By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) with effect from Dec. 1. The president’s approval was contained in a statement issued by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale,...
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has said the inferno that occured in the house of Nigeria’s first democratically elected president, Shehu Shagari was not only unfortunate but catastrophic. Governor Aliyu, who spoke when he visited the burnt house in company of the...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has congratulated an oil merchant and the Chairman, Atlas Oranto Petroleum International, Prince Arthur Eze, on his 75th birthday. The President-General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural oragnisation, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, gave the goodwill message in a statement issued...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has said the state is set to pay its workforce based on the numbers of days at work. Governor Alia, who stated this at the weekend during a reception for members of the Conference...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has assured that his administration will consolidate on the gains of his predecessors to make the state a cynosure of infrastructural development and economic prosperity. Governor Otu made the assertion, weekend, while speaking at a thanksgiving...
Some enrollees of the Federal Government’s N-Power Programme on Monday decried the continuous delay of payment of their N30,000 monthly stipends. The beneficiaries who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Abuja said, the continued delay of payment of the thirty thousand monthly...
C/River business tycoon immortalizes late parents with foundation, fetes aged, widows at 63 birthday
C/River business tycoon immortalizes late parents with foundation, fetes aged, widows at 63 birthday
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State based business man, Sir Kells Mbeh Williams, yesterday launched foundation to immortalized his late parents Nma Lucy and Williams Abang, who passed on decades ago, saying that the foundation would be taking care of the aged and widows, who...
About a year after he was sacked as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), Aliyu Abdlhameed, has been arrested, according to a report by Daily Trust. NIRSAL, a $500m non-bank financial institution, is a creation of the Central Bank of...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has been honoured with the Governor of the Year award at the PINK Awards held on Sunday in Lagos. Also, Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, bagged a Lifetime Achievement Award, while Sen. Adenigba Fadahunsi, rerepresenting Osun East Constituency,...
As the economic hardship takes a toll on Nigerians, Clinical Psychologist, Adedotun Ajiboye has advised people to live within their means. He also advised Nigerians to be their brothers’ keepers to avoid mental health issues. Ajiboye who works with the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, gave...
More than 1,000 Islamic clerics have offered special prayers for President Bola Tinubu and the NNPP National Leader, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, for peace, progress and political stability in the country. Rep. Abdulmumin Kofa (NNPP-Kiru/Bebeji), who hosted the Ulamas at Kiru, for the success of Gov. Kabir Yusuf of...
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Disney Nwanne Foundation urges FG to reconstitute the Board of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
Disney Nwanne Foundation urges FG to reconstitute the Board of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
Disney Nwanne Foundation, a patients’ rights advocacy non- profit organisation has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently reconstitute the board of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). The MDCN is responsible for regulating the practice of medicine and dentistry in Nigeria, and its board has been...
An Inspector attached to Kebbi Police Command has lost his life in a lone accident following a tyre burst on Koko-Jega road in Kebbi. This is contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Nafi’u Abubakar and issued to the News...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has said his administration will continue to tap from the experience, wisdom and counsel of traditional rulers to sustain peace and progress in the State. “Experience and wisdom of traditional rulers are imperative to sustain the much-desired economic growth and progress of Enugu...
Kano State Traders Association on Sunday dismissed rumours that it was planning to stage protests against the Appeal Court judgment that sacked Gov. Abba Yusuf. The Secretary of Kano State Traders Association, Usman Nagoda, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Kano. He...
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has said that additional 100 buses has been added to the fleet of the state transport company, Benue links to ease transportation problem in the state. Alia stated this at a reception for members of the Conference of Benue Journalists (CBJ)...
About 3,000 barrels of crude oil were lost to the Nov. 15 oil spill from the offshore Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel of TotalEnergies. The FPSO located 130 kilometres off the Atlantic coastline from Port Harcourt has capacity to produce 200,000 barrels of crude daily...
Retired Col. Sani Bello, says it is fulfilling to provide free medical services to less-privileged Nigerians who could not afford to treat their ailments than to organise lavish parties for the rich. Bello, Chairman, Sani Bello Foundation, Kontagora, Niger, disclosed this on Sunday, while inaugurating a five-day annual...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has embarked on a short working vacation to Europe and Asia to finalise partnership deals with investors and development partners. The Governor, who has not gone on a break since assuming office a year ago, is billed...