The Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) has finalized plans to implement a new compulsory environmental sanitation initiative. Dr. Muhammad Mahmud Bose, the Director General of BASEPA, made this announcement on Thursday during a meeting with members of the Bauchi-based Civil Society Organization (CSO), Journalists for Public Health and Development Initiative (J4PD), at his office. Dr. Bose explained that the …

The Osun Country Club, (OCC) has concluded arrangements to launch the much-awaited state-of-the-art Club House on Monday in Osogbo, the Osun State capital In a statement, the Social Secretary, Dideolu Falobi said that the facility would herald the the fulfilment of club’s promise to usher in a new era of lifestyle, leisure and recreational excellence to serve the people of …

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has officially launched the 2024 Licensing Round, a pivotal moment in Nigeria’s energy landscape. This marks the first licensing round since the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) in August 2021, setting the stage for significant advancements in hydrocarbon development. At the Commercial Bid Conference held today (Wednesday, December 18), in Lagos, …

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has launched its Mobile Application and National Crash Reporting Information System, NACRIS, to verify drivers license, number plates, speed detector amongst others. The app which was launched by the FRSC on Thursday in Abuja, would also provide services such as eye witness report, emergency reports, black spot, National traffic radio, speed limiter verification, driving …

Burkina Faso has introduced a new biometric passport without the logo of the Economic Community of West African States, further solidifying its break from the regional bloc. The move comes after Burkina Faso, along with Niger and Mali, severed ties with ECOWAS following military coups in the three countries. The decision to issue passports without the ECOWAS insignia was announced …

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has launched its Mobile Application and National Crash Reporting Information System, NACRIS, to verify drivers license, number plates, speed detector amongst others. The app which was launched by the FRSC on Thursday in Abuja, would also provide services such as eye witness report, emergency reports, black spot, National traffic radio, speed limiter verification, driving …

Senegal’s first satellite has been successfully launched into orbit, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said. He added that the move marked a major step towards the West African country’s “technological sovereignty”. The GAINDESAT-1A satellite was launched at 6: 56 p.m., Friday from the Vandenberg base in California, Faye wrote in a post on X late Friday. “The result of five years …

To improve the health and social well-being of Nigerians, drive economic development, and position Nigeria as a healthcare hub within Africa, President Bola Tinubu has launched the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)-Healthcare Expansion Programme and the retraining of 120,000 frontline health workers. The first initiative the Healthcare Expansion Programme  is a major milestone in the health sector as ten world-class …

China successfully launched a satellite into space on Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV said. “At 3:03 pm Beijing time (0703 GMT) on January 9, 2024, China successfully launched the Einstein Probe satellite,” CCTV reported. The launch triggered concern in Taiwan, where authorities issued emergency phone notifications warning the public to “please beware of your safety”. Taiwan’s foreign minister said the alert …

The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla has launched a High Endurance Offshore Patrol Vessels (HE OPVs) for the Nigerian Navy at the Dearsan Shipyard, Tuzla in Istanbul, Turkey. In a statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, on Sunday in Abuja, he said the vessel is one of two 76m HE OPV …