By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Sequel to the directive of the Minister of Education, Mal Adamu Adamu to resolve the impasse in the appointment of Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, the Senate of the university has been directed to appoint an Acting Vice Chancellor with immediate effect. Executive...
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…As Kyari defends NNPC 2021 Budget at National Assembly The House of Representatives Joint Committees on Petroleum (Upstream, Downstream and Gas) have applauded the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for breaking new grounds in its commitment to transparency and accountability. Chairman of the Joint Committees, Hon. Musa Sarki Adar,...
By John Onah, Abuja A Portal that will enable Exited N-Power Beneficiaries to apply for Central Bank of Nigeria Empowerment Options has been launched by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. The platform which was developed in collaboration with the CBN will enable Exited N-Power...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi No fewer than 150 youths selected from the northern states of the country are being trained for two days on leadership and governance by a Non-Governmental Organization, “Lead Generation Initiative.”Two youths are drawn from each local government area of the two states as well as...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Transcorp Power Consortium has paid an equivalent of N26.25billion being 25 percent of the N105.3billion winning price for the Afam Power Plc to formally takeover the assets of the company. Announcing the payment at the formal handover of the company to the new owners on Thursday,...
A group, the Facility for Oil Sector Transformation Project (FOSTER), says Nigeria cannot afford further delay in the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) due to its current economic realities. Mr Henry Adigun, Team Leader, FOSTER, made the assertion on Friday in Lagos at a Policy Dialogue on...
Hultprize Cross river University of Technology (CRUTECH) is currently engaged in a virtual pitch presentation battle in the selection of Top 10 teams to emerge for the Semi-finals. The 4-days virtual challenge from November 21st – November 24, 2020 had 22 representing teams in attendance, moderated by the Campus...
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has lauded the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) for championing the campaign against Gender Based Violence (GBV) through the media. Its Media Associate, Mrs Kori Habib, gave the commendation when NAN joined UN organs to celebrate Orange Day. The Orange Day, marked on 25th of...
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Shell Petroleum Development Company, asking it to review its judgment of Jan. 11, 2019 that ordered Shell to pay N17 billion to Ogoni communities in Rivers. The communities were affected by an oil spill caused by the oil company in 1970....
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says religious and traditional leaders have a role to play in educating the public on the preventive measures on COVID-19. NOA Director General, Garba Abari said at a sensitisation programme for religious and traditional rulers in Abuja on Friday. The programe was in collaboration with Coalition of Societies for the Right of Older persons in Nigeria (COSROPIN). Abari who was represented by the Director, Civil Ethics and Value, Mrs Ngozi Ekeoba said since inception, the agency has not relented in its sensitisation campaigns to...
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on Friday said it had granted operational licence to four new insurance firms and one reinsurance company in Nigeria. Mr Sunday Thomas, Commissioner for Insurance, said this at the Insurance Industry Consultative Council (IICC) 2020 Media Retreat at Ijebu Ode with the theme: Changing...
A medical expert, Dr Tunji Akintade, has appealed to governments to ensure vaccination of the citizens against yellow fever to save their lives. Akintade, a former Chairman, Lagos State Chapter of the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency...
The Police on Friday arraigned a sales girl, Martha David, 25, before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged misappropriation of her employer’s N243,000 from sales of children’s clothes. The defendant, a resident of Kawo in Kaduna State, is facing trial on a two-counts charge of criminal breach of...
Dr Amina Bello, wife of the Niger governor, on Friday pledged to ensure a speedy assent to the domesticated Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPPA) in the state.Bello made this known in Minna while inaugurating this year’s “16-Day Activism on the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls”. “My...
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operations Whirl Stroke and Accord have arrested eight bandits and eliminated three in different operations in Benue, Nasarawa, and Zamfara. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Enenche said the troops of Operation...
INEC on Friday solicited the cooperation of all stakeholders for a successful outing at the bye-election of the Dass Constituency of the Bauchi State House of Assembly scheduled for Dec. 5. Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Bauchi State, made the appeal at a sensitisation and interactive...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, admitted Sen. Ali Ndume to bail after spending five days in Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Okon Abang, who gave the ruling, said the court decided to exercise its discretionary power based on the good conduct of Ndume in the course of the...
The death toll from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Africa has peaked at 50,000 people since the first outbreak on the continent was declared, head of the African Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC), John Nkengasong, announced in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday. African countries recorded at least 94,000...
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has directed that candidates seeking elective posts in the Jan. 26, local councils poll in the state, be subjected to compulsory drug test. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, said this in a statement in Kano on Friday. Garba said that...