Rivers State High Court has granted an interim order, restraining Prince Uche Secondus from parading himself as the National Chairman and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, the Special Assistant (Media) to Rivers Governor on Monday in...
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The Federal Government has flagged off the commencement of N-Power Batch C across the country,with 510 enrollees participating in the stream 1 of the youth empowerment scheme. Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,Sadiya Umar Farouq,who flagged off the event in Abuja,said another 490 enrollees would be...
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has rejected the N1.33 trillion target revenue by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) for the 2022 fiscal year. The committee at its 2022 to 2024 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework/Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) interactive session with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) said the amount...
Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Mr Clem Agba, has said that the Federal Government’s new Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP) 2021-2025 is targeted at lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty. Mr. Agba made this known on Monday during the opening of a capacity building workshop for...
Mr Li Xuda, Cultural Counselor, Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has said that China is ready to work with Nigeria to fight against modern-day slavery, a menace a lot of Nigerians have fallen victim to. Li made the commitment on Monday in Abuja during the commemoration of the 2021 International...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said the number of fresh registrants on its online registration portal for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), has exceeded two million. INEC said this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education...
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has faulted claim by Prof. Attahiru Jega, former INEC chairman, that the two major parties in the country have failed Nigerians. Dr Salihu Lukman, Director-General, PGF, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Jega had in a BBC Hausa Service interview on...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The National President of Rubber Producers, Processers Marketers Associations of Nigeria (NARPPMAN) on Monday pledged to regain the lost glory of rubber industry in Cross River State. The National President of NARPPMAN, Mr. Igbinosun Idowu made the pledge in Calabar during a media briefing to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The re-appointed Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, has pledged to continue to provide good leadership to the Nigerian University System NUS, as well as the National Universities Commission. Professor Rasheed made the pledge when he assumed office...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday morning broke into former BBNaija housemate, Dorathy Bachor’s apartment. Dorathy disclosed this on her Instagram story as she lamented the sad incident. Narrating the incident, Dorathy expressed frustration at how unsafe it is to be a Nigerian. On her Instagram...
Veteran Visual Artist, Prof. Yusuf Grillo has been confirmed dead, due to COVID-19 complications. Gboyega Grillo, son of the deceased, confirmed the incident in Lagos, said his father died at the early hours of Monday, Aug. 23. Grillo, who could not hide his emotions, said he was so pained...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has sealed 38 sachet water production outlets in Sokoto State for contravening various production laws. NAFDAC State Coordinator in Sokoto, Malam Garba Adamu, who disclosed this in an interview with the NAN on Monday in Sokoto, said that...
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Monday ordered striking members of Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors ( NARD) and the Federal Government to suspend all forms of hostilities and maintain status quo. Justice John Targema, the vacation judge in his ruling, gave the order pending the hearing and determination...
Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, the wife of late Nigerian head of state, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, has died. The former first lady passed on Monday at 97. She would have been 98 on November 21, 2021. Victoria’s husband Aguiyi-Ironsi was the supreme commander of the National Military Government for six months...
Without a doubt, there exists leadership challenge in Nigeria. This fact notwithstanding, there exists also signs that few public leaders in Nigeria through their actions and inactions daily demonstrate that the best defense of democracy is to stress the values that are essential for good governance, especially transparency and...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, has confirmed the arrest of 37 alleged suspected internet fraudsters in Oyo State. A statement signed on Monday by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren said that the suspects were arrested in Ibadan and Oyo...
The University’s Director of Communication, Sa’ad Mohammed, confirmed the incident, said that more details regarding the student’s death will be revealed. A 200-level student of the Taraba State University in the Peace and Conflict Resolution Department has died after a brief illness. According to an anonymous source, the student...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has filed a suit at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja over the failure of the Federal Government of Nigeria to effectively investigate, prosecute and punish perpetrators of the murders of 11 journalists killed between 1998 and 2019....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In its bid to acquire the technical I know-how on Item Construction and Validation, the officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) were recently treated to a two-day training workshop by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)....