The Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria (ARCAN), has lauded the Federal Government for reopening four of the country’s land borders, saying the action testified to the administration’s priority for the welfare and security of citizens. President of the association, Amb. Ganiyu Lawal, expressed this thought in an ...
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, as described the appointment of Mr Folorunsho Ojo as Special Assistant to the Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), as apt and well deserving.The NUJ Chairman, Mr Demola Babalola, made the assertion on Monday in Ibadan at a farewell...
The Lagos State Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, said that 35 commercial motorists had their vehicles impounded on Monday in Lagos for not installing speed limit devices in them. Ogungbemide made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, on Monday signed the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N141.6 billion into law. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), recalls that Bagudu had on Nov. 27, presented the budget of N141.6 billion for 2021 to the state House of Assembly. The budget had over...
Enugu State Government has concluded arrangements to employ 1,000 youths as traffic officers and forest guards.The Head of Service of the state, Mr Ken Chukwuegbo, made the disclosure in a statement in Enugu on Monday. Chukwuegbo advised interested and qualified youths to summit applications to his office or online...
The Bayelsa government says it is pursuing the revalidation of the licence for the Atala Marginal Oilfields on Oil Mining Lease (OML) 46 earlier revoked by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). Mr Ayiba Duba, Bayelsa Commisioner for Information told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in...
The 27 countries of the European Union (EU) on Monday unanimously approved the provisional application of a post-Brexit deal with Britain, an EU presidency spokesperson said. The unanimous approval, therefore, allows agreed changes to come into force from Jan. 1. “EU Ambassadors have unanimously approved the provisional application of...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with the former governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, over the demise of his father, Alhaji Musa Kwankwaso. Tinubu in a condolence letter on Monday in Lagos expressed shock at the passing of Kwankwaso, the District...
Alhaji Usman Ayeni, the Alashipa of Ashipa town, a border community in Badagry, on Monday appealed to Lagos State Government to provide social amenities to the community as a strategy to curb smuggling. Ayeni told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry that lack of amenities in Ashipa...
Ilorin General Hospital has been accredited by the Faculty Board of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, to train 30 Resident Doctors in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for two years. Prof. Adekunle Dunmade, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Health Matters, in a Press...
Cristiano Ronaldo, knocked out three other top contenders, for the Player of the Century crown at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Sunday. The Juventus forward attended the awards to receive the top prize for which Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah and Ronaldinho were also shortlisted. “Thank you, to...
Senate President Ahmed Lawan has called on Nigerians to put their tribal, religious and political affiliations aside and unite to make the nation great. Lawan made the call on Sunday during a thanksgiving service and 10th anniversary celebration in honour of the late Chief Johnson Kalu, the father of...
The Osun government on Sunday said there would be no countdown to New Year ceremonies and cross over nights under whatever guise by religious bodies and groups during the New Year eve. A statement by Mr Wole Oyebamiji, the Secretary to State Government, in Osogbo, said government had directed...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is implementing one of the world’s largest and far reaching social investment programmes. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said that...
The Government of Rivers, on Sunday, in Port Harcourt, has warned that it may re-impose lockdown in January to contain the new surge in Coronavirus cases in the State. Gov. Nyesom Wike handed the warning at a thanksgiving service in celebration of the 90th birthday of Mrs. Priscilla Mark,...
Alhaji Salihu Lukman, Director-General, Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), says a holistic approach is required to address recurring Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strikes in the country.Lukman said this in a statement in Abuja.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ASUU had been on strike since March 23,...
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 838 new cases of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. The centre announced this on its verified website on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 925,215 persons have been tested since the first confirmed case of the virus...
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 838 new cases of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. The centre announced this on its verified website on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 925,215 persons have been tested since the first confirmed case of the virus...
Countries that are major importers of Russian weapons, such as Algeria and Egypt, are among those that have been most affected by the ongoing coronavirus disease pandemic, a top Russian official said. Russia’s deputy minister of defense, Alexander Fomin, disclosed this in an interview with the Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he had signed the $900 billion (N349.2 trillion) coronavirus relief package. The action came just hours before a government shutdown, and days after the president opposed the bill over “wasteful and unnecessary items’’. In a statement, Trump called on Congress to...