Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday in Abeokuta said democracy has not been working as a system of government in Africa because it was “forced” on the continent. Obasanjo stated this in his address at a high-level consultation on “Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy for Africa”. The former president...
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By KAYODE ADEBIYI, Abuja- The Senior Special Assistant to the President on School Feeding, Dr. Yetunde Adeniji, has said the support of traditional rulers was necessary for the success of Federal Government’s National Home-Grown Feeding Programme. Adeniji said this during courtesy visits to the Emir of Borgu,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The leadership of College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) said it has received with immense satisfaction, the decision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to suspend the backward policy directing tertiary institutions including Colleges of Education to start remitting 40% of a non-existent IGR to...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Monday, sentenced a 65-year old man, Igwe Ambrose, to double life jail term for inserting fingers into the private parts of his tenant’s children, ages seven and 11. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye...
The Federal Government has resolved the passport production crisis in the U.S. as the three Missions have resumed passport services. According to a public notice posted in the Embassy of Nigeria Washington DC, all passport applicants scheduled earlier for biometric are expected to come to the Mission on...
The Defence Headquarters said troops of 29 Task Force Brigade foiled the attack by terrorists on the convoy of Yobe Governor along Maiduguri-Damaturu road on Saturday. A statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Monday in Abuja, said the troops also recovered the two...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano State Police Command has alerted the public of plans by some groups of political party supporters to cause violence in the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said the groups plan to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Stakeholders at a community dialogue in Maidugiri over the weekend have called for the adoption of traditional system, pattern and protocol of administration of the ongoing process.of reintegrating the deradicalized and rehabilitated repentant Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State.. The stakeholders...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chairman , Cross River State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists,(NUJ), Comrade Gill Nsa, has charged the state government to give priority attention to the entertainment industry due to its vast economic potentials. Nsa gave the charge when the leadership of...
By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja – The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida has said that quality of service in the telecommunications sector is non-negotiable as he called for industry collaboration to make this a reality. Maida, who spoke...
BEING A KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, DR. AMINU MAIDA, DURING THE 13TH ANNUAL NIGERIA ICT IMPACT CEO FORUM/AFRICA DIGITAL AWARD AT ORIENTAL HOTEL, LAGOS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2023. Introduction I am pleased to be part of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has sympathized with the Alli family and the Nigerian Army over the passing of Major-General Chris Alli (rtd), former Chief of Army Staff, who died on Sunday. Major-General Alli was Chief of Army Staff from 1993 to 1994 when...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The immediate past Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Mohammad Nami has been awarded the Top10 Magazine Man of the Year 2023, in recognition of his commitment and excellent service rendered to the nation while in office. Receiving the award...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has described as a temporary setback, the verdict of an Appeal Court which sacked him as governor of the state. In a statement through his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, the governor said the “temporary setback” won’t deter him...
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) have threatened to exit its umbrella body, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), if its President Williams Akporeha and General-Secretary, Afoloabi Olawale, did not resign. Mr Gbenga Olawale, an Ex-Officio of the PTD from Ibadan depot, said in a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has expressed heartfelt condolences on behalf of the Nigerian Army, on the passing of former COAS, retired Maj.-Gen. Chris Ali. COAS Lagbaja’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by the Director...
The out-of-court settlement meeting on the execution of N2.5 billion judgment debt between Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, and its 110 disengaged staff has ended in a deadlock. Mr Isaac Enabhule, tge Counsel to the Judgment Creditors, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Zaria...
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has said that nine bodies were recovered from a boat mishap that occurred in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. The Head of Relief and Rehabilitation in NSEMA, Alhaji Salihu Garba, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency...
The Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has signed a historic deal with the Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR) – publishers of PRNigeria, Spokespersons’ Digest and Economic Confidential – for the hosting of annual Spokespersons’ Communications Awards (SCA). The epoch-making Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed...
Nigeria women’s national Under 20 football team, the Falconets on Sunday edged Tanzania 3-2 on aggregate to progress to the final round qualifiers for the 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that goals from Janet Akekoromowei and Comfort Folorunsho gave Nigeria...