Blank NEWS Online founding Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Albert Eruorhe Ograka, is a Graduate of Mass Communication. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Journalism from the International Institute of Journalism (IIJ).
FG Commences Drafting of Nigeria’s Circular Economy Roadmap Framework

FG Commences Drafting of Nigeria’s Circular Economy Roadmap Framework

The federal government has commenced important step towards drafting the nation’s Circular Economy Roadmap Framework to guide Nigeria’s transition to a more circular economy in the short, medium and long terms (2023-2050). Speaking during the Stakeholders Validation Workshop of Nigeria Circular Economy…

NESREA Bags Public Service Award for Environmental Technology

NESREA Bags Public Service Award for Environmental Technology

The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) has announced the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) as the best Federal Ministries, Departments & Agencies (MDA) in the Use of Environmental Sustainable Technology Implementation in the country. In a letter ref….

FG Reiterates Commitment to Data Harmonization, End of Multiple ID Registration

FG Reiterates Commitment to Data Harmonization, End of Multiple ID Registration

The federal government is committed to investing in the harmonization of the country’s data through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has reiterated. The Minister who said that his ministry committed to success of the…

NDLEA destroys 40 tons of cannabis plants in Ekiti; intercepts over 4,000kgs of illicit drugs in Lagos, Kogi, FCT, Kaduna, Sokoto, Edo raids

NDLEA destroys 40 tons of cannabis plants in Ekiti; intercepts over 4,000kgs of illicit drugs in Lagos, Kogi, FCT, Kaduna, Sokoto, Edo raids

Over four tons of illicit and controlled drugs including consignments of nitrous oxide popularly known as laughing gas, skunk, codeine syrup, methamphetamine and tramadol have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, during interdiction operations in the…

UN Appeals to Nigeria to Commit Specific Percent of Budget to Addressing Gender Disparity

UN Appeals to Nigeria to Commit Specific Percent of Budget to Addressing Gender Disparity

The United Nations has appealed to Nigerian government to commit specific percent of national budgets and development funds to interventions that address gender disparity in the country. Addressing the media at the end of his visit to Nigeria, the UN Women Regional…

Over 4,000 Locked up in Custodial Facilities for Inability to Pay Fines, Says Interior Minister

Over 4,000 Locked up in Custodial Facilities for Inability to Pay Fines, Says Interior Minister

The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has revealed that over 4,000 inmates are still locked up in various correctional facilities across the country for their inability to pay fines. The Minister made this declaration while hosting the European Union Ambassador to…

Implementing MDAs of ACReSAL asked to deliver on their mandate

Implementing MDAs of ACReSAL asked to deliver on their mandate

The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mr. Ibrahim Idris has charged implementing Ministries, Department and Agencies of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) to ensure proper supervision and monitoring of projects to achieve delivery of their mandate to…

Every Institution, Commercial, Social Recreation Centre Should Have Certified Safety Personnel, Says Interior Minister

Every Institution, Commercial, Social Recreation Centre Should Have Certified Safety Personnel, Says Interior Minister

Interior Minister, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said every institution, commercial and social recreation centre should have certified fire and safety personnel. The Minister said the personnel must go through drills from the National Fire Academy, Sheda, Abuja even as he suggested the…

78th UNGA: Foreign Affairs Minister Meets with U.S Assistant Secretary of State

78th UNGA: Foreign Affairs Minister Meets with U.S Assistant Secretary of State

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has held bilateral discussion with United States Assistant Secretary of State., Hon. Molly Phee on the sidelines of the ongoing 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) A statement from the minister’s spokesman, Alkasim AbdulKadir on…

Poverty, Inequalities Major Triggers of Irregular Migration, Says NHRC

Poverty, Inequalities Major Triggers of Irregular Migration, Says NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission has identified economic and political vulnerabilities such as poverty, inequalities, conflict and human insecurity as the major triggers to irregular migration, trafficking and smuggling of migrants. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu, who stated…

