Director-General Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Lukman has advised APC governors not to allow themselves to be distracted from providing progressive leadership to develop the country’s productive potentials. He gave the advice in a statement on Friday in Abuja, while reacting to ongoing debate on whether the collection...
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The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a one-million-dollar grant for the modernisation of Africa’s aging hydropower fleet. According to a statement from the AfDB, the modernisation of hydropower stations is an opportunity to increase generation capacity at low-cost, and with...
AA Super Star of Offa and Oloru Super Angels of Oloru have emerged Champions of the 4th edition of Helbank inter Club Volleyball competition powered by Helbank Shipping International, under the Chairmanship of Bashorun Kayode Bankole. In the final game of the male category decided at the Indoor sports...
South Africa’s Bayana Bayana put up a sterling performance in the ongoing 2021 Aisha Buhari Cup at the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Arena, Lagos, on Friday, to triumph 3-0 over the Black Queens of Ghana. A first half goal by Magana Hilda in the 18th minute after she tapped in...
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have issued a fresh 15 days strike notice. This followed a unanimously resolution adopted by the teo groups to step down the notice of strike due to expire mid-night Sept. 17, and issue a fresh notice...
Troops of the Nigerian Army, Airforce and other security agencies have rescued Maj. Christopher Datong, the officer abducted at the permanent site of Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna, on Aug. 24. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Col Ezindu Idimah, said in a statement...
Bt CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded two more deaths from the rampaging Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The NCDC disclosed this via its official website on Saturday morning. The additional 337 COVID-19 infections recorded on Friday represented a decrease from...
by EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development says it has commenced the payment of arrears of stipends for batches A and B of the 2016 and 2018 volunteers of the N-Power programme nationwide. This is contained in a statement issued by...
he Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari says the corporation will strengthen partnership with TotalEnergies for effective delivery of services to stakeholders. Kyari disclosed this when the new President, Exploration and Production of TotalEnergies, Nicolas Terraz and his delegation visited him in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The President of Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, will on Sept 18 enrolled in the Iyin Ekiti Traditional Hall of Fame with the conferment on him, the “Aare Akorewolu” of Iyin Kingdom by the Oluyin of Iyin, Oba Adeola Adeniyi Ajakaiye. Mr Ola Awoniyi Lawan’s...
A 738-page book entitled: “The Hebrew Evidence of Nigerian Jews: A Scriptural Insight”, set for public presentation, has unraveled the 12 tribes of Israel in Nigeria. The Chairman of the book launch committee, Dr Sam Agbogun, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said the tribes included...
Governor of Admawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri says the upcoming elective national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be one of the best. According to him, it will meet the expectations of Nigerians and lead the party to victory in 2023. Fintiri, who is the Chairman of the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Energy giant, Shell, has said its research and development strategy is aligned with Nigeria’s 10-year strategic roadmap for local content being implemented by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). Managing Director of the deep-water business of Shell in Nigeria, Mrs. Elohor Aiboni,...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Gunmen numbering about 10 in the early hours of Friday morning, stormed Birshin Fulani, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis and kidnapped a nursing mother known as Mrs Rukayyat Odedoyin. Residents of the area told journalists that the kidnappers who invaded the area at about 12am,...
One Abubakar Adamu, 22, was on Friday arraigned in an Ebute-Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a gold chain valued at N1.3million. The accused was arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing, alongside one Aruna Yusuf, 28, who was charged for receiving a stolen...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) Monetary Policy Committee has maintained its key lending rate at 11.5 per cent, with the asymetric corridor of +100 and -700 basis points around the MPR. At the end of its two-day bi-monthly meeting on Friday, the MPC also retained the cash reserve...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Justice Muhammad Dogon Daji of the State High Court 111 on Thursday adjourned till 20th October, 2021 for ruling on the substantive matter in the case filled against Sokoto State government by Sani Muhammad and Co for refusing to pay his agreed 20 percent...
Just like a flash of lightning and the sound of the thunder, the media space was buzzing with the news of Femi Fani-Kayode’s defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, thereby ending weeks of speculations and rumors that he intends to abandon the opposition ship, the Peoples Democratic...
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors ( NARD), to suspend its 46 days strike and return to work immediately. The court also ordered that parties should return to the negotiation table in order to resolve their differences. The judge, Bashar Alkali...
Maverick singer/songwriter and activist, Charles Oputa, a.k.a ‘Charlyboy’, has concluded plans to release his highly anticipated musical film titled ‘Odudubariba’ on Sept. 20. This is contained in a statement signed by his manager, Doris Udensi on Friday in Abuja. The 70-year-old showbiz maestro is leading an advocacy and enlightenment...