By OOREOFEOLUWA KALEJAIYE, Lagos- President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the role of The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) in stimulating economic growth and providing platforms for businesses and individual to save and raise capital through innovation, diversified products and services, enabling regulatory environment and much more. The president gave...
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Gov. Masari reaffirms support for New Incentives’ cash transfers for routine immunization in Katsina
Gov. Masari reaffirms support for New Incentives’ cash transfers for routine immunization in Katsina
The Governor of Katsina State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari has reaffirmed the States’ support for New Incentives – All Babies Are Equal Initiative’s conditional cash transfers for routine immunization program in Katsina State. He made this known while speaking during a courtesy visit of advisors and staff of...
POST-COVID-19 PANDEMIC, NIGERIA AND FRANCE MUST SEIZE THE CHANCE TO STRENGTHEN MILITARY AND ECONOMIC TIES. By Muhammadu Buhari, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Today, leaders from across Africa meet in Paris to discuss plans to recover from the impact of a common enemy – COVID-19. But for African nations...
Ninety-six per cent of crew kidnapping on ships and vessels in 2020 took place in the Gulf of Guinea. This assertion was made in Lagos on Tuesday by the Commandant, Koffi Annan Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Maj.-Gen. Francis Ofori. “In a little over 10 years, the Gulf of Guinea...
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said there is no ground for compromise with the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) over the ongoing warning strike embarked by the union in the state. The governor disclosed this on Tuesday in an interview in Kaduna while reacting to the five-day warning...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully closed a 1.3 billion dollar dual tenor bond issuance, its largest-ever transaction in the international debt capital markets. The bank announced this in a statement in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday. It said that it printed a 600 million dollar five-year note at...
The Senate has confirmed the nominations of 12 persons for appointment, as Chairman and members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Their confirmation followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, at plenary on Tuesday. The Chairman of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Borno State’s Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested one Abubakar Mohammed, for allegedly impersonating as an Army captain. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Tuesday in Maiduguri. Mr. Ibrahim explained...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has resolved 99.2 per cent of service-related complaints received from telecom consumers across the major network operators in Q1, 2021. According to the Q1, 2021 Report on Complaint Management issued by the Consumer Affairs Bureau of the Commission, a total...
The police and other security agents, on Tuesday, dispersed heavily armed thugs who attacked labour union leaders and members in Kaduna. The thugs, armed with knives, sticks and stones attacked the peaceful protesters at NEPA roundabout, Kaduna, but were quickly dispersed by security personnel deployed to protect the protesters....
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- The Nigerian Air Force, as part of its one week activities marking the 57th anniversary of its establishment has offered free medical outreach to over 2,000 poor and less privilege in Ganjuwa LGA of Bauchi state. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the outreach which took...
A Constitutional and International Law expert, Dr Wole Kunuji, on Tuesday said that secession would not end the various agitations and unrest in some parts of the country. Rather, the don said, the most viable solution to the existential problem of Nigeria is to painstakingly and democratically work out...
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the approval of the Senate for an external loan of 6.183 billion dollars, to fund the deficit of N5.602triillon in 2021 Appropriation Act. This is contained in a letter addressed to the President of Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan and read at plenary on Tuesday....
Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, has confirmed that the Federal Government of Nigeria has received GBP 4,214,017.66 of the loot associated with the family members of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori. The Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney-General, Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, disclosed...
Operators of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Kaduna State have urged the state government to end the current industrial action by Labour unions in the state as it was negatively impacting their businesses. Recalled that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Kaduna state chapter on Monday, embarked on a...
Dangote Cement Plc has restated commitment to meet the demand gap and ensure the availability of cement products across the country. The Group Chief Sales and Marketing Director of Dangote Cement, Mr Rabiu Umar, said this in a statement issued on Tuesday. Umar said that the renewed commitment became...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna- The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has declared the National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba and other members of the union wanted for economic sabotage and attacks on public infrastructure under the Miscellaneous Offences Act. The Governor El-Rufai, who disclosed this...
BY OLA MODUPE, Ogun- The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested Abidemi Rufai, the Senior Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, over $350,000 employment fraud. Rufai was quizzed by the FBI on Friday evening at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York following...
A group known as The Rastafari Society of Kenya, has gone to court seeking to be allowed to consume cannabis for “spiritual” purposes. The group, which identifies itself as a minority religious group, said its members live in fear because of laws that are hostile to their religious practices....
The Imo State Police Command have rearrested an inmate who recently escaped from the prison in Imo State, South-East Nigeria. Recalled that some 1,844 prisoners were freed, when gunmen attacked the prison headquarters in Owerri on April 5. The police headquarters in the state was similarly attacked by gunmen....