The Federal Government has said it plans to begin the processes of evacuating Nigerians taking refuge in the neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic, back home. Thousands of Nigerians affected by the Boko Haram insurgency had fled to the neighbouring countries at the peak of the insurgency. ...
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Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has charged Nigerians to emulate Emeritus Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. Anthony Gbuji for his services to humanity. He urged Nigerians to emulate the bishop’s selflessness, hard work and sense of excellence which he had exhibited over the years.. He made...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has called for the immediate investigation of intelligence report on misconduct by some men of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). This is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Alao Babatunde, on Thursday in Abuja....
The members of the National Economic Council are meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja for their monthly programme. The meeting is chaired by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima and attended by state governors, ministers in charge of the finance budget, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and...
Nigeria’s first female major general, Major General Aderonke Kale (RTD) sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude to discuss, her work in psychiatry, how she didn’t get her due promotion in the army for many years, and being Nigeria’s first female major general. Major Aderonke Kale shared how...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Programme Coordinator, (Media and Policy), Social and Economic Justice Advocacy (SEJA), Jerome-Mario Utomi, on Tuesday participated as a panelist at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Neitherlands, panel discussion on “The role of multi-stakeholder engagement...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In continued efforts to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal and resettlement drive of Borno State Government, Prof. Babagana Zulum on Monday visited Baga town and Monguno town of Kukawa and Monguno Local Government respectively. In Kukawa, the governor transverse 20km...
The World Bank and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (the Global Fund), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen health systems in countries of the Global South. This is contained in a statement issued by the World Bank Online Media Briefing Centre on...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has paid a special tribute to former Gov. Chinwoke Mbadinuju, describing him as “a man who lived his life in service to humanity”. Soludo said this at Mbadinuju’s lying-in-state at the Government House, Awka as part of the funeral activities lined up in...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Wednesday, assented to a bill on a new retirement age of 65 or 40 for teachers in the state employ. The retirement age for teachers before now was either 35 years of service or 60 years of age. Speaking after signing the...
The Senates has approved the 2022-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) of President Bola Tinubu. This followed the adoption of the report of its Joint Committee on Finance, Appropriation, National Planning, Local and Foreign Debts at plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the report, Sen.Sani...
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) has restated the association’s resolve to negotiate with the Federal Government on issues instead of embarking on strike. Mr Lucky Osesua, the National Chairman of PTD, gave the assurance at a news briefing on Wednesday on the crisis rocking the association through its...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will soon commence the prosecution of 1,076 electoral offenders arrested in 35 states across the country during the 2023 general election. A credible source in the commission on Wednesday told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – After a painstaking independence assessment of developments in the nation’s miming industry, 30 civil society organisations have applauded the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake and the Director General of Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, Engr. Obadiah Simon Nkom, on...
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria ( JUSUN ), Osun Chapter, on Wednesday, declared an indefinite strike following tear gas fired at protesting workers by the police . JUSUN chairman, Mr Oluwagbemiga Eludire, who announced the strike, said it was necessary in order to put a stop...
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru-Bago has expressed shock over the road traffic of an articulated vehicle in which 25 people died. Bago, however, cautioned drivers to desist from conveying passengers in such vehicles and other haulage vehicles. In a statement by Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, the governor described...
The Gombe State government has signed a N12 billion contract with Triacta Nigeria Limited for a 21-kilometre gully erosion control works in six communities within Gombe metropolis. The contract signing ceremony, which took place in Gombe on Wednesday between the state government and Triacta, was witnessed by Gov....
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), says it has sacked and demoted a number of staff found to have been involved in tickets racketeering. The NRC Managing Director, Mr Fidet Okhiria, said this at the interactive session of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance on the 2024–2026 Medium-Term...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced the closure of Government Senior Science Secondary School, Monguno IDPs camp, to pave way for the rehabilitation of the school and allow the resumption of academic activities. Zulum made the announcement on Tuesday during...
One person died while seven others sustained injuries on Wednesday on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in a lone accident involving a truck carrying livestock and passengers. Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe blamed the...