Rivers State Government has on Thursday cancelled all pending procurement and tender processes in compliance with the Supreme Court judgement. The Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ibas, made the remark in a special announcement, signed and issued by Prof Ibibia Worika, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG)...
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said that in 2025, the length of rainy season in Gombe State is expected to be between 107 to 140 days. This is contained in the Agency’s 2025 Seasonal Climate Prediction, (SCP) document made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
by DAVID IORJA, Abuja- – Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Dakar, Senegal, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the country’s 65th Independence Day Anniversary celebrations. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, made this known...
Some determined constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District on Thursday vowed never to back down on the recall process of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the National Assembly. Rather, they insisted that they would fine-tune the process. The constituents, in a statement issued on Thursday by Salihu Habib, said there...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Thursday warned International Airlines on passenger travel restriction issues. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Michael Achimugu, the NCAA Director of Consumer Protection and Public Affairs in Abuja. According to Achimugu, NCAA has received several complaints about airlines selling...
The wife of the Delta Governor, Mrs Tobore Oborevwori, has appealed to residents to stop attributing autism to spiritual causes. Autism is a condition that affects how your child socialises and behaves. Early signs include limited eye contact and body language and repetitive motions. Delta First Lady made the...
The Nigerian military is committed to enhancing defence cooperation in Africa, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa has said. Musa said this while inaugurating the committee to work out modalities for the maiden edition of the Africa Chiefs of Defence Summit which will hold from June...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed the judgment of the Edo Governorship Election Tribunal, which upheld the electoral victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki. The party described the verdict as a testament to the will of the Edo people, who overwhelmingly supported Obaseki at...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command has kicked off a week-long celebration of the maiden National Police Day with a series of activities aimed at strengthening police-community relations. The event commenced with a Town Hall Meeting at the Ibrahim Taiwo Estate Zonal Area Command in Maiduguri,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that a petition seeking the recall of the Senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has failed because it did not meet the required number of signatures. In a press release issued on Thursday,...
Nigeria has moved one place up to 43rd position and now sixth in Africa in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. According to the FIFA’s website, Argentina is the highest ranked team in the world, with Spain moving one spot to second place while France drops to third....
A former lawmaker, Sen. Shehu Sani ( Kaduna Central) has rejected an appointment to serve as judge in the forthcoming Miss World Nigeria Beauty Pageant. The pageant scheduled to hold at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos on April 4. The event organiser, Sen. Ben Bruce, who is Sani’s friend and...
Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the judgment of the election petition tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Edo election tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, upheld the election of Gov. Okpebholo and dismissed the PDP and Asue Ighodalo’s petitions...
As a new secretary-general assumes leadership of the Commonwealth, it seems de rigueur in some circles to dismiss the organisation as a relic of a bygone era. To speak of it with any seriousness places one in a social pillory, the face upturned for pelting with the fruits of...
Beijing on Thursday threatened countermeasures after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Chinese goods, further escalating trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The U.S. has already imposed 20 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports, prompting retaliation from Beijing. The latest round, which Trump had announced...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged candidates sitting for the 2025 optional UTME-mock examinations to print their notification slip to enable them participate in the examination. The Public Communication Advisor ofJAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement made available...
The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,085, with 4,715 people injured and 341 reported missing. This is according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Thursday. Chinese rescuers are continuing search and rescue operations in hard-hit Mandalay, central Myanmar, following...
Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has said that sweeping tariffs as announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, would fundamentally change the international trading system. “President Trump has just announced a series of measures that are going to fundamentally change the international trading system,’’ Carney said. Carney was...
The U.S. is part of NATO, and U.S. President Donald Trump made it clear that he supports NATO and that Washington will remain in the alliance. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday: “The U.S. is in NATO, the United States is active as we speak right...
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) is set to commence the implementation of its space regulation and licensing mandate with N20 billion take-off fund approved by President Bola Tinubu. The Director-General of NASRDA, Dr Matthew Adepoju, said this on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency...