The Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has explained that his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is due to President Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership qualities, saying he wants to help the 78-year-old in dealing with the challenges facing the country. Ayade moved to the APC from the Peoples...
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The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to stop the proposed increase of electricity tariff for June. This formed part of the resolutions by the lawmakers during Thursday’s plenary in the lower chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital. They stressed that it...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday announced that it has registered 49 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,901 confirmed cases. As at Thursday, 20 May, 2021, the public health agency recorded no...
As part of its commitment to environmental sustainability and efforts at reducing carbon emission, the Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc has inaugurated a Solar Power Plant at the company’s Ibadan brewery. The 663.6kwp solar power plant was inaugurated by Gov. Seyi Makinde on Thursday in Ibadan. According to NAN reports,...
The Consul-General of Nigeria in New York, Amb. Lot Egopija has described bee farming in as an ” untapped gold mine” in Nigeria capable of generating more than 10 billion dollars in annual revenue for the country. Amb. Egopija said this in a message to the World Bee Conference...
By YUSUFU IDEGU, Jos- Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has expressed shock over the death of his former Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Hitler Dadi. Late Hitler Dadi was a chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Plateau State. According to a press statement issued on Thursday...
U.S. President Joe Biden has applauded a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and emphasised the U.S. will continue to support Israel militarily. Biden said in remarks at the White House in Washington, DC as Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire proposal by Egypt...
Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has said his administration will put measures in place to make cocoa production a sustainable source of revenue and major driver of the state’s economy. Governor Oyetola, who was represented by his Deputy, Mr Benedict Alabi, made the pledge during the flag-off of 2021...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, (NIPR) on Thursday in Bauchi at its Annual General Meeting, conferred the prestigious Fellowship Award on Dr. Kennie Obateru, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Obateru, a self-driven and an amiable PR...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Director-General/Chief Executive of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Sir Joseph N. Ari, has identified skills acquisition as the only sustainable solution to reducing unemployment and poverty in Nigeria. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 2020 National Industrial Skills Development Programme (NISDP) of the...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos- CardinalStone Partners Limited took to the platform of Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited to commemorate the listing of its N5Billion bond with a digital Closing Gong Ceremony on Thursday, 20 May 2021. The debut listing was the CardinalStone Financing SPV Plc’s ₦5bn, 5-Year Series 1 bonds...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- A Civil Society Organization, Citizens Awareness Against Corruption And Social Vices Initiative (CAACASVI) has called on the National Assembly to immediately suspend the management of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) over allegation of corruption and gross mismanagement as regards its mandate of catering to the...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Acting Director, Defence Media Operation (DMO), Brigadier-General B.E. Onyeuko, declared on Thursday that the Armed Forces of Nigeria will continue to sustain the offensive posture against terrorists, bandits and kidnappers and will not relent until peace is restored to every troubled zone in the...
European stock markets recovered a bit on Thursday from slumps the previous day, with investors comforted by brighter economic outlooks and easing coronavirus concerns, analysts said. Bitcoin stabilised after Wednesday’s wild gyrations that saw the world’s most popular cryptocurrency lose almost a third of its value in one day...
Stakeholders for the realisation of mainstreaming modular Refineries operators have urged the National Assembly to work towards ensuring legal backing for the mainstreaming of modular Refineries into the nation’s economy. They made the call in a communiqué after a seminar on seamless integration of mini and modular refineries into...
The Police Command in Osun has debunked reports that protesters carried AK47 riffles unchallenged during Tuesday’s protest,by some youths in Osogbo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some youths in Osogbo protested the raid and arrest of some suspected internet fraudsters in Osogbo by officials of the...
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Thursday flagged-off the construction of Peninsula Hills Housing Estate as part of activities to commemorate the second anniversary of his administration. The governor said the estate, located close to Abuja on an expanse of 270 hectares of land, would be brought to...
The Leader of Nigerian militant terrorist group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has been reportedly killed after a deadly clash between his men and those of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) intelligence sources have confirmed to PRNigeria. The ISWAP, a splinter group of Boko Haram, who has grown...
Deputy Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly, Joseph Bassey, has officially defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) following the defection of Gov. Ben Ayade. Bassey told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Thursday in Calabar that the governor’s move has crumbled the Peoples...
Attacks by hoodlums on offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may affect conduct of the 2023 general elections, a don, Prof. Ifeanyichukwu Abada, has warned. Abada, of the Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), expressed the worry in Nsukka on Thursday in an interview with...