The Federal Government on Wednesday, in Abuja, said it would seek the support of the European Union (EU) and other relevant stakeholders in migration management, for the deployment of modern technology at the nation’s entry points to mitigate illegal migration. The Director, Press and Public Relations, in the Ministry...
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Thomas Tuchel said he was excited with his new team in spite of seeing Chelsea draw 0-0 with Wolves in his first match as manager on Wednesday. The German, who replaced Frank Lampard on Tuesday, watched his side create 14 shots on goal but saw them unable to find...
Dame Simplice, the President, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), on Wednesday, in Lagos, urged students to pursue a career in taxation as it would opens doors to success. Simplice, who said this in a statement, added that taxation was both exciting and a pivot upon which developed...
The Ogun police command, on Wednesday, paraded 25 suspected members of the dreaded buccaneer cult group, who they arrested during an alleged initiation ceremony in Abeokuta. Parading the suspects at the Command’s Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, the state Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, disclosed that the suspects were arrested along...
The Kwara Government says it has recorded 115 more COVID-19 cases, while 56 patients, who tested negative twice have been discharged. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor and Spokesman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Ilorin....
The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Mr Nasiru Gawuna, says about 20,000 farmers in the state have benefited from a special Federal Government agriculture enhancement programme. The federal government introduced Agro Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project to boost food production in the country. Gawuna stated...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday registered 22 additional deaths from the coronavirus related complications, bringing the total number of death toll in the country to 1,544. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the additional 22 deaths...
Rivers United FC Technical Adviser, Stanley Eguma says careless defence cost his team’s 1-0 loss to Kano Pillars, at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna. Eguma in a voice note posted by Charles Mayuku, Rivers United Media Officer, on Thursday said that defeat was part of the game of...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said “vaccine equity” was the fastest way to reopen the global economy and start a sustainable recovery,. Guterres stated this in a video message to a high-level webinar on the African COVID-19 Vaccine Financing and Development Strategy on Wednesday evening. Noting that equitable...
The Police Command in Anambra says it has arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly snatching a Toyota Corolla car at gun point on Tuesday in Enugu.The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Haruna Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Awka, said that the suspect...
The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola on wednesday announced another three days of total shutdown of the Third Mainland Bridge for another round of delicate expansion joints replacement. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone that the shutdown would take effect from midnight...
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday signed a law to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, disclosed this while handing over five ambulances donated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)...
Gov. Sani Bello of Niger State has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) national membership registration and revalidation exercise will improve the party’s chances of winning elections in the 2023 general election. Bello, who is also the chairman of the APC national membership registration and revalidation committee, said...
The 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Cantonment, Akure, now has a new Brigadier Commander, Brig.-Gen. Raymond Utsaha, who replaced Brig.-Gen. Zakar Abubakar. Abubakar has been posted to the Nigerian Army school of Artillery, Kaduna, as the Deputy Commandant of the school. Speaking during the handing and taking over ceremony on...
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise for Change Initiative, has advised the new service Chiefs to be committed and lead the way in the fight against insurgency in the country. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday, Okei-Odumakin said that Nigerians expect...
Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has received the prestigious “Man of the Year 2020” award from the Publishers of MoneyReport Magazine. The award was presented to Danbatta at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja, on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 by...
BY DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday afternoon met with the newly appointed Service Chiefs, charging them to be patriotic, and serve the country well. Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Femi Adesina, in a statement, quoted Buhari as saying: “We’re in a state of...
British pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) on Wednesday signed a product transfer agreement for malaria vaccine with Bharat Biotech (BBIL) of India to boost its access in Africa. Thomas Breuer, the Chief Medical Officer of GSK Vaccines disclosed this in a statement in Nairobi. The agreement will facilitate seamless transfer...