From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Emergency Relief Chief, Mark Lowcock, has allocated a total of $15 million emergency funding to address rising food insecurity in north-east Nigeria. The ongoing crisis affecting Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states and the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are driving hunger to alarming...
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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its variant account products – KidsFirst and MeFirst – created to encourage the right savings culture among children from 0 – 17 years. The offerings have relevant enhancements including appropriate parental guidance and financial discipline...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday commended the defection of Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it “as a bold move driven purely by principle rather than opportunistic motives.” Umahi who was elected governor of of Ebonyi state on...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), was the centre of attraction at the Nigerian Society of Engineers’ (NSE) fellowship award ceremony with the Corporation bagging a Special Recognition Award and seven of its staff, including the Chief Operating Officer, Upstream, Engr. Adokiye Tombomieye, conferred...
More commendations have come the way of Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and the agency for “the sound leadership and regulatory focus propelling the growth of telecoms sector in Nigeria.”Emir of Bichi, Alh. Nasir Ado Bayero, gave the commendations while...
By VERA AWUAH – honnyveea3@gmail.com Feeding your body with certain foods may help keep your immune system strong. If you are looking for ways to prevent cold, flu and other infections, then your first step should be a visit to the market place or a local grocery store. Plan...
Spain forward Ferran Torres scored a first career hat-trick as his side crushed helpless Germany 6-0 at home on Tuesday to storm into the final four of the UEFA Nations League. Goals from Alvaro Morata, Ferran and Rodri gave Luis Enrique’s side a convincing 3-0 lead at half-time, while...
Nigerian billionaire Tony O. Elumelu has been conferred with Belgium’s oldest and highest national award: “The honorary distinction of Officer in the Order of Leopold” for his entrepreneurial drive across Africa and commitment to poverty eradication. The Belgian ambassador to Nigeria, Daniel Bertrand, presented the award to the business...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has vehemently denied interfering with the work of the Special Prosecutor Mr Martin Amidu. Mr Amidu resigned from his post on Monday, November 16 citing interference by the President as one of the reasons. He said in his letter to the president that “It is essential for...
The Kogi House of Assembly has called on State and Federal Ministries of Health to unravel the cause of the strange disease which has killed 50 persons in Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state. The House made the call at Tuesday’s plenary sitting in Lokoja following adoption of...
Egypt completed the double over Togo by beating them 3-1 in Lome on Tuesday, to join Comoros on top of Group G with eight points each. Mohamed “Afsha” Magdy and Mohamed Sherif scored in the opening half, while Mahmoud “Trezeguet” Hassan scored after the break. Yayra Josue scored a...
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 152 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 717,942 persons since the...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said he wants to be a martyr who will be sacrificed to achieve the much-sought Igbo presidency. Umahi made the declaration on Tuesday in Abakaliki while briefing newsmen, noting that only martyrs make sacrifices for the peoples’ interest in difficult times. The governor,...
Mohamed Abdel Rahman scored in the second minute of extra time as hosts Sudan beat Ghana 1-0 to halt the Black Stars’ qualification party and revive their own hopes of qualifying for the Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be staged in Cameroon in 2022 Ghana looked to...
The Nigeria Extrative Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) said the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) had disbursed N2.054 trillion to the three tiers of government and other statutory recipients in the third quarter of 2020. NEITI disclosed this in the latest edition of Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency (NEITI)’s Quarterly Review...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has warned heads of governing councils of Nigerian universities against mismanaging the process of appointing vice chancellors, saying they would be held responsible for the outcome of the process. Buhari, who gave the warning at the 2020 convocation and 72nd foundation...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has charged the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) to work in liaison with other relevant agencies and the private sector to jointly tackle the menace of drug abuse in the society. The Minister...
From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has ordered the immediate rehabilitation of the Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok, where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014. The governor gave the directive after his visit to Chibok...
From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Sole Administrator, Borno State Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (BOCCIMA), Alhaji Ahmed Ashemi, has described the recent launch of Borno’ state government’s 25-Years Development Plan and 10- Year Strategic Transformation Initiative by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum as virtues of purposeful leadership and...