The Federal Government has restated its commitment to the diversification of the Nigerian economy to enable the country reduce its over dependance on crude oil revenue. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Evelyn Ngige said this during the opening session of the 14th meeting of …

Facebook-parent Meta will become the latest tech firm to scale back its workforce, with plans to layoff thousands of employees this week, the United States media reported Sunday. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the layoffs could impact “many thousands” of Meta employees and …

The Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency, says flood has affected no fewer than 1.3million people in the state. This is according to data released on Monday by BYSEMA in Yenogoa obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria. The agency said no fewer than 1.3million were displaced and compelled to seek …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, arrived in Minna, Niger State, on Monday to attend a town hall meeting with agro-allied and commodity groups. In a video posted on Twitter by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Lagos …

Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have neutralised two bandits including a notorious bandit kingpin identified as  Bada during separate operations in Zamfara.  Bada was said to have attacked Yar Tashar village market and killed some farmers on October 13, 2022. He was killed during a gun duel that ensued between …

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bank of Industry (BOI) for the establishment of a Joint Project Preparation Facility (JPPF) that will provide early-stage project preparatory financing and technical support services to public and private sector entities operating …

The Federal Government has inaugurated rural electricity projects in Kogi East and West senatorial districts of the state. The rural electricity projects are sited in Emekutu, Ikebe and Ojagbo communities in Kogi East, just as Ayetoro Gbede, Isanlu, Anguwan-Kura, Araromi and Olujumu are the benefiting communities in Kogi West senatorial …

The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has commenced its meeting. The meeting started around 12:40 pm on Monday afternoon. A member of NEC made this known in an interview with our correspondent under anonymity. “The meeting just started”, the source said. ASUU summoned an emergency …

The Federal Government has said that train services on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line will resume in November. The Minister Of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, made this known on Monday while giving the score card of his ministry in Abuja. He said adequate security had been put in place to ensure the …