The Federal Government has unveiled an advanced Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system for managing the national power grid. This new technology promises to enhance the efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of the country’s power supply, positioning Nigeria for a more stable energy future. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, in a speech delivered on Wednesday…
The Federal Government has announced plans to restructure the 115 Federal Unity Colleges across the country into basic and secondary schools. This decision was revealed by the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, during the Annual General Meeting of Unity College Principals held in Abuja on Tuesday. The event was themed “Entrepreneurship Education:…
The Federal Government has alerted Nigerians to the water release from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. The FG made this known in a press statement signed by the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Umar Muhammed, on Tuesday. The statement noted that the authorities of the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon will…
Barely four years after its emergence, a viral video has resurged and resumed trending on social media, showing an alleged mentally challenged man preaching the Gospel to a pool of crowd in a Nigerian state. The video, which originally emerged four years ago, in March 8, 2020, was said to have significantly impacted the lives…
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has reopened the verification portal for nurses and midwives on its website. Checks by newsmen on the NMCN portal on Saturday showed that nurses and midwives can now submit verification requests. A verification of the portal’s reopening was confirmed on Friday. When the publication checked the portal, it…
No fewer than 10,000 commercial vehicles will benefit from the Federal Government’s compressed natural gas conversion initiative. This is as the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative continues the free conversion of commercial vehicles across the federation. The CNG conversion, which targets 10,000 commercial vehicles in its first phase, was kickstarted in Lagos on Saturday. Speaking…
A two-day workshop on Laws Affecting the Media and the Safety of Journalists in Nigeria, has ended, with participants decrying the increasing cases of intimidation of journalists in the country. The workshop held between Wednesday, September 11 and Thursday, September 12, 2024 in Enugu, and was organized by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and supported by…
A group, of Health professionals and Health for Women and Empowerment Initiative (EHWEI) has called for committement of relevant stakeholders in ending child sex trafficking and underage female sex workers in Nigeria. The group explained the need for increased awareness on child sex trafficking and reduction in incidence of child and underaged female sex workers…
The Nigerian Army, through its Heritage and Future Center, has visited and inspected some heritage sites in Anambra used by the defunct Biafran Army during the Nigeria-Biafra civil war. The war heritage sites visited for profiling were the Biafran airstrip at Uli, reconciliation house at Amichi, Ojukwu bunker at Amorka and other sites in Abagana…
In a move signaling a commitment to strengthened collaboration between the executive and legislative arms of government, the new Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Dr. Maryam Keshinro, alongside her management team, paid an unexpected yet pivotal familiarization visit to the member representing Orlu, Orsu and Oru East Federal Constituency…
