By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), has said that politicians seeking public office and students seeking admission into higher institutions must undergo drug integrity test. Brig- Gen. Marwa stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering a paper on...
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The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says at least 440,000 healthcare workers have received their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in the country. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, said this during a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. Dr. Shuaib said the 440,000...
People across Britain will be taking the knee on Tuesday evening to mark the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death, part of events planned worldwide to commemorate his death. The demonstration, which has been organised by campaigners “Stand Up To Racism and Britain’s Trade Union Congress’’, will see people...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- In line with ease of doing business, The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has expressed concern over alleged outrageous demands and notices, just as the authorities have vowed to put an end to multiple taxation for the benefit of Abuja residents. FCT Minister of State,...
…Deal to yield over $780m in immediate revenues to Govt. By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Production Sharing Contract (PSC) partners – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (TEPNG), Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL)...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar 111 has challanged the Federal Government to reveal to Nigerians the total amount of billions recovered so far and how they were being spent. The Sultan gave the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has ordered the immediate use of the 18 newly acquired road construction machines worth N1.4 billion. The equipment include 4 excavators, 2 pilling machines, 8 driving rollers and graders, and 2 bulldozers, which were imported to boost the...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The Zonal Head of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in charge of North-West zone, Mr Bawa Usman Katungun has revealed that most of the banking frauds are impossible without insider’s collaboration. Mr. Katungun, stated this during a meeting with the various banks compliance officers...
By YUSUFU IDEGU, Jos- In preparation for the implementation of the World Bank funded COVID-19 Action Economic Stimulus Program for Result (NG-CARES), Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has inaugurated a Steering Committee that would supervise the implementation of the program in the State. The committee is to ensure...
The Lagos State Government through its Parastatals Monitoring Office on Tuesday said 20 of its parastatals were affected by the EndSARS destruction in October 2020. The Special Adviser, Parastatals Monitoring Office, Mr Afolabi Ayantayo, made this known in Ikeja, during the 2021 Ministerial Briefing in Commemoration of the Second...
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has destroyed expired and substandard products worth N2 million in Niger toward safeguarding the public health. The State Coordinator, SON, Hajiya Hauwa Nuhu disclosed this on Tuesday during the exercise in Maikunkele, near Minna. According to Nuhu: “The products before you have been...
A cleric, Pastor Ezekiel Daniel of the Assemblies of God Mission, Igando, Lagos has said that lack of forgiveness in marriage often destroys the relationship between couples. Daniel, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, said that lack of...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has urged indigenous companies to take advantage of opportunities in the upstream sector to become key players in the industry. The Chief Operating Officer, Upstream, NNPC, Mr Adokiyevl Tombomieye gave the advice on Tuesday at the virtual 2021 Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity...
Seven people suffocated to death following a toxic gas leakage at a food-processing factory in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday. The accident happened around 3.00 p.m. when a bamboo shoot factory in Changning County in the city of Yibin was undergoing equipment maintenance, the county’s publicity department said...
The 400-level student of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Olayinka Toyinbo, abducted on Saturday by suspected kidnappers, has regained freedom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Toyinbo is of the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, College of Environmental Resources Management of the institution. FUNAAB’s Head,...
More than 72 hours after the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru in a plane crash, expectations as regards the appointment of the next army chief are high. Attahiru and 10 other military officers died in a plane crash involving the NAF Beechcraft jet on...
Nigeria will on Thursday join the rest of the world to mark the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. The day, also known as World Culture Day, was set aside by UNESCO to raise awareness every year on the role of culture in ensuring sustainable socio-economic...
Interrogating the role played by southern leaders in the making of the 1979 and 1999 Nigerian constitutions that have decapacitated the south with dimmed prospects for its young teeming generations, is imperative at this point of Nigeria’s history. These two constitutions laid the groundwork for the current acrimony in...
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the North-East are meeting in Gombe to validate the 2022 to 2026 strategic action plan. Malam Umar Ibrahim, the Gombe State Resident Electoral Commissioner, said on Tuesday in Gombe that the meeting was convened...