President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked the government and people of Ebonyi for naming the Ebonyi international airport, Onueke, after him. Buhari expressed the appreciation on Friday while inaugurating the airport among other mega projects of the Gov. David Umahi’s administration virtually. The president said that it was heartwarming that...
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Fouad Oki, has been appointed a Patron of TEAM NIGERIA for the Homeless World Cup. Team Nigeria Director, Mr Yomi Kuku made the announcement Tuesday afternoon, citing the commitment of Dr Fouad Oki to grassroots football, his selflessness and philanthropy....
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – As part of activities scheduled for his inauguration on May 29, Governor Abdullahi Sule, of Nasarawa State, has performed the foundation laying for the construction of a state-of-the-art state secretariat complex estimated at over N6.9bn. The governor performed the foundation laying at a colourful...
President Muhammadu Buhari has led President -elect, Senator Bola Tinubu, on a brief tour of parts of the Presidential Villa. They had both observed their Friday prayers in the presidential villa mosque before embarking on a tour of some departments. President Buhari led the President-elect through the Council Chamber...
The Federal Government on Friday unveiled a 10-year National Housing Strategy Blueprint (NHSB) to ensure availability of quality housing for cater for low-income earners. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, inaugurated the blueprint on Friday in Abuja. He said that the document put together by the...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, awarded a total sum of N17 million against three applicants and their lawyer in a suit, seeking to stop the swearing-in of Sen. Bola Tinubu on May 29 as fifth Nigeria’s democratic president. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, described the suit...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says his strict adherence to the constitutional requirement of assets declaration before and after taking office is aimed at strengthening best practices, raising moral standards in Public Service, helping to build integrity and combating corruption. To this extent, he has directed...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Nigerian researchers have developed four prototypes innovations to address the challenges of hunger, poverty, quality education, responsible consumption and production in the country. The prototypes were developed by lecturers from public higher institutions, under the Research for Impact (R4i), an initiative of Tertiary Education...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The police have arrested three men for allegedly gang-raping a 12-year old hawker in Jalam town in Dambam Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The state police spokesman, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, said in a statement on Friday that the suspects lured...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Ahead of May 29 Governorship inauguration in Borno State, the media team of Governor Babagama Zulum has produced a new publication titled,” PZ REVIEW- Inauguration Edition”. The publication contains 830 pictures taken from over 700 capital projects executed by Borno State Governor Zulum, during...
Guinness World Records has confirmed India, with an estimated population of over 1.425 billion people, has become the most populated country in the world. According to new figures from the United Nations’ Population Division and quoted by Guinness World Records, India’s number of residents is estimated to be 1,425,775,850....
The supreme court has dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A five-member panel of the supreme court held on Friday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lacked the locus standi to institute...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has beefed up security presence at and around the Eagle Square in Abuja, ahead of May 29 presidential inauguration. Force spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, said operatives would also...
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By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Federal Government has unveiled 4,366 digital economy projects implemented in different part of the country as part of efforts to consolidate the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS). The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, who unveiled the projects...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A socio-cultural group, Concerned Efik Youths, have commended the Department of State Service, DSS, for displaying professionalism in handling the crisis which threatened to erupt in Calabar few days ago over a purported proclamation of Chief Tony Ani as another Obong of Calabar. Recall...
By MERCY ULOKO, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to immediately approve the appointment of a new Auditor-General for the Federation(AGoF) before exiting office on May 29. The Nigerian Youths Arise (NYA), a national coalition of youth professionals, made the appeal in a statement issued in Abuja and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has been named by The Commonwealth to lead the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) in the forthcoming Sierra Leone general elections. Prof Osinbajo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has also accepted the offer to lead the team, constituted...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has commended the House of Representatives for passing the N876 billion budget of the Commission for the 2023 financial year. Speaking in an interview at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, noted that the approval of House...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The immediate past Vice Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC and member Board of Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) Hon. Lawrence Onuchukwu, has congratulated the Executive Chairman of Abaji Area Council, Hon. Abubakar Umar Abdullahi, on his emergence as the newly appointed National...