The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, has said Nigeria currently imports steel worth four billion dollars annually. Audu said this during a familiarisation visit to the National Metallurgical Development Centre (NMDC) in Jos on Thursday. He said that 70 per cent of steel in Nigeria are imported,...
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The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested a 54-year old man for alleged attempt to take 12 children to Lagos State for labour. The Head of Operations of NAPTIP, Mr Moses Unongo, on Thursday, handed over the children to the Nasarawa State Ministry...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the reforms of President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government are well-intentioned and are for the good of the country . Idris spoke at the Punch Nigeria Ltd 50th Anniversary Lecture on Thursday in Lagos. He...
Scores of liquor sellers, on Thursday in Ibadan, staged a peaceful protest against prohibition of production and sales of sachet alcoholic beverages in the country by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The protesters, under the aegis of Oyo State Liquor Sellers Association of...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Coalition of Civil Society Organizations under the auspices of the West Africa Coalition Against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (WACTIPSOM) has commended the decision of Economic Community of West Africans States (ECOWAS) to lift the ban placed on Mali, the Republic...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Acting Chairman, Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) Mr. Emmanuel Agema has solicited for collaboration with the Makurdi Tactical Air Command for effective tax administration within the command. The Acting Chairman of BIRS, who led other management staff on a visit...
President Bola Tinubu is set to commission the Red Line Rail Project in Lagos, with guests arriving and settling into the venue. The Red Line, an intra-state rail service aimed at improving transportation within the city, spans 37 kilometres. The red line will share the right-of-way with the...
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says the oil industry will require about 14 trillion dollars investment from now to 2045, to meet global demand. The Secretary-General of OPEC, Haitham Al-Ghais, made this known while fielding questions from newsmen on Thursday on the sidelines of the...
A leap year occurs once every four years to account for the extra time it takes for the Earth to complete its orbit around the Sun. This adjustment is necessary to keep the calendar year synchronised with the astronomical year. Individuals born on Feb. 29, also known...
Russian President, Vladimir Putin has warned of a potential nuclear war if NATO states were to militarily intervene in his conflict in Ukraine. The West should remember that Russia also has weapons that could hit targets on its territory, he told 1,000 representatives from politics, business, culture and...
The Need For Judicial Pronouncement on the Alleged Veto/OVERRIDING of GOVERNOR FUBARA’S Assent to Four Bills Albert Venn Dicey, (popularly known as A. V. Dicey) taught law at the University of Oxford (1882-1909), he is credited as the proponent of the RULE OF LAW. One of the cardinal...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a matter of importance to reconsider federal government decision to merge Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAB) in Borno state with the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna to become a faculty...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reiterated the importance of Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps (NAIC) in the fight against insurgency and other criminal activities. This, the COAS said, is through its adept intelligence gathering. The Director, Army Public relations, Maj.-Gen....
The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the African public to tackle all peddlers of superstitious fears and ignorance on social media. The AfAW made this declaration following a Facebook post by a self-acclaimed prophet on the supposed death of an alleged witch flying over a church in South...
Workers at the National Assembly want their retirement extended to 65 years of age or 40 years in service. Retirement age in the federal civil service is 60 years or 35 years in service, whichever comes first. Mr Sunday Sabiyi, chairman of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria,...
The Federal Government inaugurated the Odo-Ape Dam in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi on Wednesday, the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, stated in Abuja on Thursday. The dam has capacity for 3.5 million cubic litres of water and can irrigate 700 hectares of farmland, benefiting more...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – MTN Nigeria, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the country, has said the multiple fibre cuts were responsible for the network outage being experienced by its subscribers nationwide. It would be recalled that millions of subscribers experienced difficulty making and receiving calls for...
Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia netted five goals between them as Napoli defeated Sassuolo 6-1 on Wednesday, harking back to the thrilling attacking partnership which won last season’s Serie A title. Clinical Osimhen scored a hat-trick before Kvaratskhelia bagged a brace of his own as Napoli come from...
The crisis in PDP took a dramatic twist on Wednesday as Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, stormed the party secretariat demanding issued the of certificate of return for winning Edo PDP gubernatorial primary election. Shaibu, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports, had emerged the standard bearer for...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu would on Thursday, depart for Qatar on the invitation of Sheikh Tamin Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said...