PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In a bid to improve the economic wellbeing of Cross River State Women, the Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a resolution granting approval to the State Government to accept an offer of credit facility of N1,000,000,000.00 (one billion Naira) from zenith Bank...
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Justice Peter Kekemeke of an FCT High Court, Nyanya, on Wednesday fixed Sept. 30, for ruling in a motion to reopen defence and recall witnesses by the first defendant in alleged armed robbery case. Kekemeke fixed the date after the first defendant (Ejeh)’s counsel, Prof. Agbo Madaki, brought a...
Expectations are high towards who become the next Apc national Chairman as the 2023 political power play beckons on who succeed president Buhari . It’s worthy to know that the gladiators and the shakers in the race . All Progressive Congress, APC is standing on tripod which are Action...
Rivers State House of Assembly on Wednesday approved the ban on contractors and private consultants who engage in collection and remittance of personal income tax in the state. The measure followed a letter from Gov. Nyesom Wike to the House requesting the ban on services of middlemen or contractors...
Prof. Steve Nwokeocha of Sociology of Education, University of Calabar says plans are underway for teachers to bear the title “Distinguished” as borne by senators. Nwokeocha, who is Executive Director, Academics, Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The management of the University of Calabar has given a three months ultimatum to forty two thousand graduates of the Institution who are yet to collect their certificates from 1980 to 2021. The University Management in a statement signed by the Registrar Gabriel Egbe said...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) have donated 10 solar powered boreholes and 16 VIP latrines to some communities in seven LGAs in Borno. Speaking at the formal handover ceremony of the projects in Maiduguri on Wednesday, Borno Deputy Governor, Alhaji...
The leaders People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday stormed the National Assembly in protest, demanding the immediate reversal of President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Lauretta Onochie as National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Lauretta Onochie is currently the media aide to President Buhari on Social Media....
Mrs Felicia Marinze, a 71-year-old PhD student of the University of Lagos, has emerged one of the best graduating students from the institution’s School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS). The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe announced this at a news conference on activities lined-up for the...
For any democratic system to thrive, it does not only need a periodic free and credible elections, but also vibrant political parties, especially strong oppositions. Opposition parties do not just provide citizens with alternative choice during elections, they also engage the government in power/ruling party to ensure that good...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has not fix another examination for any category of candidates on July 3 as being peddled in some quarters. The board’s Head of Media and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos...
Christian clerics in Nasarawa have called for prayers for the nation’s peace, security, growth and evelopment. Rev. Fr. Anthony Tsaku, Parish Priest in charge of St Anthony Catholic Church Keana made the call in Wakama on Wednesday when he hosted to members and stakeholders of St Louis Catholic Church...
A 40-day prayer was observed for the repose of the soul of late Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt,-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers who died in the ill-fated Beach Craft King Air 350 crash in Kaduna on May 21. Others are the Chief of Military Intelligence, Brig.-Gen. Abdulrahman...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Speaker of Kaduna State House of Assembly, Alhaji Yusuf Zailani, has congratulated Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara on his recent defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that it is a pointer towards the party’s victory in 2023 . Hon. Zailani said...
By OOREOFEOLUWA KALEJAIYE, Lagos – The Pan-African banking group, the Ecobank Group has emerged as the African Banker’s 2021 African SME Bank of the Year. Ecobank beat a host of other banks in the African Banker Awards 2021 to take home the SME Award in a 2020 tumultuous year...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is unmoved by the recent wave of defection by governors under the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting it is well-positioned to reclaim the country’s number one seat in 2023. Governor Bello Mattawalle of Zamfara State officially joined the...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has called for an even greater effort to have more people involved in the Tokyo Games vaccinated against the coronavirus. In a letter to the Olympic athletes community, Bach said that 84 per cent of the members of the foreign delegations will...
The National Forum of ex-Councilors of Nigeria, Yobe Chapter, has appointed Nigeria’s ambassador to the Republic of Benin, rtd Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, as its patron. The Chairman of the chapter, Mr Abdulganiyu Mohammed, said this in a statement in Abuja. Mohammed said that Buratai, who was in Damaturu for...