By Yusufu Idegu, Jos – Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his determination to transform the economy of the country through the entrenchment of rail transportation as a major means of moving people and goods....
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By Yusufu Idegu, Jos – Following recent attacks on citizens of Plateau State leading to several deaths as well as the destruction of farmlands by suspected herdsmen, a group has declared that the state governor has been paying lips service to insecurity in the state. The group known as...
The Nigerian Senate has approved the conditional electronic transmission of electoral results. Senators had on Thursday voted publicly along party lines over section 52(3) of the electoral act amendment bill, which deals with electronic transmission of poll results. At the end of voting, 28 Senators mostly from the PDP...
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo and Logistics Services and Liege Airport have announced that they have renewed their long standing partnership agreement until 2026. Liege Airport, Belgium’s largest cargo airport and the 6th largest cargo airport in Europe, will continue to be Ethiopian Airlines cargo hub serving as a freighter gateway...
Power properly understood is nothing but the ability to achieve a purpose. It is the strength required to bring about social, economic, political, cultural and religious changes. What is needed is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic....
High-res photo and video footage here The Zero Hunger Roundtable – a multi-sector forum aimed at collectively addressing food challenges – today launched an initiative to foster innovative approaches to end hunger, championed by Nigeria’s entrepreneurs. Ten cutting edge start-ups have been selected to take part in the first...
Gov. Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe, said that the deployment of a modern firefighting truck by the Federal Fire Service (FFS) to Yobe will boost emergency response services in the state. Mala-Buni made this known during the commissioning of one contemporary firefighting truck on Thursday in Yobe. The Governor represented...
Mr Dayo Apata, (SAN) Solicitor-General of the Federatlon and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice has said that the Federal Government is fully equipped to end torture in all its ramifications in Nigeria. Apata made this known on Thursday in Abuja while addressing a news conference to commemorate the 2021...
The Defence Headquarters says troops of the various operations have continued to subdue banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities in the North West and North Central parts of the country. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the operations of the...
A Mararaba Upper Area Court in Nasarawa State, on Thursday sentenced two women to three months imprisonment each for fighting in public. Uwa Onyenye, 35 and Gift Omoyo, who are neighbours, pleaded guilty to fighting and disturbing public peace. Delivering judgment, the judge, Abubakar Tijjani gave the convicts an...
A public affairs analyst, Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, has described the act of taking mandates received from one political party to another through defection by elected office holders as unwholesome. Pearse, a lecturer at the University of Lagos, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By Israel Bolaji Six finalists are expected to emerge through the viewers votes following the second live show of the FirstBank Sponsored The Voice Nigeria Season 3. UN1TY Limited and Livespot360, producers of the global talents reality series, explained how to vote on the voice Nigeria season 3, sponsored by FirstBank, Baba...
A 62-year-old widow, Mrs Elizabeth Okagbere, has made it to the semi-final of the “Made-in-Delta’’ Talent Search. She is one of 20 semi-finalists, 10 of who will get N5 million contract each from the state government to further use their talents for the betterment of Delta. The widow, also...
The Benin Chamber of Commence, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (BENCCIMA), has calling on women in Edo to key into the Business Resilience Assistance for Value-Adding Enterprises (BRAVE) women programme to get grants for their businesses. Mrs Aina Omo-Ojeonu, President of BENCCIMA, made the call during an interview with the...
U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel would discuss matters concerning Afghanistan, Russia and cyber-attacks, among others. The discussion would hold at the White House later on Thursday, a senior U.S. official said. “I expect they will discuss the full range of shared security challenges, including Afghanistan,...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has presided over a virtual meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Under the Nigerian Constitution, the vice president is the chairman of NEC. The council’s meeting is held monthly to deliberate on the coordination of the economic...
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), on Thursday commended the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) for its readiness for the July 24 Local Government election, urging the commission to allow votes to count. Assessing LASIEC’s preparations, the IPAC Chairman in Lagos State, Mr James Adeshina, told the News Agency...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 35,000 personnel and operational equipment for special patrol during Sallah. The Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Kazeem said massive mobilisation of...