The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has inaugurated a special operation code-named ”Operation Hakorin Damisa IV” to tackle insecurity in Plateau State. Lagbaja inaugurated the special operation on Saturday in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau. The COAS explained that the special operation was aimed at...
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Non-Governmental Organisation, Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) in collaboration with Union Bank Plc will empower 400 secondary school girls across the country. The Executive Director, JAN, Mrs Foluso Gbadamosi, disclosed this on Saturday in a statement issued in Lagos and made available to journalists. Gbadamosi said the aim was to...
The Odinala Cultural Heritage Foundation (OCHIE Igbo), a socio-cultural organisation of young Igbo professionals, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to be more professional in its operations. OCHIE Igbo gave the advice following a recent tweet on the official Twitter handle of the DSS describing some...
African Development Fund (ADF),aft the concessional lending arm for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved $16 million for the creation of a Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank (YEIB) in Liberia. A statement issued on the AfDB website said the fund was approved to unleash the business potential of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Troops of the Nigerian Army and Department of State Services (DSS) have destroyed an enclave of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Asaba, Delta. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement...
Autolady Engineering Technology Limited is set to train 1000 technicians and non-technicians nationwide on converting petrol vehicles to gas-powered engines to mitigate climate change and rising fuel price. This is contained in a statement issued by Ms Joyce Daser-Adams, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the firm, on Saturday in...
A former lawmaker, Sen. Ita Enang, on Friday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to embark on emergency importation of petrol to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal on citizens. He said this at a seminar organised by the Rufus Ebegba Centre for Leadership and Environmental Sustainability...
Katsina State Government has directed the immediate payment of compensation to land owners affected by the expansion of Umaru Musa Yar’adua International Airport, Katsina. The state governor, Malam Dikko Radda, gave the directive in a statement issued on Friday in Katsina by Malam Ibrahim Kaula, his Chief Press Secretary...
Suspected outbreak of Diphtheria in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State has killed three children leaving seven others hospitalised. Malam Aliyu Alassan, the Health Secretary of the Makarfi Local Government Council, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. He said...
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has placed its emergency response team on high alert over an anticipated heavy to moderate rainfall on Sunday. The Director-General of the Agency, Dr Abbas Idriss, stated this in a statement signed by the agency’s Head of Public Affairs, Ms Nkechi...
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft have destroyed an illegal refinery at Dariama Village, in Abonnema, South West Port Harcourt, Rivers State. PRNigeria gathered that the illicit refinery also ‘housed’ dozen tanks and reservoirs which store stolen crude oil for criminals. A military intelligence source with knowledge of how...
If the recent report on the investigation by the Department of State Security (DSS) into the discharge certificate feud between the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State surprised anyone, it wasn’t me. Even though I was of the view that both parties...
▪︎Pamela Onyeagusi, aka Lotela Beauty, on the run from the law The claim, on Instagram, by an Abuja Beauty Therapist, Pamela Onyeagusi, aka Lotela Beauty, that she carried out a cosmetic surgery that went wrong on Justice Z.M. Bashir of the National Industrial Court, and for which her life...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – F Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX”) has announced the reclassification of Fidelity Bank Plc from Small price stock to Medium price stock. Rule 15.29 of the Rulebook of The Exchange, 2015 (Dealing Members’ Rules) noted that equities priced above N5 per share for...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, says the state government has saved N1.2bn from the uncovered 2500 ghost workers on teachers and Local Government Councils staff payrolls. Alia said this in Makurdi on Friday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) Extraordinary Stakeholders Meeting. He said the government saved the amount...
UN political affairs chief, Ms Rosemary DiCarlo says Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian ports along the Black Sea could have far-reaching impacts on global food security. DiCarlo said this while briefing the Security Council on Friday at the UN headquarters in New York. DiCarlo strongly condemned the aerial strikes this...
The Labour Party (LP) in Imo has said that Sen. Athan Achonu’s candidature for the November 11 governorship election in Imo has not been voided by any Court.aa This is contained in a release signed by the Party’s Chairman in Imo, Mr Calistus Ihejiagwa and made available to newsmen...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – University of Lagos has announced an adjustment in the obligatory fees for both returning and new students of the institution. This is contained in a statement by the university management issued to newsmen by the Communication unit on Friday night in Lagos. According to...
The Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, has promised to work with sister agencies along Seme border to reduce the number of checkpoints in the corridor. Adeniyi made the promise during his official visit to Seme Area Command on Friday. According to him, before coming to the command,...
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to continue improving on the technology adopted for the conduct of elections. Ogunsola, who served as a State Collation Officer for Osun, gave the advice on Friday in Abuja in while speaking...