The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N2.5 billion for the procurement of operational vehicles for the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, revealed this when he briefed State House Correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting,...
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The Court of Appeal in Owerri has reserved judgment in a contestation suit challenging the emergence of Mr Emeka Atuma as the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) candidate for Abia Central Senatorial seat. Justice Rita Pemu reserved judgment on the matter on a date to be communicated after hearing arguments...
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has directed security agencies in the state to fish killers of people of the state without further delay. Lalong gave the directive in a statement by Dr Makut Macham, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor on Wednesday in Jos. The...
The Osun Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday granted subpoena compelling the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, to produce the nomination form and academic certificates used by Sen. Ademola Adeleke in the 2018 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled...
Governor Nyesom Wike of River State on Wednesday apologised to former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, for supporting the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State in September 2020. Wike tendered the apology to Oshiomhole at the inauguration of the Rumuepirikom Flyover in...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, on Wednesday, presented a budget proposal of N202,641,598,614.46k for the 2023 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for deliberation and subsequent passage. The budget proposal comprises N87.9bn recurrent expenditure representing 43 percent and N114.4bn representing 57...
This year’s edition of the annual CBN/NFF Football Competition will begin on Wednesday next week with 12 teams battling in group stage encounters in Kano and Akure cities. At the Draw ceremony held inside the NFF Secretariat, Abuja on Wednesday, the organizers disclosed that the group phase attrition will...
By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria’s Portuguese manager, José Santos Peseiro has called on the three-time African champions to show guts, grit and gumption by aiming for victory over hosts Portugal in Thursday’s prestige international friendly in Lisbon. Both countries’ A squads go for each other’s jugular at the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Education, health Agriculture and other sectors in the FCT, are to benefit greatly from a partnership between the FCT Administration and the United Nations systems. FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello and the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Mathias Schmale,...
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday dismissed the post conviction bail application filed by the convicted dethroned Baale of Shangisha Mutiu Ogundare and his brother, Opeyemi Mohammed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Hakeem Oshodi had on Sept.27 sentenced the convicts to 15 years imprisonment each...
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, Wednesday said the United Kingdom (UK) government has launched a $100 million program through the First Bank of Nigeria as direct funding to women owned enterprises in Nigeria. Laing, made this known at the ongoing Gender and Inclusion summit organised...
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhajj Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday reiterated his commitment to restructuring, to facilitate national unity and development. Abubakar, who appeared at the Editors Forum, an initiative of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), in Lagos, said that before setting out for...
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, is attending the 11th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2022) in Karachi, Pakistan, to explore opportunities for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the NAF Director of...
Nigerian Soul Singer and Producer, Dami Oniru, has been announced as the Spotify’s Fresh Finds Africa artiste for the month of November. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Okumu said as Fresh Finds Africa artiste for the...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has hailed the military authorities for going a step further in the ongoing war against terrorism by declaring 19 top bandits/terrorists wanted and placing a N5million bounty on each of them. The group said in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and...
Senate has mandated its Committee on Banking, Insurance and other financial institutions to embark on an aggressive oversight to ensure Nigerians are adequately protected from operations of CBN, banks on implementation of the naira redesign policy. Senate resolution was sequel to a motion passed at plenary on Wednesday”on the...
Aggrieved members of the House of Representatives Committee on Ecological Fund have accused the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) of selective distribution of relief material to states affected by flood. The lawmakers made the allegation in Abuja on Tuesday at the resumed hearing of the investigative panel on the...
The Federal Ministry of Education has organised a review meeting on the harmonisation of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to eliminate disparity in its quality and standard nationwide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 5th edition of the two-day meeting which started on Wednesday in Ilorin is...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The House of Representatives has postponed resumption of plenary to Tuesday, November 22, to allow for fumigation of the green chamber. The Clerk of the house, Dr Yahaya Danzaria, announced the postponement in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The clerk urged members of...