Statement by President, Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on behalf of G77 at Summit on Sustainable Development Goals

Statement by President, Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on behalf of G77 at Summit on Sustainable Development Goals

(New York, 18 September 2023) Mr. President, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. This mid-term review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is taking place at a time of extremely critical juncture,…

Birthday Anniversary: How Bashorun ASKIA was honoured in  Asaba

Birthday Anniversary: How Bashorun ASKIA was honoured in  Asaba

-By Albert OGRAKA, Editor: The birthday anniversary celebration of the immediate past Managing Director/CEO of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, FCNA, CrFA on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 was glamorous and memorable, as people from all walks…

UKAH’S APPOINTMENT: GOV. OBOREVWORI GETS COMMENDATON

UKAH’S APPOINTMENT: GOV. OBOREVWORI GETS COMMENDATON

-By CHUKWUDI ASOYA: Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, has been commended for appointing Chief Patrick Ukah as the Director-General of the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency (DSCTDA).  The immediate past Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Intelligence Gathering, Hon….

BIRTH ANNIVERSARY: Governor Oborevwori felicitates Bashorun Askia Ogieh

BIRTH ANNIVERSARY: Governor Oborevwori felicitates Bashorun Askia Ogieh

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has congratulated immediate past Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, on his birth anniversary. Governor Oborevwori in a statement by his Chief Press…

AAU Alumni Association Inaugurates Ikeja Branch

AAU Alumni Association Inaugurates Ikeja Branch

-By Pastor Joseph Obaro IKUPA (Worldwide Publicity Secretary) The Worldwide President of the Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association Worldwide, Ekpoma, Dr. Clifford Omozeghian yesterday Sunday 10th September 2023 inaugurated the Ikeja branch of the association with Calistus Onwura as the branch Chairman….

Shettima Says Unity of all Stakeholders Needed to Address Challenges Facing Northeast

Shettima Says Unity of all Stakeholders Needed to Address Challenges Facing Northeast

The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettimahas called for unity between diverse leaders and other stakeholders across the northeast in order to address challenges facing the geo-political zone. The VP made the call on Saturday in Maiduguri while declaring open the 8th meeting…

Nigeria, Ghana Signs MoU to Boost Rice, Wheat, Soya beans Production

Nigeria, Ghana Signs MoU to Boost Rice, Wheat, Soya beans Production

Nigeria and Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) towards boosting production of agricultural produce. The MoU was signed betwen a Nigerian company, EGTA Investment Limited and a Ghanaian conglomerate, Jospong Group of Companies, at the Ghana High Commission in Abuja…

Interior Minister orders clearance of over 200,000 passport backlogs within two weeks

Interior Minister orders clearance of over 200,000 passport backlogs within two weeks

The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has given a marching order to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), demanding the swift clearance of over 200,000 pending international passport applications in two weeks. The Minister gave the order during a meeting with top…

War on Vandalism: 14 Suspects Vandals, Scavengers Arrested by NSCDC in Abuja

War on Vandalism: 14 Suspects Vandals, Scavengers Arrested by NSCDC in Abuja

Fourteen suspects vandals and scavengers have been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the ongoing clampdown on vandals of street and traffic lights, including manhole covers within the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja). According to a…

Nigerian students advised to pick up admission in Ghana’s ivory tower to reinforce relationship

Nigerian students advised to pick up admission in Ghana’s ivory tower to reinforce relationship

Nigerians have been advised to pick up admissions from Ghanaian ivory towers in order to reinforce the relationship existing between Nigeria and Ghana that date back to the colonial era. Both Nigeria and Ghana were colonized by the British government and they…

Human-Centric Globalisation: Taking G20 to Last Mile, Leaving None Behind

Human-Centric Globalisation: Taking G20 to Last Mile, Leaving None Behind

-By Narendra Modi: ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ – these two words capture a deep philosophy. It means ‘the world is one family’. This is an all-embracing outlook that encourages us to progress as one universal family, transcending borders, languages, and ideologies. During India’s G20…