The Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama has advised Christians to engage in charity and almsgiving during the Lenten season. The prelate gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, as Christians mark the Ash Wednesday, which signifies the...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has appealed to planners in the education, labour and employment sectors to recognise that Nigeria was long overdue for a functional Labour Market Information System. The minister who made the appeal at the 9th...
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has made an appeal for $1.7 billion dollars to provide urgently needed assistance to help refugee exodus from Ukraine. The secretary general, on Tuesday, at the inauguration of the flash appeal said rockets had been “raining down” on Ukraine’s cities and hundreds of people...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it had received 128 Nigerian returnees from Libya. The Director-General of the Agency, Alhaji Mustapha Habib told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that the returnees were received through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Habib, represented by...
Lawmakers on Tuesday voted against a bill seeking to provide special seats for women in the National and State Houses of Assembly. The bill was defeated in the Senate with 58 votes out of 91. In the House of Representatives 208 out of 290 lawmakers voted against it. Wife...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday said Nigeria needs to increase its revenues in order to address complaints over the sharing formula of federation proceeds. The Governor made the comment at the State Government House in Benin-City during a courtesy visit of the Chairman of the Federal...
On Friday, 20 January, 2022, the Court of Appeal affirmed the judgement of the Federal High Court in the case instituted by BFI Group (BFIG) with respect to committal proceedings against the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE or the Bureau) and its Director General, Mr. Alex A. Okoh. Through...
The Armed Forces of Nigeria and the Egyptian Armed Forces are major players on the African continent. “Egypt and Nigeria are major players on the African continent and a meeting by both parties should be for the interest of the continent,’’ Chief of Defence Policy and Plans, AVM Ayo...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Police Command in Kaduna State said it had deactivated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in a bar on Feb 27, same day explosion occurred in an hotel in Kaduna. The Command’s spokesperson, Mohammed Jalige, said who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday,...
Chief Segun Oni, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti State, has called on party supporters to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ready for the election. Oni, who was governor from 2007 to 2010 in the state, lost the...
The Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha has dedicated the 40-day prayer and fasting of the Lenten period to supplication for peace and security in the Southeast. Most Rev. Valerian Okeke, Archbishop of Onitsha and Metropolitan Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province said this in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday. The...
The Federal Government says the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) has addressed the relationship with host communities with the creation of the Host Community Development Trust Fund (HCDTF). Sylva said this at the PIA session of the ongoing fifth Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2022) on Tuesday in Abuja. He...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting in Ibadan with the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in respect of his rift with Bola Tinubu, a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine stretched into its sixth day Tuesday, as a massive armored convoy advanced toward the capital, Kyiv, and major cities were hit by more heavy shelling. In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, video captured a deadly explosion at the regional state administration building that left at least...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Remita, a leading electronic payment brand, has commenced the sale of the 2022 Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) ePINs to prospective candidates seeking admission into higher institutions across Nigeria. In response and as a proof of trust in the platform,...
Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, Mrs. Elohor Aiboni; flanked by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva; and the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Mr. Simbi Wabote, celebrating the emergence of Aiboni as the 2021 Women...
Oil price surges to $105 a barrel ahead of a meeting of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies. On Tuesday, Brent Crude futures settled up 7.35 percent to $105.66 a barrel, at 16.30 GMT+1. West Texas Intermediate Crude futures proportionally gained 7.54 percent to...
Senate, on Tuesday at plenary, passed a bill to empower lawmakers at the National and State Assemblies to summon the President and State Governors on issues bothering on security or any other issues on which they have powers to make laws. The bill seeks alteration to Section 67 of...
Manchester United football director John Murtough says a “thorough process” is under way to find their next permanent manager, pledging the club remains focused on challenging for “top trophies” again. United, who announced their latest financial results on Tuesday, have endured another difficult season despite the return of superstar...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has lauded the Benue State government for the establishment of the Benue State E-Learning-Virtual Education Information Communication Technology, ICT Resource Centre, BESEVIC. The Minister gave the commendation on Tuesday through his Technical Adviser on Education, Mr Mahmud Mohammed...