Edo Integration Group (EIG) on Thursday rallied behind the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, saying he should be counted out of the purported sponsorship of last Saturday’s hoodlums’ attack on Edo State Government-owned COVID-19 palliatives warehouse at Medical Store Road in Benin....
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By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN Evangelical Christians pray daily for the peace of Jerusalem. With days to go until his electoral fate is decided, US President Donald Trump is working to harness the love those worshipers hold for Jerusalem in a last-minute diplomatic blitz to ensure they get out and vote. In...
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, said that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the release of 70,000 tonnes (2,333 trucks) of grains from the Strategic Grains Reserve for distribution to states at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Agba stated that the distribution was...
Stakeholders in the Leather Industry on Thursday advocated a strategic partnership between Lagos and Kano States to maximally harness the potentials of the sector and improve its contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The stakeholders made the call at a virtual summit, with the theme: “Towards a...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says it remmited N344.71 billion into the Federal Government’s Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) in the last five years.NCC Executive Vice Chairman,Prof. Umar Danbatta said this, when the House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications, led by its Chairman, Mr Akeem Adeyemi, paid him a legislative...
The Nigeria Official Selection Committee (NOSC) for the Academy Awards in International Feature Film (IFF) Submissions, has reopened the submission portal for the 93rd Academy Awards from Thursday, Oct. 29, to Nov. 3. The committee, previously known as the Nigeria Oscars Selection Committee, said the reopening was due to...
A member, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Rotimi Abiru, has appealed to Nigerian youths to remain calm and embrace peaceful resolution of their grievances. Abiru, representing Somolu Constituency 11, made the plea on Thursday at the constituency stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos. The New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
The Kwara State Government on Thursday apologised for the delay in the payment of October salaries to its civil servants, citing a change in the payment platform technology/software. The Commissioner for Communication, Mrs Harriet Afolabi-Oshatimehin, made the apology in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday. According to...
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has promised to support the management of the state-owned football team, “Ekiti United”, in their efforts to vault to the Premier League. Fayemi made this known to newsmen on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti, while speaking on his government’s plans to provide facilities...
The Lagos State Government ( LASG) has approved the re-opening of schools for all classes in public and private schools across the state beginning from Monday, Nov. 2. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, who disclosed this in her office in Alausa, said the year had been fraught...
The Lagos State Government says arrangements are concluded to begin the reconstruction of the Epe/Ibeju-Lekki expressway on Nov. 1. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this during the Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) constituency stakeholders’ meeting held in Epe, on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this...
Prince Bisi Yusuf, lawmaker representing Alimosho Constituency 1, at the Lagos State House of Assembly, has urged youths to key into the federal and state government empowerment schemes to curb poverty and restiveness. Yusuf gave the advice on Thursday at a meeting with stakeholders of Alimosho Constituency in Lagos....
Consumer Awareness and Financial Enlightenment Initiative (CAFEi) on Thursday called for an enhanced savings habit for financial security and independence. CAFEi President, Mrs Debola Osibogun, made the call in a statement in Lagos ahead of the World Savings Day celebration. The World Savings Day is an annual event instituted...
Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has congratulated Muslims across the world as they celebrate Eid-el-Maulud, urging all to embrace peace. Akande-Sadipe’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Thursday by her Media Aide, Olamilekan Olusada. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
The management and staff of Enugu State Ministry of Health on Thursday mourned the former Commissioner for Health in the state, late Prof. Anthony Ugochukwu, who died at 58 following an undisclosed ailment. A statement by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the ministry, Mrs Uzoamaka Ekoh in Enugu...
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) says it will take keen interest in handling claims complaints of adequately insured policyholders following the destruction of properties that greeted the EndSARS protests. Mr Rasaaq Salami, NAICOM’s Head, Commissioner for Insurance Directorate, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday,...
Some Nigerians have advised the Federal Government to introduce tracking systems to trace originators of fake news in the country. Speaking on the impact of fake news in the EndSARS protests last week, they also called on the government to intro laws to punish perpetrators of fake news. Mr...
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State says he will give top priority to technical education because of its importance in the development of the society. Sule made the pledge during an on-the-spot assessment tour of facilities at Government Technical College, Assakio, in Lafia Local Government Area of the state...
Police in Adamawa said on Thursday in Yola that they have recovered additional 30 tractors, 107 bags of fertilisers, 28 hand tractors and 29 cartons of agro chemicals looted by some hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSARS protest. . The police announced only on Wednesday that they arrested 238 suspects...