Rotary International says its President, Mr Gordon Mclnally, is expected in Nigeria on a three-day working visit from March 15 to March 17,. The Co-coordinator, Rotary International Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the visit, Prof. Emmanuel Lufadeju, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on...
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A legal practitioner, Nnedimma Eiyisi, on Monday, testified against a Briton and Director of Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd, Mr James Nolan, at a Federal High Court in Abuja. Eiyisi, while being led in evidence-in-chief by the EFCC’s counsel, Bala Sanga, revealed how she registered another company,...
An Ikeja High Court has adjourned until April 15 to hear applications of counsel involved in the case of a businessman, Chief Cletus Ibeto, accused of N4.8 billion fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that when the case was called on Monday, the Director of Public...
Niger State Governor, Umar Bago has said in tandem with the Federal Government’s infrastructure initiatives, the state government has prioritized agricultural development as a catalyst for economic growth and poverty alleviation. The governor spoke on Monday at the inauguration of the remodeled Domestic Terminal of the Bola Ahmed...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has called on women leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to come up with ideas that would support the Renewed Hope Initiative of the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu to succeed. The Minister who...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised no fewer than 12 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Sambisa, Borno; Zamfara and Katsina State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja Maj. Gen. Nwachukwu said the troops,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has set up three different committees for smooth of it’s mandate. They include Committees on operationalization of equipment upgrade in workshops and laboratories for universities, polytechnics and colleges of education (technical), Committee on assessment/review of TETFund centres...
Renowned Nigerian Musician, Daniel Anidugbe, a.k.a Kizz Daniel, has showered his loyal fanbase with gratitude through his latest musical offering, the ‘Thankz Alot’ Extended Play (EP). The highly anticipated EP, comprised four tracks, the Chief Executive Officer of Artmatazz Media, a media company to the superstar, Christian Agadibe,...
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has urged mineral- rich African countries to use their proven mineral reserves as equity in joint ventures. The minister made the call while speaking at the Ministerial Roundtable on Powering Africa in Washington DC. In a statement...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Center for Advocacy, Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI), a Non Governmental Organization (NGO )has organized a one-day seminar and award presentation to celebrate distinguished women of impeccable achievements , who have invested heavily on women and gender activities. The Exercise Director, CATAI, Abubakar...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, have killed a man, yet to be identified, who was travelling with his family within Eke-Egede-Affa Road in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. It was gathered from an eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, that the armed hoodlums attacked the...
President Bola Tinubu has said the National Centres for Training and Welding will be established for training and restraining, evaluation and certification of persons in the welding practice in six geopolitical zones of the country. Tinubu said this on Monday when he declared open the 2024 Technology and...
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, remanded a 45-year old fake doctor, Adegoke Olaoluwa, for allegedly causing the death of his patient. The Magistrate, Mrs A.T. Oyediji, who did not take the defendant’s plea, ordered that he be remanded in Agodi correctional facility in Ibadan, pending legal advice...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Chairman of Network of Civil Society Organizations, Ambassador Bulama Abiso has commended Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State for his humanitarian and developmental strides and meeting with the needs of the people especially the vulnerable in the state. He also...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Jusitice Mohammed Mohammed of the Sokoto State High Court, Monday adjourned to the 28th of March for the continuation of defence in the case between a security personnel, Mr Eche Acheme against Union Bank and Gaskiya security outfit. Mr Eche Acheme a security...
The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Jubilee, Commodore Martins Fakrogha, has warned sea pirates and other criminals to steer clear of its territorial waters in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom. Fakrogha, who gave the warning in an interview with newsmen in Ikot Abasi on Monday, said that that the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A Non Governmental Organisations, (NGO), Concerned Women International Development Initiative (CWIDI), has indicated interest to seek collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to assist them on issues of Gender Based Violence (GBV) to help marginalized women in the country, particularly those...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Norwegian Government have supported the vocational skills training of over 1000 youths in Borno State, North-East Nigeria. UNICEF Chief Field Office, Borno State, Phuong Nguyen, stated this on Monday during the matriculation of...
The Presidency has described as false, the claim by Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi Central) over the padding of the 2024 budget. This is contained in a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in Abuja. Onanuga said that President Bola Tinubu...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – No fewer than 9 persons were injured in a gas explosion at a steel company in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. The explosion occurred on Sunday at Phoenix Steel Mills in Ogijo. The command’s spokesman, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident...