The Ministry of Science and Technology says it is working on plans to create the desired platform for the actualisation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s quest of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years.Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister said this in Abuja at the inauguration of a Technical Committee for boosting commercialisation of the ministry’s research products to fast track the actualisation of Nigeria’s dream of becoming a self reliant nation. He said that the benefits of research could only be harvested when it is fully commercialised, adding that the ministry will collaborate with the organised…
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Nigerian subscribers have renewed calls on Mutichoice Digital Satellite Television (DSTV) and other service providers to introduce the Pay as You Go Tariff (PAYG) in the country. A cross section of subscribers who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, said it was time the providers introduce PAYE in Nigeria.Mrs Jumai Aliyu, a subscriber in Maitama said it was wrong for the service providers to stick to the fixed monthly tariff, unlike what was obtainable in other countries. “Nigeria constitutes about 40 per cent of DSTV’s global market share, yet the company refused to adopt…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Sterling Exploration and Energy Production Company (SEEPCO) have signed an agreement for the development and commercialisation of gas from the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 143. The corporation said this in a statement signed by NNPC spokesman, Dr Kennie Obateru in Abuja on Saturday. The agreement will help to reduce gas flaring in the country. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari, was quoted as saying that the execution of the deal was a great milestone and a testament to NNPC’s commitment to facilitating the nation’s transformation into a gas-powered economy. “The…
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno decried the killing of eight policemen and three members of Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF), who were ambushed in Kukawa Local Government Area on Friday. Zulum lamentation is contained in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Strategies, Malam Isa Gusau, in Maiduguri on Saturday. The governor said that two convoys; one belonging to the governor and other conveying members of a Committee on Baga Reconstruction had safely passed the Maiduguri-Baga route previous days before the third convoy of security men was ambushed. Zulum was in Baga from Thursday to Friday as…
The Federal Government on Saturday appealed to organised Labour to shelve its planned strike, saying it will only bring more hardship to ordinary Nigerians. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the appeal in Lagos at a meeting with the Online Publishers Association of Nigeria The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and its affiliate unions had called on workers to embark on an indefinite industrial action on Monday over the price of petrol and electricity tariff. Mohammed, however, said the two necessary price adjustments in the petroleum and…
The Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole under subsidiary ‘Operation Hail Storm 2’, has eliminated scores of terrorists in massive air strikes on their camps in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Enenche said the latest success was the massive destruction of Boko Haram camps at Tongule on Sept. 24 as well as those at Bone and Isari B Musa on Sept. 25. He explained that the air strike on Tongule was undertaken after surveillance missions revealed continued assembly of the terrorists within the settlement at nighttime…
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the ambush on entourage of Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, which led to the death of security men and some operatives of Civilian-JTF. The President made the condemnation in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday. He described the attack, on Maiduguri-Baga route, as an orchestrated sabotage against long planned return of displaced persons to their local communities. Buhari noted, with deep sympathy, the loss of lives of security men on the convoy, ahead of the return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), commiserating with…
The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in Ondo State has reiterated the commitment of its leaders and members to the Agboola Ajayi candidacy, urging the public to disregard the report of any plan to collapse its structure for any other party. The party, in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Olatunde, on Saturday in Akure, said the report was concocted and circulated by opposition elements owing to the ‘established popularity’ of ZLP and its candidate. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the governorship election in the state is scheduled for Oct. 10.“For the umpteenth time, the…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has pleaded with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned strike and participate in broad consultation with the various stakeholders.The governors made the call in a communiqué issued after dialogue between representatives of the forum and union which took place in the Abuja residence of NGF Chairman and Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Saturday. The meeting was held to resolve the impasse occasioned by the threat by workers to embark on industrial action if the Federal Government did not rescind the decisions to increase the pump price of petroleum product and electricity…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Sector Commander in Oyo State, Mrs Uche Chukwurah, has been honoured as an Icon of Societal and Human Safety by the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), for her outstanding performance.Presenting the award on Saturday, the National President of NAPS, Mr Olalere Benedict, appreciated Chukwurah for her passion and expertise on safety of human lives and reducing accidents on Nigeria roads, especially in Oyo state.Benedict said that the over 20 million polytechnic students whom the NAPS executives represented, passed a vote of confidence on her leadership as one of their role models.He urged the…