Zamfara state has barred officials from Ministries, Departments and Agencies from disseminating information regarding policies and programmes of the government. The Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, made the disclosure while addressing members of the Correspondents Chapel in Gusau on Thursday. Dosara said Zamfara government centralized information management to...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has directed the allocation of land for the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB’s) Computer-Based Test (CBT) center in Maiduguri. Govenro Zulum gave the directive on Thursday, when he received the registrar of JAMB, Professor Is-haq Oloyede at the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Against the backdrop of poor funding and logistics, the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Calabar has appealed to public-spirited groups and individuals to support the feeding of long-staying patients. Managing Director of the hospital, Dr Joseph Edet made the appeal when Cross River State Bishops’ Forum of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Former Lagos governor and All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has described the late Senate President, Dr. Joseph Wayas, who died in London on Thursday, as an important statesman and vibrant politician who served his country with total commitment. He said his...
One of the most fascinating quotes of popular British business magnate and author, Sir Richard Brandson is that “A great business is simply an idea to make other people’s lives better.” This vital nugget aligns with a global view that a critical element of successful brands is the ability...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday dismissed a report published on the front page headline of the BusinessDay newspaper, which alleged how the NCC moved 5G deadline after only MTN submitted bid. The publication alleged that “the Commission was forced to move the...
The Victims Support Fund (VSF), has presented starter-packs to 52 out-of-school youths related to 100 District Heads killed by Boko Haram in Borno. The VSF Chairman, Gen. T.Y Danjuma, made the presentation in Maiduguri on Thursday. Danjuma, who was represented by the Executive Director of VSF, Prof. Nana Tanko,...
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Thursday said he would not impose any governorship aspirant of his choice on the people of Rivers come 2023. Wike gave the assurance in a statement issued by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, his Special Assistant on Media, in Port Harcourt. He assured that the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Emirates Airlines on Thursday announced that it would resume its passenger operations between Dubai and Nigeria on 5th December 2021. This is coming barely 10 months after Emirates Airlines suspended its flights to Nigeria after a diplomatic row between the two countries over COVID-19...
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to invite the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu to brief the House on the cost of conducting direct primaries in the country. The motion to invite the INEC boss was raised by Representative Leke Abejide who informed...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration has disbursed a total sum of N4,476,067,191.05 billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of October 2021, The figure indicates a slight decrease in revenue...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a 35 million U.S. dollar unfunded risk-sharing facility for Ecobank International affiliates, EBI SA, to support trade finance activities in Africa. In a statement issued by Mr Kwasi Kpodo of the Communication and External Relations Department, AfDB,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State Police Command on Thursday said it had arrested 13 suspected thugs for allegedly vandalising office of Sen. Barau Jibrin, representing Kano North. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, made the announcement in a statement in Kano. “A report was...
MTN Nigeria has called on members of the public to take advantage of the ongoing sales of company’s shares to be part of its shareholders. MTN Sales and Distribution Officer, Mr Adekunle Adebiyi, made the call while addressing the company’s partners and some members of the public in Ilorin...
The African development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday said it had disbursed a total of 3.2 billion U.S. dollars as its contribution to combat the effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa. Prof. Kevin Urama, Acting Chief Economist and Vice President, Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, AfDB, disclosed this at the...
…Re-affirms dates for mock, main action By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Consistent with its regulatory principle of open and transparent auction, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that three telecoms companies have qualified as approved bidders of the forthcoming 3.5 gigahertz (Ghz) spectrum auction for the deployment of...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Niger Delta Activists Forum (NDAF) has decried the continued delay in funding the Calabar-Itu -Ikot Ekpene road . The Forum said exactly two years ago “our people, protest over the deplorable state of the road and contracts awarded, to Julius Berger and Sermatech Nig. Ltd,...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi The Bauchi State Government has again reiterated its commitment to lifting the embargo placed on employment in the state particularly, in the health sector. The Deputy Governor, Senator Baba, stated this at the 2021 Primary Health Care Retreat of the Stakeholders, with the theme “Towards...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow the leader of the proscribed IPOB group, Nnamdi Kanu to have maximum possible comfort while in their custody. The trial judge Justice Binta Nyako who gave the order on Thursday also ordered...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River state Governor, Ben Ayade has lamented over the death of the Second Republic Senate President, Dr Joseph Wayas, describing his death as a monumental loss to Cross River State in particular and Nigeria as a whole. Dr Wayas died in the early hours...