Tag: News Agency Of Nigeria
NAN disclaims Umahi’s dubious award as ‘Governor of the Year’
NAN management issued the disclaimer today, describing reports of collaboration with the awarding group as criminal.
“It’s fake” – NAN disowns recruitment platform
The management of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reacted to an advertisement purportedly announcing ”NAN Recruitment 2020/2021 Application…
Buhari appoints CEOs for NAN, National theatre, others
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Chief Executive Officers for nine of the agencies under the Federal Ministry…
Lai Mohammed reacts to NAN chairman, Wada’s death
Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed has condoled with the staff, management and board of the News Agency of…
Malam Wada Maida NAN chairman, ex-Buhari aide dies suddenly
Malam Wada Maida, Chairman, Board of Directors of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), is dead. He was aged 70.…
Oladele Ojo appointed acting MD for NAN
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has appointed another director in the agency to act as the Managing Director
Onanuga demands public apology from NAN unions
Immediate past managing director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Bayo Onanuga, has demanded a public apology from members of…
NAN sacks reporter over fake news
The reporter, Bridget Kyado, filed a report titled, ‘Akume, a great asset to Benue—-Ortom’, in which she claimed to have…
News agency of Nigeria (NAN) budgets N1.6bn in 2018
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday presented to the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation its 2018…
Alumni group seeks partnership with NAN to enhance national development
The South Korea International Alumni in Nigeria on Wednesday sought the cooperation of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to…
BPE And Privatisation That Is Not Beneficial To Nigerians
John Tosin Ajiboye Privatisation has been defined by economic scholars and jurists “…to encompass a wide range of options for…
PDP Drops 20 Gov Aspirants
The PDP in Ekiti State on Tuesday announced that it had dropped 20 of its governorship aspirants. Twenty-nine aspirants were…
NGO To Create 63,000 Agric Jobs
A Birnin-Kebbi-based organisation, Youths In Agriculture, said it had registered 63,000 unemployed youths for its agricultural empowerment scheme aimed at…
NDLEA Arrests 158 Suspects
The Kebbi Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said on Monday that no fewer than158 suspected drug…
Pre-Paid Meters: Indigenous Firms Partner Ikeja DISCO
Six indigenous pre-paid meters manufacturing companies on Friday said they were partnering the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company on meter procurement…
Germany To Supply Electricity To 4 Varsities
The Secretary, National Energy Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Njiddah, said on Tuesday that the German government had offered to provide electricity…
Social Media And Public Information Management In Nigeria
By Jude Zoho The National Council on Information met recently at its 44th session in Osogbo and focused on the…
NDLEA Arrest 95 Suspects
The Ebonyi command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday announced the arrest of 95 drug suspects…
I’ll Sign More Death Warrants —Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, southern Nigeria, said he would sign the death warrants of convicts who killed their…
Pope honours Oyo, boss of Nigeria’s news agency
Mrs Oluremi Oyo, the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), is now a ‘Dame’ of the Catholic…
5 Days To Xmas: Prices Of Goods Soar
With just a few days to Christmas and New Year celebrations, the prices of basic food items have skyrocketed in…
Driver Arrested Over Killing Of 3-Month Old
The police in Lagos have arrested a driver, whose car allegedly ran over a three-month old baby strapped on its…
24 Hours To Sallah: Ram Prices Soar
Barely twenty-four hours to Eid-El-Kabir, the prices of rams in the country have soared beyond the reach of many muslims,…
APCON Insists On Approving Political Adverts
Politicians have been advised to seek the approval of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) before publishing any advertisement…
Bureau To Comence Prosecution Of Contractors
The Rivers State Bureau of Public Procurement (RSBOPP) is to begin the prosecution of contractors and government organisations that flouted…
Thugs Snatch N500,000 From Politician
Some youths suspected to be political thugs, in a broad daylight in Katsina on Sunday, snatched N500,000 cash from the…
ACN Urges Nigerians To Support Opposition
The FCT Chairman of ACN, Mr. Sunny Monidafie, on Sunday in Abuja urged Nigerians to be supportive to opposition parties…
Gunmen Kill Policeman, Guard
Gunmen have killed a policeman and a security guard attached to Assemblyman Kasim Ayilara of Oyo State House of Assembly.…
FRSC Applicant Dies In Fitness Exercise
Mr. Funmibi Olawoyin, the FCT Sector Commander of FRSC, has confirmed the death of one person in the ongoing fitness…
EFCC Storms Children’s Home
Six officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday raided the premises of the Child Rights and…