The Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf, has said that the institution had received more than N8.2 billion support from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) in the last seven years. Yusuf said this during the inauguration of some TETFUND intervention projects at the institution...
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inaugurated the first phase of the Lagos Mass Transit Blue Line Rail Project. The first phase is a 13 kilometres stretch from Marina to Mile 2 and has five stations — the Marina Iconic station; National Theatre; Orile-Iganmu; Suru-Alaba and Mile 2. The Blue...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of a 14-man Steering Committee on Petroleum Products Supply and Distribution management to find lasting solution to disruptions in the supply and distribution of petroleum products. The Steering Committee, which will be chaired by Buhari, has the Minister of State for Petroleum...
Sen. Kola Ogunwale, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun on Tuesday said chances of the party’s Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, remained brightest because of his national spread. Ogunwale, a former member of the National Assembly, who represented Osun Central in the Senate between 2003...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has said that no Nigerian is licensed to build bank vaults at home. The CBN governor, who spoke after the apex bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, also said there is no going back...
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has dismissed a suit by a Lagos resident, Julius Ajibulu, seeking to reverse the Lagos State Government’s restriction of commercial motorcycles (okada) and tricycles (keke) on some of its roads. Justice Akintayo Aluko in his 27-page judgment held that the applicant...
By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has been urged to prioritize key sectors that would have huge impact on the standard of living of the people of the Niger Delta, namely: infrastructure, education, health and agriculture. Participants at the just-concluded Board/Management Retreat organized...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Thousands of the Supporters of the Senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly,, Senator Mohammed Ndume have stormed Shani and Azare LGAs to welcome, Governor Babagana Zulum to the areas, as the campaign train of the All Progressive Congress (APC) moved to Southern...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – As Political Parties intensify campaigns for the fast approaching 2023 General Elections, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu has for the umpteenth time cautioned all road users, including campaign convoy drivers to as much as possible avoid speeding, recklessness on...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted earlier than long- term average rainfall onset dates across the country in 2023. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika said this on Tuesday in Abuja in his keynote address at the unveiling of 2023 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) and other Publications....
About 1.5 million polling agents have been nominated across the country by the 18 registered political parties for the 2023 general election, an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said. The official who spoke on an anonymous condition told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
The Mafab Telecommunication Company has launched the Fifth Generation (5G) network and unveiled its logo in Abuja. The launch was held at the International Conference Centre, on Tuesday in Abuja. The Chairman of Mafab, Dr Mushabu Bashir, in his speech said the launch had added another chapter in its...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Education Fund (UNICEF) in conjunction with the Restoration of Hope Initiative (ROHI) have organized a grand finale of a spelling bee competition in commemoration of the International Day of Education. The spelling bee competition was organized on Tuesday, held at Pinnacle...
The Osun Election Petition Tribunal has fixed Jan. 27 to deliver judgment in the petition challenging Gov. Ademola Adeleke’s victory in the July 16, 2022, governorship election The former governor of Osun, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had challenged the victory of Sen. Ademola Adeleke...
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate seeking the confirmation of the appointment of former Inspector-General (I-G) of Police Solomon Arase (retd), as Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC). The request is contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and read during plenary on...
Against projections by some experts, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the monetary policy rate by 100 basis points to 17.5 per cent. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the first MPC meeting in 2023, in Abuja...
The Borno chapter of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of destroying its campaign billboards in Maiduguri. Mr Mohammmed Mustapha, the state NNPP Chairman, said this in a statement in Maiduguri. “The campaign billboards of our presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and that...
The House of Representatives has summoned bank operators and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on the scarcity of the new naira notes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bank operators are to appear on Wednesday, while the CBN governor will...
The Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the withdrawal date of the old naira notes from Jan. 31 to July 31. The upper chamber also urged the CBN to open an exchange window where people that don’t have bank accounts to deposit their old...