The Federal Government on Wednesday pledged to make education more accessible to Nigerians. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made the pledge at the inauguration of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Surulere Campus, Ojuelegba, Lagos. Sununu described the campus , aimed...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Following interventions from various stakeholders across the country, the Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has approved a slight adjustment in its approach to enforce strict compliance of professionalism and excellence in public relations practice in Nigeria. This...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – A truck loaded with more than 24,000 bottles of assorted alcoholic drinks have been intercepted by the Kano State Hisbah Board. The board, which made the seizure on Zaria Road in Kano, also arrested the truck driver and two other persons. The...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, gave Kano State government seven-day ultimatum to show cause why the ex-parte orders sought by the 44 local government areas (LGAs) of the state should not be granted. Justice Donatus Okorowo gave the order, in a ruling, shortly after counsel for...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – A non-governmental organization, Ior Gboko Foundation, has called for the creation of a North Central Development Commission (NCDC), to address the damage and devastation suffered by the region due to the activities of armed bandits and terrorist groups in the last one...
Seplat Energy Plc says its ANOH gas plant installation works reached mechanical completion on Dec. 29, 2023, in line with the revised timetable. Director, External Affairs & Social Performance, Seplat Energy, Mrs Chioma Afe said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Afe said that the milestone...
The Chief Executive Officer of Green Economy Alternative Africa and a Nutritionist, Mr Douglas Akuba, has outlined strategies that people can adopt to successfully reduce or end caffeine addiction. He gave the strategies in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. Caffeine...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has said it would intensify its efforts to light up communities across the nine states of the Niger Delta, with solar-powered street lights, as part of measures to fight criminality and maintain peace in the region. Speaking...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said he owes no apology to anybody for supporting the re-election of Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa in the November 11, 2023 off-cycle governorship poll. Jonathan said his public support for the governor was in line with the aspirations of the the majority...
The Traditional Ruler of Opobo Kingdom, Dandeson Jaja, has advised Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers to ensure that his administration delivers meaningful democracy dividend equitably to all parts of the state. Jaja gave the advice at the Opobo International Charity Day, organised by the Opobo Foundation, USA (OFUSA),...
The Oyo State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the government to put in stricter measures against corruption in all areas. The Chairman, Apostle Joshua Akinyemiju, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ibadan. Akinyemiju urged the government...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The former Taraba State Governor, Rev. Jolly Nyame, has said he was jailed on a political basis. Jolly Nyame stated this during interview with journalists at his thanksgiving service held at the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Secretariat in Jalingo, Taraba...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has said that this year’s budget of N521.6 will be financed through the internally generated revenue (IGR). Mbah also gave assurance that the budget would be implemented to the letter to address the lingering poverty and hardship occasioned by the subsidy removal. He...
Report from South Africa said former President Thabo Mbeki is dead. Aged 74, Mbeki, who was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday morning during a brief illness, was pronounced dead by the doctors. Mbeki’s family said the former president had complained about his heart at dawn before...
The killing of about 200 people on the Plateau on Christmas Eve has once again highlighted how helpless Nigerians have become in the face of the nation’s rising and intensifying terrorism. A national newspaper captured the tragedy thus: “Of the number, 148 were killed in Bokkos Local Government Area,...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Daniel Bwala, on Tuesday, said opposition political parties will come together to form a strong coalition that will wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. Bwala, who was a guest on Channels...
The National Union of Nigerian Students (NANS) has asked the Federal Government to reassess the suspension placed on the accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from neighbouring Benin Republic and Togo. The Federal Government on Tuesday suspended certificates from the two francophone West African countries following...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged Nigerians to remain steadfast with President Bola Tinubu as he strive to deliver on his promise of improving the living conditions of all citizens. The APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, said this in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – As part of strategic initiative targeted at ensuring full realization of the corporate strategic goals of the Corps for the year 2024, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu has approved the redeployment of 2 Deputy Corps Marshals,...
By EZEKIEL OBI , Abuja – Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the private sector has a leading role in actualising the Federal Government initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Idris gave the charge at the inauguration of ABG CNG Plant...