BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence and Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti Corruption, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has expressed shock over the capsizing of a boat in Wara, Ngaski LGA of Kebbi State, which led to the death of over one hundred...
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By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a ₦39.85billion trading surplus for the month of February 2021 representing a massive 314.24% leap from the ₦9.62billion surplus it recorded in January 2021. This is contained in the February 2021 edition of the NNPC Monthly...
By ADA JOY, Abuja- Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent “an urgent complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention over the arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of activists Larry Emmanuel and Victor Anene Udoka simply for peacefully exercising their right to protest in Kogi state.”...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu- Following the recent mentorship programme unveiled by the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State through the State Scholarship and Education Loans Board (ESSELB), admissions and scholarships have been secured with full funding for seven youths of the state into some of the best...
The Nigerian Immigration Service is to commence acceptance of applications for passports from the 1st of June 2021. The Comptroller General of the service, Mohammed Babandede stated this while briefing Journalist in Abuja. The Comptroller General explained that reopening acceptance of applications followed the decision to clear all backlog...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya was born on 5 January 1966 in Sifawa, Bodinga LGA of Sokoto state. Maj Gen Yahaya who is a member of the 37 Regular Course of the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), started his...
By MBAFAN ADE, Business Correspondent – Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”), the parent of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank with operations across 34 countries, held its 33rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Extraordinary General Meeting virtually today. At the AGM, held in Lomé, Togo, the shareholder approved all...
Mali’s interim President President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane have been released from military detention. Their release met a key demand of the international community and calls for an immediate return to civilian government. “The interim president and prime minister were released overnight around 1:30 am (0130...
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has called for the establishment of an armed bearing squad to protect firemen from mob attacks at fire scenes and rescue operations. The Controller General of the Service, Dr. Liman Ibrahim made the call in Abuja at the decoration of some officers who were...
President Muhammadu Buhari celebrated Children’s Day with children in the State House on Thursday, May 27th. May 27th is celebrated as Children’s Day in Nigeria. President Buhari commemorated the day with some kids in the Aso Rock Villa with cake and waving flags. According to the Presidency’s official Twitter...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has reaffirmed its commitment to the promotion and empowerment of young women and girls in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the country. The Commission expressed this commitment during separate sensitization campaigns held at Government Girls’ Science School (GSS), Kuje and...
The Police Command in Bayelsa on Thursday confirmed the release of Mr Peter Igbifa, President of Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) who went missing on Tuesday while travelling to Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Igbifa was on his way to Abuja on May 25, for a...
A Non-Governmental Organisation, under the aegis of High-Level Women Advocates (HiLWA), on Thursday, called on all female children in Nigeria to report any abuse against them without fear or intimidation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that HiLWA is an NGO that works with the United Nations Children’s...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin- The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said that his administration would always ensure that every child gets equitable chance to attain their full potentials Governor AbdulRazaq stated this on Thursday, while congratulating children in the state on the occasion of this year’s Children’s Day....
By YAHAYA MUSA, Zamfara- The Zamfara State Police Command in collaboration with the state government committee on peace and amnesty programme headed by the Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed Dauran and some repentant bandits has facilitated the unconditional release of 53 kidnapped victims. The release...
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated Alhaji Ashafa Erogbogbo as he turns 95 on May 28, giving thanks to almighty God for the gift of longevity, in sound mind and body. The president’s congratulatory message was conveyed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the swapping of positions by two heads of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. He said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, announced this in a statement on...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday sensitised students of Iko Gateway Grammar School, Idiroko in Ogun, on safety. The Idiroko Unit Commander of the FRSC, Mr Akinwunmi Olaluwoye, said the exercise was to create safety awareness in the students on the occasion of the 2021 Children’s Day....