…To Award Warri, Kaduna Refineries Rehab EPC in June By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The drive by the Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to boost in-country refining capacity was bolstered on Tuesday with the signing of the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning (EPCIC) contract for the...
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ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has commended Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, for the giant strides he has recorded in less than two years of being in office, saying he was marveled. He stated this in his speech at the Palace of the Emir of Bauchi,...
More than 40 jihadists, including a senior commander, were killed last week after they attacked United Nations peacekeepers in northern Mali, the UN force MINUSMA said on Monday. A UN source previously said about 20 of around 100 assailants were killed in a three-hour counter-attack after they raided a...
The Federal Government on Tuesday said an additional 100,000 doses of the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine has been received from India. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha made the announcement during a press briefing in Abuja. The vaccines, donated by the government of India to Nigeria, will...
Myanmar activists daubed roadways with red paint Tuesday to protest against the junta’s bloody crackdown on protests, as an online fundraising drive to support the movement neared the $10 million mark. The country has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the global economy is projected to grow at six per cent in 2021, moderating to 4.4 per cent in 2022. The April 2021 World Economic Outlook (WEO) was presented on Tuesday in Washington D.C. by Gita Gopinath, the fund’s Chief Economist at the...
Rep. Suleiman Aliyu Lere (APC-Kaduna State) has died at the age of 53. The lawmaker’s Personal Assistant, Mr Tukur Maibindiga, disclosed this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. Mr. Maibindiga said that lawmaker who represented Lere Federal Constituency, died at the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna...
The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, says the three-month tenure extension granted to outgoing Inspector-General of Police Muhammad Adamu was terminated following completion of selection process for a new I-G. Dingyadi has earlier announced the appointment of Deputy Inspector- General of Police (DIG) Usman Baba as Acting Inspector-General...
By OOREOFEOLUWA KALEJAIYE, Lagos- Oscar N. Onyema, OON has now completed his tenure as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE or The Exchange). In commemoration of his exemplary leadership, he was honoured with a digital Closing Gong Ceremony on Thursday, 1 April 2021. Following...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of DIG Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector General of police. He immediately replaces Mohammed Abubakar Adamu. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi disclosed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday. The president had on the 4th of February, extended the...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says its 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, earlier scheduled for May/June, may not hold. The Council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the hint while announcing the release of results of the 2021 first...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, on Tuesday began training of 200 officers on the use of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) to tackle insecurity. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Iskilu Akinsanya, who declared the training opened in Ibadan, said it had became necessary as...
The United Nations celebrates the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, recognising the role that sport and physical activity plays in communities and in people’s lives across the world. The occasion holds special resonance this year as the world seeks to recover from the devastation wreaked by...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL,Sokoto- The Department of Public Health, Covid 19 Task Force of the Sokoto State Ministry of Health in collaboration with Plan International Nigeria which is a Global Affairs Canada Funded Show Costed Extension Covid-19 Response Project has organised a day stakeholder sensitization campaign on Covid-19 vaccine rollout....
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has charged officers of the Police Command in Imo not to give up on the fight against banditry, stating that the fight was non-negotiable. The IGP gave the charge in Owerri on Tuesday while inspecting the command’s headquarters, following an attack...
By JOHN ONAH, ABUJA-The Federal Government has promised to address the issues that led to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, ASUP. The Minister of Education Mallam Adamu Adamu at a meeting with ASUP executives in Abuja said some of the issues had already being...
The Federal Government says some unpatriotic elements are encouraging insecurity in some parts of the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. Alhaji Mohammed, however, assured that Government was resolutely tackling the situation and security “will...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has arrived Bauchi State for a one day working visit to commission road projects executed by the Bala Mohammed led administration in the state. Jonathan landed at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Bauchi, aboard a chattered aircraft at exactly 11.33am....
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has declared a strike, demanding the implementation of a new salary scheme for polytechnic lecturers. According to the union, the industrial action kicks off on Tuesday, April 6th. ASUP leaders made the strike declaration today after a meeting with federal government officials in...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of €145 million to finance reliability and performance upgrades to the country’s rail system under the Egypt National Railways Modernization Project (ENRMP). The funding will be used to enhance operational safety and to increase network capacity...