The President of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Festus Osifo, has said Nigerians are not averse to the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) but waiting for the government to win their trust over the issue. Osifo spoke during a panel session at the Association of Energy...
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BUA Foods Plc, an indigenous foods company, has announced the resignation of Mr Isyaku Rabiu, as executive director of the company. The resignation, which was effective August 17, was contained in a regulatory disclosure by the company to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX). According to the disclosure, the development...
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israeli and Japanese companies to commence assembling and manufacturing of environmentally friendly, green, electric and smart automobiles by 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) entered into...
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday said it would upscale e-learning in 400 schools in nine Local Government Areas of Kebbi State. Mr Isa Usman-Sokoto, UNICEF Representative in Kebbi State, made the disclosure at the presentation of computers, radio sets and first aid kits to Kebbi...
FC Barcelona will face Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League group stage following the draw made on Thursday. The draw looked to be the meanest of all, as holders Real Madrid will take on RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic in a seemingly-easy group. Real...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Govenor Babagana Umara Zilum has flagged off a two day sensitisation workshop at the International Conference Hall in Maiduguri, themed:” promoting peace and national development through equitable distribution of socio-economic amenities and infrastructural facilities nationwide.” The governor, who commended the efforts of...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi and Rivers Gov Nyesom Wike as well as three Peoples Democratic Party Governors held a strategic meeting in London, capital of the United Kingdom. The Governors at the meeting were: Sam Ortom (Benue); Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Okezie...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree to increase the headcount of the country’s army, as Moscow’s military intervention in Ukraine enters its seventh month. Russia’s army will have over two million people, including 1.15 million servicemen, starting January next year, according to the decree published on...
The Bishop of Ekwulobia, Peter Okpaleke, is scheduled to be one of 20 new cardinals to be sworn in on Saturday by the Catholic church. Pope Francis had earlier named Okpaleke as one of the new cardinals – many of whom could one day choose his successor. It is the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) for its eNaira to enhance financial inclusion in the country. The CBN Governor, GodwinEmefiele said this during the inauguration of the USSD transaction code at a 5-day Northern eNaira fair, Kano 2022. The theme of...
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), says the effective resolution of banks in distress is critical to depositors’ protection. The NDIC on its official Twitter handle on Thursday said the effective resolution would also ensure the stability of the financial system. NDIC described resolution plan as one put in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Heavily armed police operatives from the Borno State Command on Thursday sealed off the state secretariat office of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) located along Abbaganaram Customs Road, Maiduguri. In the course of the raid, the police also arrested the NNPP senatorial candidate...
Mrs Lynda Saint-Nwafor, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, MTN Nigeria, on Thursday said the adoption of 5G technology would accelerate operational efficiencies for businesses in the country. Saint-Nwafor, made the assertion at the Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce (NSACC) August Breakfast meeting in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has warned Nigerian students against going to Northern Cyprus. Its chairperson, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja at a ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team. She said Northern Cyprus was not recognised by the UN, adding that...
Another group of U.S. lawmakers will arrive in Taiwan on Thursday, local media reports. The report said this was the third of such visits this month and defying pressure from Beijing for these trips not to take place. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory against the strong...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has destroyed illicit drugs worth N2 billion between 2014 and Sept. 2021 seized in Akwa Ibom. The NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, represented by the Agency’s Secretary, Mr Shedrach Haruna, said this in Uyo when he paid a...
Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. says resolving the security challenge in the Niger Delta will bring back investments to the oil and gas sector. Kyari said the NNPC was working with security agencies and other stakeholders to address the issue of...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic party (SDP) in Cross River State, Mr Effiom Okokon has given assurance that if elected governor in the 2023 general election he will reduce taxes from companies and put more money on the people. Mr. Okokon, who gave...
Ned Nwoko one of the consultants in the infamous $418 million Paris Club refund has dragged the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) to court for defamation of character. He is demanding from the NGF the sum of $40 million for allegedly claiming that he had an issue that affects his...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has suspended its nationwide strike for three months. National President of NAAT, Comrade Ibeji Nwokoma, made this known while addressing newsmen after the National Executive Council meeting of the union in Abuja on Thursday. Nwokoma said NAAT...