The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) has said the proper exploration of nation’s art, culture and tourism sectors can reduce crime rate amongst the youths in the country. The Director-General of NCAC, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, made the assertion on the sideline of a media roundtable held in...
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to support its five-year policy aimed at growing the economy. Mr Osita Nwanisobi, Ag. Director, Corporate Communications Department CBN, made the call at a one-day interactive and enlightenment session...
Financial experts have urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stabilise the foreign exchange for the productive sector and sustain its interventions to curb inflation. They said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. Sheriffdeen Tella, a Professor of Economics...
A former military Governor of Oyo State, General Adetunji Idowu Olurin (retd.), has died. The septuagenarian, born on December 3, 1944, was an indigene of Ilaro, in Ogun State. A family source who does not want his name mentioned informed Tribune Online that Olurin died at the Lagos University...
Kano State Govenor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Saturday, presented Staff of Office to the Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Nasiru Ado-Bayero, as the second Emir of Bichi. Recalled that Bichi was among the newly created emirates by Ganduje’s administration. Other newly created emirates were Rano, Gaya and Karaye, in addition to...
Former Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani says the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) desires to rejig the Enugu State chapter of the party to win elections. Nnamani, who is also member of the APC National Caretaker Committee representing the South-East zone, said this on Saturday in Enugu...
The Somali National Army (SNA) said its forces killed 60 al-Shabab terrorists during their foiled attack on two military bases in southern Somalia on Friday. The SNA commander Daud Abukar Abdi who led the operations told SNA Radio on Saturday that two al-Shabab commanders are among those killed during...
Rwanda’s Central Bank has said that the country’s economy continues to gradually recover from the 2020 recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic due to sizeable fiscal and monetary policy measures. Compared to the same period last year, the recovery in the first quarter of 2021 was mainly driven by...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Oyo State, have assured people of adequate security and free flow of traffic during the grand finale of the World Sango Festival celebration in Oyo Town. They gave the assurance on Saturday in separate...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission has paid an official condolence visit to the family of Ahmed Joda, former Board Chairman of the Commission in his country home in Yola, Adamawa State. Alh. Ahmed Joda passed on Friday, August 13, 2021, at the...
The coronation ceremony of the 21st Olu of Warri Kingdom, Omoba Emiko Tsola, is expected to hold today at the Ode-Itsekiri Island in Delta State. This is according to a statement signed by the Prime Regent of Warri Kingdom, Prince Emmanuel Okotiebo. “From that August 21, it is going...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country increased to 15,200, with 304 new cases confirmed in 12 states and the FCT on Aug. 20, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC). “Rivers (154), Ekiti (33), Edo (20) FCT (18), Oyo...
U.S. President Joe Biden has described the evacuation of people from Afghanistan following the fall of Kabul as the “largest airlift of people in history,” the White House said. The White House said in a statement late Friday that Biden gave the description in a phone conversation with Qatari...
By BABARA KALU, Owerri – Operatives from the Imo State Police Command have killed a notorious kingpin of an armed robbery gang during a gun duel in Nsu forest, Ehime-Mbano council area of the state. The notorious robbery kingpin was popularly known as Bugatti. The Commissioner of Police (CP)...
The Taliban will be accountable for its actions and will investigate reports of reprisals and atrocities carried out by members, an official of the Islamist militant group told Reuters on Saturday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added that the group planned to ready a new model...
Chaouki Tabib, former head of Tunisia’s Anti-Corruption Committee has been placed under house arrest, he said on Facebook on Friday. Tabib, who disclosed this hours after security forces took control of the commission’s headquarters, was the head of the independent authority from 2016 until he was dismissed by former...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The All Progressive Congress (APC) Cross River State Chapter has appealed for a formidable and united party in the state in order to win elections in the state. Chairman Caretaker Committee, Mathew Mbu Jnr, stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Calabar on...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Country director of Miss Earth Nigeria, Ms Ibinabo Fibenasima has carried her advocacy of “Plant a Tree Campaign” to Whatt Market in Calabar Municipal Council Area of Cross River State. While addressing market women and traders in Calabar , Ms. Ibinabo maintaining a clean...
The wife of the Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, says no fewer than 1,500 girls will be trained on basic ICT and life enhancing skills in Imo and Ondo states. Anyanwu-Akeredolu disclosed this at the Awards and Dinner Night of the 2021 Engineering Conference and Annual General Meeting...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N760.717 billion as federation allocation for the month of July. This is contained in a statement by Mr Oshundun Olajide, Deputy Director (Information), Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning on Friday. The statement noted that...