The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has said that as a developing country, Nigeria was unlikely to meet the recommendation of the United Nations and the World Health Organisation’s ratio of one doctor to 600 patients. Ngige said this at the two-day quarterly meeting of the...
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ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, has announced the murder of one of its senior staff, Engineer Abubakar Muhammad, in cold blood by gunmen on Saturday morning. The incident was announced on the verified official Facebook page of the Federal Polytechnic, on Saturday. It said that the...
Third-seeded Naomi Osaka of Japan was unexpectedly knocked out by Canada’s world No. 73 Leylah Annie Fernandez 2-1 in the third round of the U.S. Open women’s singles here on Friday. The Canadians teenager played tough in the game and won the game 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4. “I guess...
Fifteen people have been confirmed dead and another injured after a tractor collided with a truck in the city of Qitaihe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Saturday morning, according to the local authority. The Ministry of Public Security has sent a team to direct an investigation and subsequent work. It...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has signed two bills passed by the state of Assembly that grant autonomy to both the state legislature and the state judicial arms of government. The two bills, Legislative Fund Management and Other Matters and Judicial Fund Management...
The Consul-General of Nigeria in New York, Amb. Lot Egopija, has called on Nigerian accountants in U.S. to take advantage of investment opportunities in Nigeria to invest in their home country. Egopija stated this at the 2021 International Accountants Conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)...
U.S. President Joe Biden visited New Orleans on Friday to underscore his administration’s support for people in the region in the wake of Hurricane Ida. “We’re in this together, and so we’re not going to leave any community behind – rural, city, coastal, inland. And I promise we’re going...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – NGX Regulation (NGX RegCo) Limited – the independent regulatory company of Nigerian Exchange Group – has assured stakeholders that there will be no diminution in the value that regulation has brought to the market in this new era of demutulisation. Chief Executive Officer, NGX...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved procedures for its fresh State congress in Cross River. The National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said that the approval was sequel to...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged its members to conduct themselves peacefully during its nationwide Local Government Congresses slated for Sept. 4. Gov. Mai Mala Buni, Chairman APC Caretake and Extra-ordinary Conversation Planning Committee (CECPC), gave the charge in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the...
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has intercepted a tanker loaded with petrol illegally drawn from the NNPC pipeline at Laduba Village in Asa Local Government Area of the state. Men of the NSCDC were on patrol on Friday when they ran...
The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission has rescheduled the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections initially scheduled to hold on Saturday in four Local Government Areas. Chairman of the Commission, Saratu Dikko Audu, who announced the suspension, said the decision followed security reports that it will be impossible to conduct a...
A Finnish court on Friday sentenced three boys to between eight and 10 years in prison for torturing and beating a former classmate to death in a crime that horrified the country. The offence, which was ruled a murder, followed weeks of bullying by the offenders, who were aged...
A Nigerian, Bamidele Muraina, has been jailed in the United States for hacking into tax preparation firms and filing fraudulent unemployment benefit claims and tax returns using stolen personally identifiable information. The benefits were funds from programs meant to assist American workers and families seeking to make ends meet...
Mr John Omoniyi, a chairmanship candidate in Saturday’s local government congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, has expressed confidence that he would emerge victorious. Mr. Omoniyi, who is vying for the chairmanship of Ibadan South-West Local Government, told newsmen on Friday in Ibadan, that he...
The Management of Kogi State University (KSU), Anyigba has said the institution has attained 100 per cent accreditation of its programmes with 24 new ones by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Prof. Marietu Tenuche, Vice Chancellor of the University, disclosed this during her maiden press briefing at the university...
The Vice Chancellor of Kogi State University (KSU), Anyigba, Prof. Marietu Tenuche, has said that cultism and cultist activities in the institution have been nipped through proper engagement of students. Prof. Tenuche disclosed this at her maiden press briefing held at the Senate Building of the Institution on Friday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A delegation from Borno State led by the Deputy Governor Umar Usman Kadafur have visited Marwa Town in Cameroun Republic and have met with the Cameron officials on the possibility of repatriating repentant Nigerian Boko Haram fighters who surrendered and laid down their arms...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, as a dedicated public servant, saying that the nation’s Covid-19 management under him is worthy of praise. President Buhari stated this in a statement on the occasion...