Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has described the ancient city of Ibadan as home where he learned to turn everything that comes his way into opportunity. Mr Olusola Abiola, Director, Information, Office of the Vice President, in a statement, said Shettima spoke at a wedding reception at the International...
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The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), on Saturday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to give female engineers an opportunity to fix the nation’s moribund refineries. Newly-elected APWEN Lagos Chapter Chairman, Mrs Atinuke Owolabi, made the call during the association’s public lecture and Annual General Meeting...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the release of 10 million naira as relief package to soldiers wounded during battles in Borno. The relief package was a fulfillment of a pledge made by Governor Zulum two months ago at a...
A business mogul and philanthropist, Mr Tony Elumelu, has urged youths in Nigeria to work hard and build a bright future for themselves. Elumelu was one of the speakers at The Everlasting Arms Parish (TEAP)-RCCG Teens Career Conference 2023 holding in Abuja. He told the youth on...
The National Association of Persons with Physical Disabilities (NAPWPD) has demanded a five per cent share of the N5 billion palliative approved by the Federal Government for states and local government councils. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government has approved the disbursement of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Former President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed over the death of 36 soldiers killed in an ambush by armed bandits and a subsequent Nigeria Air Force (NAF) helicopter crash in Niger State. Buhari made his feelings known in a statement issued on Saturday...
The acting Comptroller-General (C-G) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, says the service will lead the way in using lobbying as a tool in governance. He said this in Abuja when he received a team of a lobbyist firm led by the immediate past Minister of Information...
Chief Uchenna Nwoye, the President General (PG) of Ifitedunu Town union in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra, has alerted the Nigerian Police that his life is still under threat. Nwoye, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Saturday, said those who attacked...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – A leading candidate for the presidency of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Dr. Ike Neliaku, has promised to facilitate the establishment of Africa’s first Public Relations University in Nigeria and to initiate the development of a ‘Nigerian Reputation House’ in Abuja if...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has donated relief materials to 23,000 farmers and vulnerable persons affected by the 2022 flood in Niger. The Director General of the agency, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed, said this during the inauguration of the distribution of the support materials in Minna on Saturday....
The National Hunan Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for immediate action to address humanitarian issues in the country. The Executive Secretary of NHRC, Mr Tony Ojukwu SAN, , made this called on Saturday in a statement to commemorate the 2023 World Humanitarian Day (WHD). He called on...
Chairman of Ad hoc Committee investigating job racketeering in MDAs, Rep Yusuf Gagdi, says it has not indicted the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyode. He further said that no agencies of the Federal Government had been indicted, contrary to speculations. He said...
On May 22, 2023, the Dangote Refinery was inaugurated in Lagos, Nigeria, with former President Buhari officiating the ceremony. The event marked a significant milestone for Nigeria, as it showcased the country’s commitment to achieving energy self-sufficiency and fostering economic development. The Dangote Refinery is a remarkable feat...
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Friday paid tribute to 22 staff members killed in the bombing of its headquarters in Iraq 20 years ago, one of the darkest days in the organisation’s history. A wreath-laying ceremony was held at the UN headquarters in New York as part of...
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, leaves Abuja for Harare on Saturday to observe Zimbabwe’s general elections, scheduled to take place on Aug. 23. Jonathan would be leading a joint observer mission of the Africa Union (AU) and Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) for the states ...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – With normalcy restored, officials of Borno State Government has resumed the biometrics data capture of repentant Boko Haram terrorists. The Borno State Commissioner, Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen Friday in Maiduguri. Prof....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday in Abuja, met with the Ag. Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, at the service’s headquarters in Abuja. During the meeting, Zulum sought increased collaboration between Borno State Government and the Nigerian...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have pledged to join forces in tackling illegal mining activities in Ekiti, Oyo and Osun States. EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The statement said that the...
Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Mustapha Ahmed, says the agency is yet to receive the one million dollar donation, promised by the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) to support the 2022 flood victims. Ahmed said this when Gov. Dauda Lawal of Zamfara paid him a...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Two staff of the Ministry of Finance, have been dismissed by the Bauchi State Civil Service Commission for financial misappropriation and forgery. In a press release made available to journalists in the state on Friday, the Commission’s Information Officer, Saleh Umar, said...