President of the United States, Joe Biden, has said that the mere purchase and usage of Marijuana was not enough reason for anyone to be jailed. President Biden formally made this proposal on Thursday on his official X handle, reclassifying Marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the United...
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The Peoples Democratic Party Stakeholders Forum (PSF) has alleged the acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Iliya Damagun, of receiving the sum of $2m along to work in favour of the embattled 27 lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly. In a statement by the Publicity Secretary...
Africa must unite to defeat terrorism, human trafficking – Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has called for a common front among African nations in the fight against challenges of terrorism and human trafficking bedevilling them. Tinubu said this when he received the new President of Senegal, Bassirou Faye, at the...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it plans to support Nigeria’s power sector with one billion dollars to boost electricity. AfDB Vice President, Power, Energy, Climate Change and Green Growth Complex, Dr Kevin Kariuki, said this on Thursday at the Eight Africa Energy MarketPlace (AEMP) Forum in...
The Organised Labour has frowned at the Federal Government’s plan to utilise the N19.66 trillion pension funds for infrastructure development. This is contained in a joint letter signed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), which was addressed to the Minister of Finance...
Members of the Rivers Assembly have screened and confirmed the appointment of Mr Dagogo Tamunoiboroma as the new Rivers Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. Tamunoiboroma was confirmed at a plenary at the temporary assembly chamber in Government House, Port Harcourt. Factional Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo had read the correspondence...
The Federal Government says it will soon begin the payment of N130 billion as part of gas supply debts in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, said this on Thursday at the 2024 Eight Africa Energy Marketplace in Abuja. The forum...
Dstv, Gotv subscriptions: FCCPC keeps mum on MultiChoice’s price hike Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), on Thursday, did not oppose the recent price hike on tariffs and cost of products and services by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, the owners of Dstv and Gotv. FCCPC made this known through...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday in Elele vowed to ensure prudent management of the state’s revenue during his administration. Fubara made the vow while declaring the commencement of construction of N80.3 billion 33.5-kilometre Elele-Egbeda-Omoku Road dual carriageway and bridge project in Emohua Local Government Area of...
The Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro, on Thursday in a tribute to the late Ijaw hero, Major Isaac Jasper Adaka Boro, urged Niger Delta youths to shun violence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribute came on the occasion of the...
The Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Joseph Johnson, has no fewer than 1,000 health workers have been employed by the Gov. Siminalayi Fubara-led administration. Johnson disclosed this on Thursday in Port Harcourt while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the governor’s performance...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has decried the consistent rise in the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue, Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. Its representative in Benue, Mr Adewole Oke, disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi, while delivering a goodwill message during the presentation of...
The Kogi East All Progressive Congress (APC) stakeholders, have passed a Vote of Confidence on Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi, appealing for an audience with him toward strengthening the party. The stakeholders stated this at a media chat with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, saying that the interface was...
The Zamfara Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the recent suspension of the state Chairman of the party, Alhaji Tukur Danfulani by the Galadima Ward executives of the party as illegal and undemocratic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that eight out of the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared the sum of N1.208 trillion as revenue for April among the Federal Government, states and Local Government Councils (LGCs). The revenue was shared on Thursday at the May meeting of FAAC in Abuja. A communiqué issued...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Dr. Amos Agbu has been appointed as the new acting Rector of Taraba State Polytechnic Suntai. Dr. Agbu appointment follows the expiration of the tenure of the former Rector, Dr. Ayuba Ibrahim Abarshi on 13th May, 2024 after a successful four years of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Emirates Airlines has announced that it would resume its Lagos, Nigeria services on Oct. 1, operating a daily service between Lagos and Dubai. Emirates’ Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer, Adnan Kazim, announced this in a statement issued on Thursday in Lagos. Mr....
The unending political rift in Rivers has taken a fresh twist with five Commissioners resigning. Their resignations were contained in separate letters addressed to the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the mass resignation is the second since...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has sought approval of the Senate for the 2024 National Anti-Doping Bill. President Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary on Thursday. He said the request was in accordance with...