By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Borno State under under its Rural Employment Promotion (REP) has trained 50 youths including women and beneficiaries of Post Sustainable Agricultural Development Scheme (Posr SADTS), Agric Business and Small Stock Goats Production Scheme (ABSSGPS) using the Revolving Model Empowerment...
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PRESS STATEMENT On July 18, 2022, two days after a governorship election was conducted in Osun State, the APC candidate and Governor Adegboyega Oyetola reportedly applied for the Certified True Copies (CTC) of the BVAS Report for the election. The world had commended the conduct of the election on...
Russian troops appear to be also withdrawing from the northern part of the Kharkiv region in the wake of a successful Ukrainian counterattack. Residents of the village of Kozacha Lopan, 30 kilometres north of the metropolis of Kharkiv, have hoisted the Ukrainian flag, according to media reports. This comes...
A 53-year old Brazilian returnee, Okolie Nwabueze, has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly importing 92 wraps of cocaine. This is even as Nwabueze, a father of two, ingested the drugs and eventually...
The Director/Ambassador of the Africa Region Headquaters of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), Dr Tivlumun Ahure, says the commission will support the African Businesses in Diaspora awards (ABID). A statement from the commission made available in Abuja indicated that the awards will hold in Dublin, Republic of Ireland,...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 21 more cases of monkey pox in the country within the past seven days. The NCDC via its official website announced on Sunday that the disease could be spread by close contact and exposure to an infected person’s respiratory droplets,...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has said a 19-year-old student of Ipetu-Ijesa College of Technology, Olonade Tomiwa, committed suicide in Ilesa. The police spokesman, Yemisi Opalola, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Osogbo, said the deceased was found hanging dead...
Mr Ladipo Johnson, spokesperson of the Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso Presidential Campaign organisation, has dispelled speculations that the candidate is considering backing other candidates. Johnson was reacting to speculations on social media that the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Kwankwaso, was considering stepping down for either the PDP...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 25-year old pregnant woman with 82 pinches of methamphetamine in Auchi, Edo state. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the suspect, Haruna Favour who...
The police command in Lagos State on Sunday said 35 suspected armed robbers were arrested between June and August in the state. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Hundeyin said 13 other suspected armed robbers were killed in different parts...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) strategy of an efficient payment system through the introduction and implementation of the e-Naira is a laudable effort that is contributing to the success of our digital economy. According to the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), also known...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has declared a Nigerian-based fraudster, Chidozie Collins Obasi, wanted for defrauding the New York Government out of more than $30 million. $30 million. According to a statement from the U.S Attorney’s Office, the United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Chidozie Collins...
Princes William and Harry and their wives put on a rare united front Saturday to view tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, threatening to upstage their father Charles on the day he was officially proclaimed king. The impromptu walkabout by William and Kate with Harry and Meghan, their first joint...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and five university students have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the court to “declare unlawful the refusal by the Federal Government to meet ASUU’s demands, which has occasioned the prolonged strike action and violated the students’ right to quality education.”...
Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), says that adopting “native solutions’’ will go a long way in curbing rape cases and other vices. Runsewe made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He...
Prof. Taiwo Obindo, President, Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), says that more than 60 million Nigerians are suffering from mental illnesses. Obindo, who is also the Chairman, Faculty of Psychiatry, West African College of Physicians, Nigeria Chapter, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Renaissance Sportive de Berkane, winners of the 2021/2022 CAF Confederation Cup, beat Wydad Athletic Club 2-0 on Saturday to win the 31st edition of the CAF Super Cup. Goals from Cherki El Bahri in the 32nd minute and Sofian El Moudane from the penalty spot in the 71st minute...
The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) said the 2022 International Arts and Crafts (INAC) Expo helped to showcase the nation’s arts and crafts to the world. The Director-General of NCAC, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday...
The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu says the 2023 general elections in Nigeria will mirror many aspects of the recent presidential poll in the Republic of Kenya, among which are electronic transmission of results and expected outcome. In a statement on Sunday, Okechukwu said the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Indigenous construction firms in the country believe that the activities of quacks and compromise in standard are largely responsible for the growing cases of building collapse witnessed in recent times. This was according to the Technical Manager of S & M Nigeria Ltd, Engr....