The Federal Government is helping unemployed youths to become employers of labour through the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). Bauchi State Coordinator of the NDE, Alhaji Lawan Yaya, made the declaration in Bauchi on Saturday when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said some of...
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The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) has generated N4.8 billion revenue through ticket sales in 2021. CEAN Chairman, Mr Patrick Lee, disclosed this in an interview with the the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. Lee said that the figure represented an increase of 128.57...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government has frowned at a viral video showing kegs of petrol to be distributed to guests at the installation ceremony of Chief Dr Pearl Chidima Ogbulu as Erelu Okin of Orile Kemta. Recalled that the video which has gone viral on...
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and opposition leader Freeman Mbowe pledged to heal rifts and buttress democracy as they met hours after Mbowe was freed from jail in a surprise move. Mbowe, chairman of the Chadema party, was arrested last July to face terrorism charges in a case his...
Recent events in the Nigerian socio-political space are all indicative of the on-going calculations and permutations at federal and regional levels for pre-eminence and control of authoritative power at the centre and in the states in 2023. Another unhidden truth about goings-on, particularly in the political arena, and, amongst...
As she turns up to celebrate her stepmother’s burial ceremony, Nollywood actress shared on her insta story a short video with the caption “farewell mama, this one I will not forgive God”. Recall that the actress lost her stepmother early this year, according to her the woman is more...
China will block coverage in its territory of this weekend’s English Premier League (EPL) fixtures as Britain’s biggest clubs continue to demonstrate support for Ukraine. The Premier League has expressed its intention to show solidarity with Ukraine in various ways across the 10-match programme. This will start with Leicester...
The third batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine arrived the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja at 11:50pm local time from Budapest, Hungary aboard Air Peace. This is according to a statement issued by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission’s (NiDCOM) Twitter handles: @NigeriaGov @abikedabiri @toluogunlesi #NigeriansInUkraine #Ukraine https://t.co/wOL5Opo4jc. Recalled that...
Interim manager Ralf Rangnick believes Manchester United need to develop the kind of “clear identity” established by the likes of rivals Manchester City and Liverpool. All eyes will be on the Etihad Stadium this Sunday for the 187th all-Manchester encounter as the German leads his side to the reigning...
An associate of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Kolawole Aluko, has lost his bid to reclaim some of his assets forfeited to the Federal Government. One of the assets is a mansion in Abuja, which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says is valued at...
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – A frontline governorship aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Shehu Sani has pledged to address the trust deficit between the electorate and the political leadership in Kaduna state – by providing an all-inclusive leadership – if elected governor in...
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has lavished praise on Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of their Premier League clash this weekend. Guardiola sees the Portuguese veteran as ‘unstoppable’, a ‘goalscoring machine’ and ‘one of the greatest ever’. Guardiola, who has faced Ronaldo on numerous occasions when both were in...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, has donated wheelchairs to Muslim’s community in Calabar, General Hospital Akamkpa, and its environ as part of its welfare programme for 2022. Speaking while donating the wheelchairs, to the Muslim’s community in Calabar, the Cross River State...
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, says the rejection of five gender bills by the National Assembly is a major setback for Nigeria’s democratic advancement. The Rivers State Governor said this at the inauguration of Ahoada -Odiemerenyi -Ihugbogo -Odieke Road project in Ahoada-East Local Government Area on Friday. He said...
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed May 24, for the arraignment of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and his firm Capital Oil and Gas Industries in connection with a disputed N135 billion debt. Justice Nicholas Oweibo fixed the date following a consensus between the prosecutor, the Asset Management...
According to an exclusive report by SaharaReporters, a monumental fraud running into several billions of naira has been uncovered in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. Some faceless officials of the scheme in connivance with their cronies in cooperative societies and commercial banks in the country have...
The N15 billion NNPC Tax Credit funding is speeding up construction works on the Badagry expressway project, Director of Federal Highways in South West, Mr Adedamola Kuti, has said. Kuti said this during inspection of the section three of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway project which spans from Agbara to Seme...
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday in Akure said that his presidential ambition, come 2023, is neither a threat nor to brag but a reality. Tinubu, who sought support of traditional rulers in Ondo State for his ambition, stated this at...
Bu EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Second batch of 183 Nigerians stranded as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, through Poland with Air Peace. The Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) confirmed this on Friday through its verified Twitter handle: @NigeriaGov...
The Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has advised Nigerian youths not let themselves be used as willing tools by do-or-die politicians who want to stir up trouble in their communities. Buratai gave the advice in his Message to Nigerian Youths, titled, “Dynamism in...