The Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) on Tuesday said it would monitor the implementation of the Cargo Defence Fund to make it effective. The spokesperson for SALS, Dr Kayode Farinto, made this known at a news conference in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Cargo Defence Fund is an initiative of the…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has invited Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) from the South-South for a five-day training on digital skills and entrepreneurship. This is contained in a statement by the agency’s Corporate Affairs and External Relations Head, Mrs Hadiza Umar, on Wednesday in Abuja. Umar said the training was in line…
Otunba Christopher Alao-Akala, a former Governor of Oyo State, is dead. Details of his death are sketchy but sources close to the politician confirmed the tragic incident to Daily Trust, on Tuesday. The politician, who had been battling terminal ailment for a while, died in his Ogbomoso country home, on Wednesday morning, according to sources….
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Support Unit has announced Nigeria as a winner of the 2021 OGP Impact Award for Africa and Middle East Region for Nigeria’s implementation of the Beneficial Ownership Transparency (B.O.T.) in the Extractive sector by the Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and broader Beneficial Ownership Transparency by the Corporate…
Poised to enhance a robust relationship with communities in Cross River State, south-south Nigeria, the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has been sensitizing traditional and religious leaders on the importance of upholding migration rules and regulations. The Comptroller of Immigration Service, Cross River State Command, Mr Christopher Baikie made this known during an interaction with some…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says The National Home-Grown School Feeding programme (NHGSFP) has significantly increased school enrollment across Nigeria. According to the World Food Programme as at 2021, the initiative has served school meals to over 9 million students in 53,000 public primary schools, which makes it one of the largest school…
In order to give concrete expression to the underlining principles and fundamental philosophy of the emergent digital culture in Nigeria, particularly Item No. 2 of the eight pillars of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) 2020-2030, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and his counterpart in the…
The Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan has said that the N270 billion budget has captured critical sectors of the local economy. According to him, there were increased reconstructions and rehabilitation of Boko Haram destroyed public structures in the 12-year insurgency. Lawan spoke yesterday (Tuesday), at his Maiduguri residence on this year’s…
Former Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina is under intense pressure to Join the presidential race, multiple sources have revealed to Sahel Standard. The former minister who is currently the President of African Development Bank is said to have received several representations from top national leaders who see him as a winning candidate for the…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria scored a first-half goal to defeat Egypt 1-0 win in their opening African Cup of Nations (AFCON) match at the Roumdé Adjia stadium in Garoua, Cameroon, on Tuesday. Kelechi Iheanacho’s well taken goal proved the matchwinner as Nigeria recorded its first win over Egypt in the third opening day AFCON…
