The National Librarian, Prof. Chinwe Anunobi has expressed concern over how some Nigerian publications fall below international standards. Anunobi spoke in Abuja on Thursday at a Sensitisation Workshop on Legal Deposits and International Numbers Utilisation organised by the National Library of Nigeria (NLN). The theme of the workshop is...
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One of Nigeria’s former presidents, Late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, on Thursday, bagged a posthumous award in recognition of his selfless service toward nation building. The award is also in appreciation of his contribution to the development of procurement practice in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted three days od cloudiness and thunderstorm from Friday to Sunday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Thursday in Abuja, predicted cloudy skies over the northern region in the morning hours with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Gombe and...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded immediate transfer of Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Ogun and Nasarawa Election Tribunals to Abuja for safety and guarantee of justice. The party made the demand at a news conference addressed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba in Abuja on...
Ecobank has partnered with Ethiopia’s Dashen Bank to enable Ethiopians living in Europe to send money instantly using Ecobank’s Rapidtransfer International app (RTI). This is contained in a statement issued by BrandComms agency on Thursday. The statement said Ethiopians in Europe could use the Ecobank RTI to send money...
Tennis star sisters, Serena and Venus Williams, as well as Reddit creator, Alexis Ohanian, will own the first team in TGL, the new virtual golf league developed by Tiger Woods and Rory Mcilroy. The league announced Thursday that Los Angeles Golf Club (LAGC) will be the first of six...
The family of late Sen. Annie Okonkwo has described the death of their father as ‘painful’. The first son, Uchenna-Harris, who is also House of Representatives member-Elect for Idemili North and South Federal Constituency disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka, Anambra on Thursday. The family said they were saddened...
The Chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Sokoto State, Alhaji Jamilu Sanusi, says the state has the potential to generate N2 billion monthly through commodity levies. Sanusi disclosed this on Thursday, when he led the union officials on a courtesy visit to Gov. Ahmad Aliyu...
Chief Donatus Anozie, President General (PG) of Ojoto Community in Anambra, says Sen Annie Okonkwo, a former Senator, who represented Anambra Central Senatorial District in the red Chambers from 2007 to 2011, died on Wednesday in a Los Angeles hospital, USA. Anozie disclosed this in an interview with the...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) says the telecommunications and ICT services have contributed about N2.508 trillion to Nigeria’s GDP in the first quarter of 2023. A statement issued on Thursday by NCC Director, Public Affairs, Mr Reuben Muoka, said the Commission quoted the figures released...
The security operatives in Ondo State had rescued no fewer than 13 victims of kidnapping along Abuja Road in Isua, the headquarters of Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the development on Thursday to newsmen. The spokesperson said...
UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Nigeria to occupy a vacant seat at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the economic arm of the United Nations, for a three-year term, beginning January 1, 2024. Nigeria will serve from 2024 to 2026 on the seat. The News Agency of Nigeria...
A civil society group, Justice and Equity Forum, has urged President Bola Tinubu not allow interested individuals to interfere in the ongoing investigation of former Ekiti Governor, Kayode Fayemi by the anti-graft Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged money laundering. The forum made the call in a...
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state has suspended last-minute appointments into the state’s civil service made by his predecessor, ex-Gov. Simon Lalong. Mutfwang’s media aide, Mr Gyang Bere, stated in Jos on Thursday that the governor directed the suspension of the appointments because they were “flagrant abuse of Public...
No fewer than 20 schools officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice, have been arrested by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The Council said that the arrests were made in various parts of the country....
The FCT Universal Basic Education Board (FCT UBEB) said on Monday that newly recruited 1,500 teachers would receive their letters in the next couple of weeks.The Executive Chairman of the Board, Prof. Abdullahi Mohammed said this during an interview with newsmen in Abuja. Mohammed said deployment of the teachers...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Thursday received the Gombe State Government delegation led by the Deputy Governor, Hon. Manassah Daniel Jatau including the Gombe State SSG Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi and other top government officials. Hon. Jatau, who conveyed the condolence of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has directed the Ministry of Health to investigate and fish out medical staff on duty for allegedly rejecting victims of accidents rushed to Umaru Shehu Ultra Modern Hospital in Maiduguri. Zulum gave the directive on Thursday at the Accident...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has decried the high level of graduate unemployment in Nigeria and insisted that skill acquisition and entrepreneurship education remain critical towards tackling menace. Alia, who noted that his administration would give education top priority in Benue State,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have issued a public notice on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both agencies to establish a Joint FIRS and LIRS Audit and Investigation Team aimed at encouraging the exchange...