BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Dangote Group on Thursday began a 2-day capacity building for 50 journalists from North West states of Nigeria on ethics, skills and personal qualities for reporting in the digital age. Speaking in his welcome address, the Dangote Head of Communication, Jibril Abubakar said the...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sensitised gold merchants in Zamfara on their obligations as provided under the Money Laundering (Prohibition and Prevention) Act, 2022. The sensitisation was conducted in Gusau for members of Zamfara Gold Buyers and Sellers Cooperative...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it has no agreement with the Federal Government to call off the planned indefinite strike for Oct. 3. Mr Benson Upah, Head of Information and Public Affairs in NLC said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. It would be recalled that...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has decried the sudden rise of fake dollars and cyber crimes in Benue axis. Its Acting Chairman, Mr Abdulkarim Chukkol, who disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi, said that the commission had taken measures to address the situation. The EFCC chairman...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Monday, Oct. 2 as public holiday in commemoration of the nation’s 63rd independence celebration. This is contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade, on Thursday in Abuja. According to her,...
There is an uneasy calm at the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) over the alleged fraudulent and immediate promotion of four General Managers on level 16 to the level of Directors on level 17 in order to force them out of office in line with a recent...
Zamfara State government, through its Ministry of Women affairs, Children and Social Development, has promised to sponsor the education and other live needs of a six-year-old boy whose video was trending on social media, where he expressed his grief over the killing of his father and claimed he...
Leah Sharibu, Nigerian schoolgirl, who has now spent five years in captivity with terrorists, has reportedly married another ISWAP commander after abandoning the first ‘husband’ she was forcefully married to. Local security sources made this disclosure in a report by Daily Trust. Recall that Leah was one of the...
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By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas has assured the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members teaching in Taraba State public schools of an improved incentive on a monthly basis. Governor Agbu stated this when interacting with journalists on Wednesday in Jalingo, the state...
· Releases his 5Ps of Peace, thus: ‘Productivity Plus Profit Produces Peace.’ By BARBARA KALU – The Mayor of Housing (now Mayor of Peace), Mr My-ACE China, has urged government at all levels to focus on projects that absorb more youths in Nigeria, thereby making them happy as, according to him,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS), as part of efforts in sustaining its engagement with citizens and the public at large as well as deepening democratic governance, transparency and accountability, has established a new Directorate of Public Relations and Strategic Communications (DPRSC). ...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti on Wednesday flagged off the expansion of the 3.5 km-Ossah Road, Umuahia, from four to six lanes. The project, which takes off from the Abia Tower on the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, terminates at the Okpara Square, Umuahia. In a speech at the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Government has debunked reports making the rounds that President Bola Tinubu would announce a wage award to workers on Independence Day is untrue. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Press and Public...
By SOLA AFUYE (National Assembly Correspondent) The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has disclosed that the annual budget of the National Assembly has been stagnant for 13 years despite inflation and attendant consequences. The Speaker said that notwithstanding, the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun state government has an infrastructure plan that has a sustainable funding model and which targets facilitation of economic growth and development of the state. Commissioner for Information, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi made this clarification in response to advocacy of non governmental...
HEDA says 10 Nigerians in US, 13 in UK own property worth $200m By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu and the Vice President Kashim Shettima have been asked to declare their assets and ensure public access as a moral lesson to strengthen public confidence...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), has declared the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), as the best Federal Government agency in digital transformation. Assistant Director, Public Relations, NIMASA, Mr Osagie Edward, said this in a statement in Lagos on...