The Senate has received the Money Laundering Bill and Terrorism Prevention Bill transmitted by President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration and passage. The bills were accompanied by a letter read at plenary on Thursday by Senate President Ahmad Lawan. Buhari, in the letter dated April,12, said the request for the...
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I join our Christian brothers and sisters to celebrate this year’s Easter, which is the most significant event/festival in the Christian calendar. This year’s celebration is very unique for adherents of the two great faiths in Nigeria. It culminates the 40-day season of Lent for Christians, where the faithful is...
Grace has found a little Nigerian girl called Munachi who was seen in a viral video performing Kizz Daniel song, “Pour Me Water.” The singer has invited Munachi for a meeting and they performed the song together to the admiration of many people. It all started when Munachi, also...
Following the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee, the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has approved the appointment of Salisu Yusuf as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles B (otherwise known as CHAN team) as well as the U23 (Olympics) team. Yusuf, who was...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Google Global Services Nigeria have expressed determination to work together toward advancing the actualisation of auspicious national targets for ubiquitous broadband access in furtherance of Nigeria’s digital transformation policy. Receiving the Google delegation, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has pledged to run a knowledge driven economy and inclusive government to address various challenges facing Nigeria, if he is elected president of the country. Mohammed said this when he held separate meetings with the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) Board of Trustees( BoT),...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Eight years after the abduction of 276 Chibok school girls by Boko Haram, more than 1,500 Nigerian school children have been abducted by armed groups and the Nigerian authorities are failing to protect them. This is according to an investigation by the human rights...
Over 920,000 people were affected by the first storm to hit the Philippines this year, triggering massive landslides and floods that killed 123, officials said on Thursday. Most of the fatalities were from Baybay City in Leyte province, 599 kilometres south of Manila, where 86 bodies were retrieved from...
The United States has promised to supply Ukraine with more weapons, to the tune of around 800 million U.S. dollars including artillery, armoured vehicles and helicopters. “The Ukrainian military has used the weapons we are providing to devastating effect,” said U.S. President Joe Biden after talks with his Ukrainian...
Former Colombia national team captain Freddy Rincón has died at 55 after suffering severe head injuries following a car crash earlier this week, doctors confirmed late on Wednesday. “We deeply regret this sensitive event, and extend our condolences to the family, friends, relatives and supporters,” the hospital statement said....
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said its operatives at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) have intercepted a pistol with two magazines containing 26 rounds of ammunition. The items were intercepted while on routine examination at the ‘D’ wing of the Arrival Hall MMIA,...
An 18-year-old boy identified as Chibuike Emmanuel has reportedly died from electrocution in Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta. The teenager was said to have been electrocuted at about 5:00 pm on Tuesday while charging his iPhone 8 with a public electric supply. According to a community...
Arsenal FC are investigating an incident of homophobic abuse during Saturday’s Premier League home defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion, the club said in a statement. Arsenal said two supporters were removed from the stadium and that the club had “stepped up” stewarding operations in the area where the...
Twenty-nine bodies of young firewood hawkers have been buried in Gidan Magana Village in the Shagari Local Government Area (LGA) of Sokoto State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the hawkers died on Wednesday when their boat capsized in Shagari River on their way to fetch firewood...
We bring you greetings in Jesus’ Name. We are in a season that calls for sober reflection in the light of the passing of our beloved sister, Osinachi Nwanchukwu who is a kingdom and generation asset to this generation. In the light of so much misinformation and misconstruction of...
Gen. Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), is seeking partnership with communities and traditional rulers to combat crude oil theft and kidnapping in Bayelsa. Irabor stated this on Wednesday, when he paid a courtesy visit to King Edmond Daukoru of Nembe Kingdom in Bayelsa, before interacting with...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to immediately set up a High-Powered Panel to deal with industrial disharmony in Nigeria’s university system. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said this in a communique he jointly signed by Emmanuel Ugboaja, NLC General Secretary on Wednesday...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi has disclosed that Commission is worried by the poor learning outcomes in basic education despite huge intervention by the Federal Government. He, however, blamed this on a number of factors including, recruitment...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – UNICEF has called on the Federal Government to make schools safe and provide a secure learning environment for every child in Nigeria, especially for girls, to increase girls’ enrollment, retention, and completion of education. The UNICEF Communication Officer in Borno State, Mrs. Folashade Adebayo,...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – Access Bank Plc led other nine banks in the country in the amount realized from commissions and fees in 2021, netting a whopping N118.56bn as against N93.57bn generated during the same period in 2020. Net fee and commission income is the actual revenue generated...