Tag: Inauguration

  • Ayade inaugurates skill acquisition academy

    Ayade inaugurates skill acquisition academy

    Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River on Tuesday inaugurated a construction and fabrication academy,  with 500 initial trainees. Our correspondent reports that the academy will train apprentices on skills such as information and communication technology (ICT), welding and fabrication, tiling and plumbing, among other skills. Our correspondent also reports that the academy is meant to make…

  • Group urges Nigerians to tackle poverty with creativity culture, skill development

    Group urges Nigerians to tackle poverty with creativity culture, skill development

    Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, a former Chairman of Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), says there is the need for Nigerians to imbibe the culture of creativity and skill development to curb unemployment and address poverty in Nigeria. Ohuabunwa said this at the inauguration, unveiling of a political platform, “The New Nigeria (NNG)”, its logo and interaction…

  • Ease of Doing Business: Kwara inaugurates 12-person Council

    Ease of Doing Business: Kwara inaugurates 12-person Council

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government has inaugurated a 12-person Ease of Doing Business Council to drive its efforts to lift bureaucratic bottlenecks that hurt businesses as well as attract new investments to the state. The setting up of the Council is one of the recommendations of the Ease of Doing Business Report 2020…

  • Gov. Sule of Nasarawa inaugurates Council on MSMEs

    Gov. Sule of Nasarawa inaugurates Council on MSMEs

    Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has inaugurated the State Council on Implementation of the National Policy on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). This is in line with the policy thrust of President Muhammadu Buhari to open up the frontiers of economic activities in the country. The committee, which has the governor as the…

  • Nigeria gets Artificial Intelligence, Robotics Centre

    Nigeria gets Artificial Intelligence, Robotics Centre

    Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, on Friday in Abuja, inaugurated the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. The centre seeks to position the country for the Fourth Industrial Revolution that dwells on emerging technologies. The minister said at the inauguration that the establishment of the centre was in line with…

  • Obaseki’s inauguration will comply with COVID-19 protocols – PDP

    Obaseki’s inauguration will comply with COVID-19 protocols – PDP

    The inauguration of Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo will hold on Thursday in strict compliance with COVID-19 protocols. Dr Tony Aziegbemi, the State Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), said this in Benin on Tuesday. Obaseki won the Sept. 19 Governorship Election for his second term by defeating his closest opponent, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu…

  • Bauchi NUJ inaugurates 7 standing committees to handle affairs

    Bauchi NUJ inaugurates 7 standing committees to handle affairs

    Bauchi State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Thursday inaugurated seven standing committees that would assist in handling the affairs of the union in the next three years. Our correspondent reports that the committees are for Education, Welfare, Secretariat management, Health, Magazine and Press Week. Inaugurating the committees, Chairman of the Council, Malam…