The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United States Government have reached an agreement on the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot. The agreement signing ceremony was held in the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami on...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government on Tuesday moved to end the dominance of foreign publications in the nation’s higher education institutions as it unveiled 10 new textbooks sponsored by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). Speaking at the public presentation of the books in Abuja, Minister...
Osinbajo notes progress in infrastructure, inaugurates new council with public-private collaboration
Osinbajo notes progress in infrastructure, inaugurates new council with public-private collaboration
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN on Tuesday said the collaboration between the Federal Government and the private sector will not only ensure effective coordination of the infrastructure development across the nation, and all sectors of the economy, but also bridge the nation’s infrastructure gaps....
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – At least six persons have been killed, while three others sustained severe injuries in a ghastly motor accident on Tuesday at Ajue town, Odigbo LGA, on the Ore-Ondo expressway, Ondo State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Unit Commander in Ore, Mr Sikiru Alonge,...
The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence, on Tuesday began investigation into Boko Haram terrorists attack at the Kuje Correctional Centre that led to the escape of 64 inmates. The committee’s chairman, Mr Sha’aban Saraba, on Tuesday, in Abuja, said the House resolution to investigate the...
An Ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives has given the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) a seven-day ultimatum to reconcile its account or pay N13.3 billion into the federation account. NEPZA declared, however, that it did not owe the federation account any money and that the money...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Cameroonian Government and the Borno State Government will jointly repatriate thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) taking refuge in some parts of Minawawo refugee camp in Cameroon Republic The Governor of Far -North Region of Cameroon, Mr Midjiyawa Bakari, who is also the sitting...
The House of Representatives has summoned the Ministers of Power and Finance and heads of Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) over a 33 million dollars Azura power purchase agreement. Other agencies invited include: Nigeria Bulk Electricity Transmission (NBET), Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)...
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Sokoto State Command, had arrested a suspected drugs dealer, Umar Mohammed, the Village Head of Ruga in Shagari Local Government Area of the state. Briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Sokoto, Mr Adamu Iro, the NDLEA Commander in the state, said the suspect...
The United Kingdom (UK) said on Tuesday it had donated 15 million pounds for the provision of vital food and nutrition for vulnerable people in the Northeastern states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe. The UK High Commission in Nigeria which announced this in a statement said the amount was...
The U.S. has urged its citizens in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, amid fears of increasing Russian attacks. The U.S. embassy in Kiev issued a security alert on Tuesday. It said that the Department of State had information that Russia was stepping up efforts to launch strikes against...
The Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) says on Tuesday that Kaduna State needs N6.4 billion to treat 96,488 severe acutely malnourished children in the state. CS-SUNN Coordinator in the state, Ms Jessica Bartholomew made this known in Kaduna, during an advocacy visit to the management of Kaduna...
President Muhammadu Buhari says football remains the number one sport in Nigeria and a national asset. According to the president, his administration will resist any attempt to undermine its development. Buhari stated this when he received the 10-year Football Development Masterplan submitted by the Minister of Youth and Sports...
Lagos State Fire Service said one person was injured when an explosion was recorded at an independent marketing filling station in Badagry, Lagos state on Monday night. Mr Abel Husu, the Station Head, Badagry Fire Service, Lagos state, who confirmed the inciden to the News Agency of Nigeria (...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called on the members of National Assembly to as a matter of urgency, pass the National Electoral Offences Commission Bill into law. Chairman INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the call Tuesday in Abuja at the public hearing...
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says it has spent over N500 million to improve electricity supply from about five hours to over 15 hours per day in Minna, Niger. Mr Mahamud Keni, Regional Manager, AEDC, Niger region, disclosed this on Tuesday to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
Mr Abdulhamid Mohammad, the All Progressives Congress (APC) North-West Youth Leader, has urged Igbos in Nigeria to vote for the presidential candidate of the ruling party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general elections. Mohammad made the appeal on Tuesday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Dr Mohammed Gana, Yobe Commissioner of Health and Human Services says the state University Teaching Hospital (YSUTH), Damaturu, will soon commence kidney transplant. Gana told the News Agency of Nigeria NAN in Damaturu on Tuesday that the hospital would conduct the operation in partnership with the Urology and Nephrology...
No fewer than 1,700 civil servants in Cross River on Tuesday took to the street to protest the nonpayment of five years salaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protesters, who converged at the State’s secretariat as early as 7:30am, blocked the entrance to the secretariat....
When millions of people are cheated for too long, restitution becomes not just a costly process but substantial in financial and human terms; inferior education, poor housing, unemployment, poor healthcare facilities-Martin Luther King Jr. It is not only a barefaced truth that Nigeria’s youngest citizens have crawled out of...