Evidence abound that prior to the present decade, Nigeria and Nigerians paid little attention to what constitutes sustainable development. Such conversation, however, gained prominence in the country via the United Nations introduction, adoption and pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, which lasted between the year 2000 and 2015....
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – UNICEF has welcomed the release of four girls abducted by armed groups in Borno State, north-east Nigeria. In a statement issued and signed by the Communication Officer Borno State, UNICEF, Mrs. Folashade Adebayo on Monday in Maiduguri, called for the immediate release of all...
A flurry of big-money moves before the transfer deadline at midnight Monday took spending by English Premier League (EPL) clubsides to the second-highest ever for a winter window. The likes of Luis Diaz, Bruno Guimaraes and Rodrigo Bentancur in the last few days of January left the league’s gross...
Tragedy struck in the Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State as a Bishop and historian were murdered in a renewed communal clash in the locality. Baise is the Local Government Area of origin of the Cross River State Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu. The murder is in...
Rihanna is pregnant with her first child, with boyfriend A$AP Rocky and she got social media into a frenzy displaying her pictures spotting a bump and walking the streets with her guy. The 33-year-old confirmed her baby news in the most iconic way possible, unveiling her growing bump while...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The management of Arik Airline has increased the frequencies on some of its key Northern routes to cope with customers’ demands. The Chief Executive Officer, Arik Air, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday, said the affected routes...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor of Borno State and chairman of Northeast Governors forum, Babagana Zulum, was in Gusau, Zamfara State, on Monday on behalf of governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States to show empathy and solidarity over recent attacks on communities by armed bandits....
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged his commitment to hand over a strong repositioned agriculture-led, diversified home-grown economy, stable democracy and revamped armed and security forces to the next administration. Buhari stated this at a dinner in honour of the 2022 Committee of Business, Political, Media and Civil Society Leaders...
The Director, Benue Fire Service, Mr Donald Ikyaaza, has confirmed the fire incident at Obasanjo Mango Farm at Howe, Gwer Local Government Area. Ikyaaza confirmed to journalists in a telephone interview in Makurdi on Monday that the fire gutted the farm at 2 p.m. on Saturday. He said that...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 17-count charge to the tune of N2.9 billion against a former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha, in the charges filed on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, was accused of conspiring with others, including...
The National Assembly has transmitted the re-amended Electoral Act Amendment Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on NASS Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He explained that the transmission of the bill was in line with the...
Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi says he will contest in the 2023 presidential election if his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), throws it open for all to contest or zones it to the south. Obi, who was PDP’S vice-presidential candidate in the 2019 presidential polls,...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) says over 90 per cent of the applicants seeking recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force have consistently failed to score up to 30 per cent in their examinations. The commission’s Chairman, Alhaji Musliu Smith, stated this during a one-day sensitisation and town- hall meeting...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday gave out N23.2 billion in loans to 28 beneficiaries, as it inaugurated its new “100 for 100” Policy on Production and Productivity (PPP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PPP was initiated by the apex bank to encourage...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) with the Nigeria Police Force, Mrs Amabua Mohammed, has been appointed Police Adviser for Multinational Joint Task Force in N’Djamena, Chad. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, made this known in a statement on Monday...
The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has emerged best polytechnic in Nigeria for the third consecutive time in the Webometrics ranking released in January 2022. The Deputy Registrar, YABATECH, Mr Joe Ejiofor, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Ejiofor...
The Nigerian Railways Corporation has pre-qualified five firms to submit their technical and financial bids for the provision of e-ticketing solutions for Lagos-Ibadan and Warri Itakpe Standard Gauge railway Line. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that two bidders were shortlisted for Lagos-Ibadan line, while three lots were...
Nigeria and the U.K. have commenced its first ever Nigeria-UK Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue in London this week. This is according to a statement signed by the Press and Public Affairs Officer, British High Commission, Miss Ndidiamaka Eze, on Monday in Lagos. Eze said that the dialogue was...
The family of the late Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala says the burial programmes for the late former Governor of Oyo State begins Feb. 14. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman, Publicity Committee, Rep. Dokun Odebunmi (APC-Surulere/Ogo-Oluwa), which was made available to newsmen on Monday in Ibadan....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Following calls from diverse quarters asking Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal to join the race for 2023 presidency, the governor has declared that he will begin consultations across the length and breath of the country to the end of February before taking any...