By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Executive Secretary, Borno Geographic Information Service, Engr. Adam Bukar Bababe, has urged members of the National Automobile and Technician Association (NATA) to unite for the advancement of the union. The BOGIS boss made the call on Wednesday while addressing NATA members in...
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto State Government has declared its commitment towards protecting the rights of women and children in the state. Sokoto State Commissioner of Women and Children Affairs, Hadiza Shagari, stated this on Tuesday, when the state’s Gender Based Violence Response Team (SGBV-RT) officials...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State, Auwal Muhammad, has disclosed that over 22,000 applicants in the ongoing Constable recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force are currently being screened. He said this in an interview with journalists on Wednesday when he went on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new board and management team for the National Hajj Commission (NAHCOM) and the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC). The president, who gave the approval in a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – Zenith Bank has debunked media reports alleging the arrest of its Group Managing Director, Mr Ebenezer Onyeagwu, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Zenith Bank’s Company Secretary/General Counsel, Mr Michael Otu, said this in a statement made available to the Nigerian Exchange...
The Labour Party (LP) has said it plans to play a active role in the reform of the Electoral Act, to prepare ground for free, fair and credible 2027 general election. The LP National Chairman, Mr Julius Abure, stated this when he received the 2023 Enugu governorship candidate...
The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) closed trading on Wednesday on a negative note, due to price depreciation posted by Tier-one bank stocks and some others. Consequently, the All-Share Index declined by 1,167.46 or 1.4 per cent to close at 82,024.28, as against 83,191.84 recorded on Tuesday. Similarly,...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has threatened sanctions against members found to have engaged in anti-party activities during the Nov. 11 Kogi governorship election. The state APC Chairman, Mr Abdullahi Bello, said this when he received the report of an 11- man committee on the...
Global unemployment is expected to rise in 2024, with glowing inequality and stagnant productivity also a cause for concern on the economic horizon, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has warned. ILO gave the warning in a statement on Wednesday The UN labour agency stated that just over...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have commenced investigations into the activities of eight suspected oil thieves in Port Harcourt. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Oyewale, the investigations are coming on the heels of the...
Director, MacArthur Foundation Africa, Dr Kole Shettima, on Wednesday said it had supported Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria with over $15, 538, 896 to enhance learning and research. The director made this known while presenting ABU’s Diamond Jubilee Public Lecture titled, “The Challenges of Quality Higher Education in...
The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr Danladi Jatau, has assured the people of the state that he would not betray their trust in him. He also pledged his continued commitment to lead without fear or favour in the interest of development. Jatau made the promises on...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man believed to have cut off the ear of a friend. The Command’s spokesperson, Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the arrest on Wednesday, said that the incident happened on Monday at about 6.00 a.m. at Abattoir in...
One of the primary roles of the media is to set agenda. Generally speaking, the media sets agenda for public discourse and gives the people information they need to explore the complex topics it raises in the context of public concerns. Because of this premise, the perception...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dissolved the boards and management of Union Bank, Keystone Bank, and Polaris Bank. CBN Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Sidi-Ali, this action became...
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the death of 11 passengers from a boat mishap on the Andoni-Bonny coastal waters in Rivers on Tuesday. Eyewitness account stated that the accident occurred when two passenger-boats collided along the route. Spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the...
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said that all Nigeriansp are expected to have international passport as a means of identification, both within and outside the country. The Comptroller of Immigration, Kwara Command, Mr Aminu Shamsuddin, stated this at a news briefing in Ilorin of Wednesday. Shamsuddin said that...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday landed in grand style in Abidjan, ahead of the commencement of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team, in uniform all-white traditional kaftan with green cap to match,...
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) is circulating a memo to military chiefs and other security agencies to press its case against what it calls “the appointment of unlicensed and unregistered professionals as spokespersons”. It would be best if the NIPR stops embarrassing the country and itself...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – At least eight people have been killed when IEDs landmine exploded in Kinewba village along Ngala-Dikwa road in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. It was also reported that dozens of other people were said to have sustained various degrees of injuries...