By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced a N110 billion investment towards enhancing the study of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and nursing in 18 universities across the country. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this known while inaugurating the...
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NOA North East Zonal Director lauds agency’s reforms, vows to boost staff welfare, regional programs
NOA North East Zonal Director lauds agency’s reforms, vows to boost staff welfare, regional programs
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Alhaji Ali Audu, the newly appointed Zonal Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) for the North East Zone, has praised the federal government’s reform agenda, particularly the creation of zonal offices nationwide. During a working visit to the Borno State NOA Directorate in...
Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, has assumed command as the 15th Theatre Commander, North East Joint Task Force of the Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abubakar succeeds Maj.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu. NAN also reports that Abubakar who took over from his predecessor at a handover...
The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced on Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope for the good of the Church. Cardinal Angelo Becciu’ s status has dominated discussions in the days after Pope...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has appointed 168 political aides to reinvigorate the machinery of governance and deepen participatory leadership. This is contained in a statement by Mr Mukhtar Gidado, the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday in Bauchi. Gidado said the move was...
The Police Command in Oyo on Tuesday said that the video of alleged invasion of the state by suspected Boko Haram currently circulating on social media was recycled. The Command’s spokesman, CSP Adewale Osifeso stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan. The News...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has suspended the Executive Secretary of Edo Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Caulson Oahimire, over alleged financial infractions. This is contained in a statement by Umar Ikhilor, Secretary to the State Government, on Tuesday in Benin. The statement directed the most senior staff of...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has started hearing on Israel’s continuing severe restrictions on the work of the UN and other international organisations in Gaza. The ICJ, which sits in The Hague and is the UN’s top court, is expected to hear from 40 states and four international...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, granted a n application by the Federal Government to shield identities of witnesses billed to testify against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice James Omotosho granted the application after federal government’s counsel, Chief Adegboyega...
The Assistant General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Ehi Barnabas-Henry, has said Jos, the Capital of Plateau is a place rich in culture, warmth, peace and not a war zone. Barnabas-Henry made the assertion on Tuesday in Abuja following the successful hosting of the NBA Section...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Director-General (D-G) of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, has said that newspaper organisations in the country were owing retired journalists more than N1.3 billion unpaid pension contributions. Oloworaran disclosed this when she led a delegation of the commission to the Nigerian Press...
A General Court Martial (GCM) sitting at the Headquarters of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu has sentenced a soldier, Pte Adamu Mohammed, to death by hanging for murdering his girlfriend, The acting Deputy Director 82 Division Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu, has congratulated the Chairman of Globacom and Conoil, Dr Mike Adenuga, on the occasion of his 72nd birthday on April 29. The President said Adenuga’s life, from humble beginnings, was a testament to the power of vision and the outcome of resilience,...
The Nigerian stock market opened the week on a bullish note on Monday, gaining N228 billion on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. Market capitalisation rose by N228 billion or 0.34 per cent and closed at N66.693 trillion compared to Friday’s figure of N66.465 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) climbed...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced significant review of the documentation requirements for transactions conducted through the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) in Nigeria. The CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Sidi-Ali, announced this in a statement issued on Monday...
Top United Nations (UN) officials on Monday in New York called for urgent action to rescue the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and revive international cooperation. Speaking at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) annual forum on financing for development, they warned that a staggering 4 trillion dollars annual...
The Speaker, House of representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Monday said Nigerians must find ways to make political parties fulfill their objectives and not turned to business ventures by their managers. Abbas said this in Abuja, in his keynote address at a technical workshop on Political Parties Bill, organised by...
The Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Maj.-Gen. John Ochai, on Monday in Kaduna inaugurated the Queen Amina of Zazzau statute at the academy. Ochai also inaugurated the Nigerian Defence Academy Officers Wives Association Secretariat and two vehicles. He also inaugurated three four-bedroom flats each for senior staff of the...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, on Monday dismissed an application filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, seeking to reclaim a vast estate in the city comprising 753 duplexes and apartments which has already been forfeited to the...