In line with the Institute’s belief in good governance and development at all levels, the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) recently initiated the “Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe lecture series”. The Lecture is in honour of the highly respected Obi of Onitsha, a distinguished Fellow of the Institute....
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has requested the House of Representatives’ confirmation of appointment for the positions of Chairman and members of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The President’s request is contained in a letter addressed to the Speaker...
Clark Elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Clark has urged the Federal Government to take an urgent step toward rehabilitating roads in Niger Delta. Clark said this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that the hope of addressing the decline in oil revenue accruing to the government...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday directed an immediate plan of action to stem the tide of impending flooding across the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, made this known...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) expects 5.4 million voters to vote in the three off-cycle governorship elections slated to hold on Nov. 11 in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo. Of the figure, 1.05 million voters are in Bayelsa; 2.4 million are in Imo and two million are...
The Senate has mandated its Committees on Petroleum Resources, (Upstream, downstream,) Gas, Host communities and Niger Delta to conduct investigation on oil theft in the region. It specifically mandated the committees to investigate the actions of security forces, militia groups, local populace,all company employees, and any individuals or...
The Senate has urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to provide relief materials to ginger farmers in Southern Kaduna, following out break of disease affecting ginger production. This followed the adoption of a motion at plenary on Tuesday by Sen.Sunday Katung (PDP- Kaduna) on urgent need to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has reaffirmed his government’s continuous support to all security agencies in a bid to securing the lives and property of the citizenry in the state. The Borno State Commissioner of Information and Internal Security,, Prof. Mohammed Usman...
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By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – The Government of Osun State and Canadian High Commission has consolidated economic partnership with a follow up bilateral talks between Governor Ademola Adeleke and the Canadian top diplomats in Lagos. The Canadian High Commissioner, James Christoff had led his team at High...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has expressed concerned over rejection of corps members by some employers in the North-East region. The NYSC Director in charge of the zone, Mr Garinvwa Ishaya, stated this at a one-day Corps Employers’ Forum, on Monday in Yola. The theme of the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of five people to serve in the Office of the President under the Media and Publicity Directorate. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement...
The Deputy Governor of Edo, Mr Philip Shaibu, has been officially invited by organisers of the much-anticipated inaugural Nigeria-France Sports Award and Gala. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the event is expected to be a gathering of both past and present Nigerian athletes, sports administrators and...
The Enugu State Government has dismissed reports that it had put up the Hotel Presidential, abandoned for over two decades, for sale, stressing that the hotel will never be sold. The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Aka Eze Aka, made the disclosure on Monday in Enugu. He said...
No fewer than six persons have sustained various injuries when a petroleum tanker exploded on Monday at Sandaji Filling Station in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The tanker which brought petroleum product to the filling station located at Jos Road Lafia, exploded around 12:00pm. Comfort Igwe, a pump...
Lagos State will host the 2023 biennial lecture of the Federal University of Technology- Owerri (FUTO) Alumni Association; the 6th in the series, where techies, technocrats and academics including Ernest Ndukwe, an Engineer and Chairman, MTN Nigeria, and other thought leaders would proffer solutions to reflate the nation’s...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Ministry of Information and Internal Security has announced a ban on hawking and illegal trading or loitering around the renovated Maiduguri Monday Market with immediate effect from today Monday, 9th October 2023. The State’s Commissioner of Information and Internet Security,...
The Alliance for Good Governance and Due Process, has queried the alleged plan by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). The group, in a statement issued on in Abuja on Monday, said the alleged...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has from January to September 2023 recorded a substantial reduction in the total number of road traffic crashes (RTC), injuries and fatalities as well, having achieved 22% reduction in RTCs, 21.3% decrease in road injuries and 23.1%...