammadu Buhari has given assurances that there will be more resources for the country’s military, police and other security agencies to deal with the unwanted security ...
Broadband penetration increases by five per cent – Pantami
0Nigeria's new broadband policy has increased broadband penetration by five per cent, the minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami, has said. Mr Pantami, in ...
602 Boko Haram members renounce membership of group
0Some 602 repentant Boko Haram members, on Monday, renounced their membership of the group and swore Oath of Allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The ex-insurgents who ...
COVID-19: Eat ‘agbalumo’, guava, other fruits to boost immune system – Researchers
0African star apple-(Agbalumo-Cherry), guava and cashew have the highest radical scavenging ability and antioxidant properties among commonly consumed fruits and people who want to ...
Poor Countries need $2.5 trillion virus aid – UN
0The world’s developing countries need a support package worth $2.5 trillion to weather the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, a UN official said on Monday. The UN ...
FCT Police arrest 98 suspects, recover dangerous weapons
0The FCT Police Command on Thursday said it arrested 98 suspects over various criminal offences. The command also said it recovered 15 AK47 rifles in the past two months. The ...
Kaduna to pay N30,000 minimum pension in March
0The Kaduna State Government says it will begin the payment of N30,000 new minimum pensions to its retirees on the old Defined Benefits Pension scheme this month. This was ...
Police to spend N400 million annually on pensioners
0The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Pensions Ltd has set aside N400 million annually to cushion the effects of delayed payment of pension benefits to police retirees. Hamza ...
Google announces launch of $1 million pan-African grant, launches Internet Awesome
0Google on Tuesday announced the launch of a $1 million pan-African Google.org fund to support innovative ideas around privacy, trust and the safety of families online across ...
CBN approves six companies for dairy products importation
0The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved six dairy companies operating in the country for the importation of milk products and its derivatives. The CBN made this known in ...
WHO names new coronavirus, Covid-19
0World Health Organisation (WHO) has named the new coronavirus, Covid-19. WHO announced the new name in its tweeter handle at @WHO that “we now have a name for 2019nCov disease. ...
New Allowances: NYSC Members pay ‘Thank You’ visit to Buhari
0President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday received members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, who were in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on a ‘thank-you’ mission over ...
UK-Africa Summit: NIPC unveils Nigeria Investment Guide
0The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) and its partner, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) on Monday inaugurated the Nigeria Investment Guide at ...
UNDP commits $6 million to 150 projects in Nigeria
0The Global Environmental Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP) implemented by UNDP says it has supported 150 projects with more than six million dollars in Nigeria. The ...
Committee recovers 11 abandoned babies, 63 children in Kebbi
0The Kebbi State Hisbah Committee has said it recovered 11 abandoned babies and 20 abducted single and married women in 2019. Abubakar Muhammad, the state Director of ...
SGF builds computer centre, borehole for former primary school
0The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustafa, has advised youth in Adamawa State to embrace education, hard work, patriotism, and discipline to facilitate ...
Press Council trains 51 journalists on media integrity
0The Nigerian Press Council (NPC) has trained no fewer than 51 journalists from the South West zone of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two-day ...
Cholera cases drop 60% globally, as Nigeria records significant progress – WHO
0The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said the number of cholera cases decreased globally by 60 per cent in 2018. The organisation disclosed this in a statement ...
Borno governor directs centre to offer free dialysis for Kidney patients
0The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday directed the state's newly established kidney centre to offer free dialysis to patients. PREMIUM TIMES reported that ...
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