By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – A socio-political organisation in the state, Oyo Kajola Group (OKG), has commended Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde for providing the visionary leadership and tenacity of purpose that culminated into the eventual ceding of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) to the state by the...
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From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Kingdom (UK) has added its weight to the proposed Borno State 25-year Development Plan that initiated and launched by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on S November 14, 2020. This came through the British Government’s pledge to support Borno State Government in some...
Network of University Legal Aid Institutions (NULAI) Nigeria, a civil society organisation, said 7,996 persons were prosecuted in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by COVID-19 mobile courts in two months. The mobile courts were inaugurated by the Chief Judge of the FCT, Justice Ishaq Bello in April. Programme Manager,...
The Federal Government has urged female entrepreneurs to apply for its ongoing intervention grant for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to enable them overcome challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Amb. Mariam Katagum, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment made the call at a news conference...
Fans of the 2020 Big Brother Naija, season 5 winner, Lekan Agbeleshe a.k.a Laycon are in for an exciting times as he returns to the screens in a new reality show titled, ‘’I Am Laycon”. The show powered by Showmax would premier in Febraury 2021 and would show Laycon’s...
The Bayelsa Government has cautioned the federal government and other critical stakeholders in the oil and gas industry against repeating the mistakes that are depriving host communities of their benefits. The Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this while declaring open the technical session of the 5th National Council on...
The National Union of Bauchi State Students’ Union (NUBASS) has appealed to the state government to hasten up the payment of bursaries owed students in the state.The newly-elected National President of the union, Malam Abdurrahaman Shuaibu, made the appeal in Bauchi on Tuesday, when he led a delegation of...
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue said on Tuesday that over 8,000 local government staff in the state would be promoted. Ortom disclosed this while receiving a “Life Patron of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE)” award in Makurdi. He said a directive had been issued to the Local...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Tuesday opened a three-day workshopin Abuja for its investigators as part of measures to combat trafficking in persons in Nigeria. The investigators were drawn from NAPTIP, including its zonal offices across the country, to gain wider knowledge...
A Bill for an Act to provide for legal, governance, regulatory and fiscal framework for the Nigeria Petroleum Industry, development of host communities and for related matter has passed Second Reading in the House of Representatives. The bill which is also known as Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) passed second...
Mrs Dabney Shallholma, Chairperson, Sealink Promotional Shipping Company, on Tuesday decried the lack of hubs and trade facilitation to support the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Shallholma spoke on the topic, “Hindrances to Maritime Transport, Intervention and Mitigation Actions to Unlock them”, at the AfCFTA Nigeria Strategic Workshop...
A funeral with around 400 mourners was broken up in the northern German city of Bremen for flouting coronavirus rules, police said in a statement on Tuesday. “The permitted number for events was exceeded considerably,’’ a police spokeswoman said of the incident, which occurred on Monday. Police officers called...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appealed to the Gombe State Government to help tackle water shortage at the state orientation camp to enable corps members observe personal hygiene.Mrs Fatima Abubakar, Chairperson,NYSC Governing Board, made the call during a courtesy call on Gov. Inuwa Yahaya at his office...
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation, his nominees as Chairman and Members of the Governing Council of Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC) and National Commission for Persons with Disabilities. This is contained in separate letters read at plenary on Tuesday by the Senate...
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) on Tuesday in Abuja restated its commitment to achieving the UN’s vision 95-95-95 aimed at ending AIDS by the year 2030. Dr Gambo Aliyu, its Director-General, while addressing a news conference to mark the 2020 World AIDS Day, said that...
“Happiest Season,” out on Hulu on Friday and starring Kristen Stewart, breaks the mold as a romantic comedy about a lesbian couple set around the holidays. Stewart, who is bisexual, says she’s astounded it’s taken this long for a major studio to get behind such a film. “I would...
The Gombe State House of Assembly on Tuesday impeached its Speaker, Abubakar Ibrahim from Yamaltu west constituency while Abubakar Luggerewo emerged as the new speaker. The former speaker was impeached on Tuesday following a voice vote by 16 members out of the 24 members of the house. The motion...
Mr Sulaiman Taiwo, the new Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Badagry Command, has charged the officers and men of the corps to shun corruption and indiscipline. Taiwo gave the charge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry on Tuesday.According to the unit...