By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than four gunmen of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra/ Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) have been killed by troops of the Nigeria Army at Ihiala town in Anambra State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement...
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The Attah Igala and President, Kogi State Traditional Council, His Royal Majesty, James Alaji Opaluwa, has called on Igala sons and daughters to activate their social, political and economic network to develop Kogi East Senatorial District, the home of Igala-speaking people of Nigeria. The paramount ruler made the call...
A Bill for an Act seeking to sanction public officer from seeking medical help abroad with public fund has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The House also placed N500 million fine and seven years imprisonment for any public official who violated the Act. Rep Sergius Ogun...
Google on Wednesday announced that 5,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa would be receiving free training through the newly launched Hustle Academy. Teju Abisoye, Executive Secretary, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, said in a statement that the training would help their...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the nominations of Nnamonso Ekanem and Mahmoud Abubakar Magaji as members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission. The nominees who are from Akwa-Ibom and Niger States are to represent the South-South and North-Central zone on the Commission, respectively. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was on Wednesday at Malari village in Konduga Local Government Area to flag-off the safe resettlement of households who had been internally displaced for more than seven years. The resettlement followed the reconstruction of 803 existing houses...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A governorship aspirant and caucus leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Akpabuyo LGA of Cross River, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong has raised an alarm over plot by some state actors to intimidate and harass the party before and during the February 26 by-election...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – In furtherance of preparatory activities for the conduct of the 2022 Population and Housing Census, the National Population Commission has inaugurated the Census Technical Working Group (CTWG) at its headquarters in Abuja. The CTWG is charged with the responsibility of supervising the entire census...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited posted a total of $224.29million receipt from crude oil and gas export in August 2021 as against $191.26million in July 2021. A breakdown of the figures captured in the August 2021 NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report...
The Management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc says the Oyo State Government has illegally sealed off its offices following the disconnection of electricity supply to the State Secretariat which also houses the Governor’s Office. The electricity distribution company said the state owes it N450 million and it disconnected...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Chief Advocate of The Nigeria Agenda Advocacy, Niyi Akinsujo, has charged Nigerians not to allow politicians exploit their emotions and psychology for their own advantages. This is just as he called on them to choose leaders in the 2023 general elections beyond ethnicity, religion...
The House of Representatives has called for the declaration of a national emergency on ritual killings across the country. This formed part of the resolutions reached by the lawmakers on a motion of urgent public importance entitled ‘Need to Curb the Rising Trend of Ritual Killings in Nigeria’. More...
Armed bandits, numbering over 200 have raided several communities in Kontagora, Mariga, and Rijau Local Government Areas in Niger State. PRNigeria gathered that the terrorists stormed the communities in a convoy of about 100 motorcycles and killed children at Bangi, a community in Mariga local government Wielding dangerous firearms...
French President Emmanuel Macron, the first leader of a major Western power to meet Vladimir Putin since Russia massed troops near Ukraine, said on Tuesday he believed steps can be taken to de-escalate the crisis and called on all sides to stay calm. Macron, who in contrast to the...
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant has promised to use modern technology to re-secure Nigeria if elected. He stated this after a consultative meeting with Kebbi State PDP executives, delegates and other key stakeholders of the party held at the state secretariat in...
The Federal Government says it had recruited 40, 000 police officers in the past four years, in an effort to re-energize and improve the personnel of the force to tackle increasing security challenges in the country. The Minister of Police Affairs, Dr Maigari Dingyadi disclosed this in his remarks,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Jaiz Bank Plc, the Premier Non-Interest Bank in Nigeria has released its unaudited financial results for the period ended 31 December 2021. The results as released to the Nigerian Exchange Group, showed a 37.17% growth in Profit Before Tax (PBT), from N3.07 billion in...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) during an attack on Jibia town in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The slain security operative, A. A. Rano, was until his death the officer in charge of the Divisional Police Headquarters in Jibia, eyewitnesses...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a provisional license to Lagos State Government to operate two universities, namely, Lagos State University of Education, with campuses in Ijaniki and Epe and Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Ikorodu, Lagos. The Commission disclosed this...