The House of Representatives has warned Ministries Department and Agencies (MDAs) of government against violation of the Public Procurement Act. Rep. Unyime Idem, Chairman, House of Reps Committee on Public Procurement gave the warning in Abuja on Monday at a public hearing on a Bill to amend the...
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Benue State Police Command on Monday said suspected herders attacked Egwuma community in Agatu Local Government Area of the state and killed five persons. The State’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi on Monday. Anene said...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday in Benin approved the disengagement of the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Samuel Alli, with immediate effect. The Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Benin on Thursday. Ogie also announced the appointment...
MD/CEO of Jaiz Bank PLC, Dr Haruna Musa, has said the bank is looking forward to Nigeria becoming the centre of Islamic banking in Africa. Musa disclosed this at a send-off ceremony of the retired Board/ Advisory Committee of Experts (ACE) members of the bank on Sunday night,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said a total of 134 observer groups have been accredited to monitor the governorship elections which will hold in Edo and Ondo States later this year. The Commission in a statement issued on Monday by the...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has appealed to youths in the state to take advantage of the various skill acquisition programmes being introduced by his administration geared towards making them self-reliant. Governor Aliyu gave the charge on Monday in a statement issued by...
The Federal Government has launched an investigation into the complaints of land-grabbing by oil producing communities in Bayelsa against some International Oil Companies (IOCs). The Ministry of Petroleum Resources disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday, adding that the companies involved are the Nigerian Agip...
Nigeria’s inflation figure has reached a new high, hitting 34.19 % for June 2024, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of State Statistics (NBS). This is an increase of 0.24% points when compared to the inflation figure for May 2024 released by the NBS. “In...
Former U.S. president Donald Trump says it was either “by luck or by God’’ that he survived Saturday’s assassination attempt. Trump survived an assassination attempt on his life on Saturday, and said in a joint interview that “I’m supposed to be dead”. “By luck or by God, many...
In the wake of the assassination attempt on the former president Donald Trump, he scrapped plans to talk about how bad the current U.S. administration is at the Republican National Convention. ‘‘I had all prepared an extremely tough speech about the corrupt and horrible administration, but I threw...
Following the attack on his Republican rival Donald Trump, US President Joe Biden has stressed “the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics”. He also called on the public to “remember, while we may disagree, we are not enemies.” “In America, we resolve our difference...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun has ordered an immediate suspension of the July 29 plan to commence the enforcement of the e-Central Motor Registry (e-CMR). The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Adejobi said the...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has welcomed the release of two Kaduna-based journalists who were abducted from their homes last weekend. Idris also commended the efforts of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, for the speedy recovery of the victims....
The deplorable state of the nation, the hardship level, heartbreaking state of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps and the Increasing Poverty Rate in Nigeria is a damning indictment of President Tinubu Renewed Hope Mandate promise to Nigerians. The further suspension of the Activities of Humanitarian affairs and all departments...
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has said the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited now owns a 7.2% stake in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, and not a 20% stake as initially announced before the inauguration of the facility at the Lekki Free Trade Zone. Dangote, who made...
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Right now, the Yorubas must have to build a leadership that honours their legacy. Again, remember the treaty that ended the Kiriji War, which sparked a rebirth in learning and progressive thinking! This led to a thirst for education, resulting in an explosion of investments in community scholarships,...
By PAUL EJIME – Embattled Kenyan President William Ruto has dissolved his cabinet in response to lingering youth-led national anger against bad governance characterised by economic hardship, insensitivity and extravagance by government officials and police brutality. “Upon reflection, listening keenly to what the people of Kenya have said and...
The Federal Government has dragged Daily Trust Newspapers before the National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), otherwise known as the Ombudsman, over its story on the Samoa agreement. A statement by NMCC on Sunday acknowledged receipt of the federal government’s complaint and added that investigation into the matter had...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdulahi Ganduje, has said the party has initiated moves to de-marginalise Igbos to place them in the limelight of national politics. Ganduje made the assertion on Sunday during the APC South East zonal meeting in Abakaliki, noting that...