ABUJA – The Director General of NESREA, Dr Innocent Barikor says the Agency will ensure that the environment is given due consideration in the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure in the country and such installations must comply with extant environmental regulations. Dr Barikor made the revelation when he received two European companies in his office for…
CALABAR – The Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Cross River State Green Economic Commission, Hon. Oden Ewa, has called on the Federal Government and the National Council on Climate Change to expedite work on Nigeria’s carbon market policy framework. He noted that the absence of this critical policy has hindered the development of…
ABUJA – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recovered 73 stolen vehicles across Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory, between January and December 2024. This was disclosed by the FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, in a statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Mr Mohammed, the…
ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare professionals in Nigeria, extending it from 60 to 65 years. This development was disclosed by the National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Mannir Bature, in a statement released on Wednesday in Lagos. According…
CALABAR – The Government of Cross River State on Thursday presented a strategic development plan for cocoa, coffee and oil palm production, following the deadline of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Mr Johnson Ebokpo, Cross River’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development presented the plan at a Multi-Stakeholders Committee Validation workshop in Calabar. The…
