The Federal Government is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) to aid in the procurement and maintenance of radiotherapy equipment in cancer centers in the country. The Director-General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Prof. Usman Aliyu, said this on Tuesday in Abuja, while fielding questions from newsmen during the City Cancer Challenge (C/Can) Initiative Stakeholder Mapping and Engagement Workshop. According to Aliyu, the NSIA-Lagos University Teaching Hospital (NSIA-LUTH) cancer center has some of the best cancer equipment in the country and the Federal Government aims to replicate what…
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The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr Mele Kyari has advocated a different approach towards attaining energy transition for the African continent.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has inaugurated an Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) programme to enhance efficiency and predictability of trade in the country.
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja reaffirmed its commitment to embrace clean and renewable energy solutions.
The Agents for Citizens-Driven Transformation (ACT) Programme, said they supported 273 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), networks and coalitions to be credible and effective drivers of change for sustainable development in Nigeria.
The leadership of the Senate, oh what a shining beacon of transparency and integrity they are! Allegations of monumental scandalous fraud involving the insertion of frivolous amounts running into trillions of naira for fictitious projects? Well, who would have thought that our esteemed lawmakers could be capable of such shenanigans?
The Senate has approved the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 2024 Statutory Budget of N1.28 trillion. The budget was approved after the consideration of the harmonised report of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on FCT, during plenary on Tuesday. Presenting the report, Chairman of the Committee on FCT, Sen. Ibrahim Bomai, said that the FCT had proposed N1. 15 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year. Bomai said that the committee after its deliberation, recommended N1.28 trillion, adding that from the projected revenue, N140 billion was for personnel costs. “N373 billion is for overhead cost while N768 billion is for…
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, called on relevant government institutions to collaborate and harmonize the geoinformation or geographic information systems to reduce the cost of governance and address national concerns. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Bagudu, made the call at a four-day workshop aimed at reviewing and harmonising the National Geoinformation Policy and the National Geospatial Data Infrastructure (NGDI) Bill in Abuja. The workshop was organized by the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA). Bagudu regretted that Nigerians were users of geospatial datasets generated by other foreign institutions, despite having the capability to develop indigenous…
The Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu on Tuesday dispatched a response team to Wukara community of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to curtail the further spread of chicken pox. Maikalangu, who was represented by the Supervisory Councillor on Health at a ceremony of the medical outreach, Tunji Faoye, urged residents to seek medical attention at the first sign of symptoms. The chairman called on residents to maintain a healthy lifestyle, including sleeping in well-ventilated houses to avoid further loss of lives during outbreaks. Maikalangu expressed deep concern over the impact of the outbreak, which has…
The Kwara Government says the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine, which will soon be introduced, would be taken to all secondary schools across the state. The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ilorin when the Advocacy Team from the Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency paid her a courtesy visit. Modibbo-Kawu said that the ministry would do everything possible to ensure the success of the vaccination in the state, adding that every organisation and relevant stakeholders would be consulted. She expressed optimism that the programme would be given adequate priority while…