Real Madrid’s French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga will miss the start of the season after suffering a knee injury during training for the Super Cup, the LaLiga club said on Wednesday. “After the tests carried out today, our player Eduardo Camavinga has been diagnosed with a sprain of the...
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The newly inaugurated Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has assured that she will reinvigorate the civil service, using innovation to obtain a more efficient, effective bureaucracy. Walson-Jack gave the assurance when she assumed her duty fully on Wednesday in Abuja. The...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The management of the Dangoteaan Refinery has debunked reports of a fixed petrol price of ₦600/litre, describing them as “speculative announcements” with no factual basis. The Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Dangote Industries Limited, Anthony Chiejina, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has visited Nigerian singer, Paul Okoye, and his elder brother, Jude. Paul, popularly known as Rudeboy, revealed the visit by Obi in a post on his Instagram page amid their family feud. The post by...
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has said that the reported oil spill from its facility in Imiringi community in Bayelsa was caused by oil thieves. The company said that it carried out a Joint Investigative Visit (JIV) into the July 27 oil spill. The JIV,...
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has urged the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), to release the names of the remaining 85 former students who indulged in fraudulent mobilisation for the scheme. The university’s Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, said in a statement on Wednesday in Calabar that the institution...
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has said the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), since inception, has been providing the armed forces with essential equipment to stimulate military capabilities. Matawalle said this in his opening remarks at the DICON 60th anniversary and maiden Africa Defence Industries...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa says it recovered the remains of two men from a pond in Birninkudu Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in...
By Zainab Oyekan A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year old panel beater, Bitrus Atu to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of a pistol and smoking of hemp. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Atu after he pleaded guilty the crime. The...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) has said the Nigeria Policepolo apprehended vandals in a blue pick-up van loaded with tower cables. TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Mbah said that the items were allegedly stolen from transmission...
The House of Representatives has quizzed the Head of the National Office, West African Examination Council (WAEC) Nigeria, Mr Josiah Dangut, over a N6 billion deficit the agency incurred in 2023. The House Committee on Basic Examination Bodies, led by Rep. Oforji Oboku, grilled Dangut during an investigative...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has kicked off the distribution of approximately 900 metric tonnes of 30 trucks of assorted fertilizers to farmers in the territory. At the flag off ceremony held in Abuja, the minister revealed that...
The Federal Ministry of Health, with state health ministries and partners, has launched a 1.2 billion dollars Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) to transform Nigeria’s healthcare system. National Coordinator of SWAp, Dr Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, said this during a media engagement on Wednesday in Abuja. Umar-Sadiq said that this comprehensive strategy...
In a significant step towards enhancing Nigeria’s defence capabilities and achieving self-reliance in military hardware production, the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Defence. This partnership marks a pivotal moment in Nigeria’s quest to strengthen its...
The recent announcement by the Benue State Education Quality Assurance Agency to demolish and close “substandard schools” is concerning. While the intent to improve the quality of education is commendable, the approach raises several critical questions and concerns that must be addressed before such drastic measures are implemented. First,...
Former presidents Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, who attended the Council of State meeting on Tuesday physically, and all other former presidents, who attended virtually, passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Tinubu. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Hon. Dele Alake, said this while briefing State House...
A lone accident at Malo, Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, on Tuesday left 12 people burnt to death, leaving four others sustaining injuries. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident in a statement issued in Abeokuta on...
GCEO, NNPC Ltd, Mr Mele Kyari, when he received in audience the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, and other senior military officers, at the NNPC Towers, in Abuja, on Tuesday. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), has urged the military to maintain the fight...
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), has cleared the air on the salaries and allowances being paid to members of the National Assembly. This is contained in a statement signed by the chairman of RMAFC, Mr Mohammad Shehu in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, the...
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday, took a swipe at managements of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and other agencies. This is for their persistent refusal to respond to queries raised against them in the 2019 Audit report. Chairman of the committee, Sen. Ahmed...