The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; a former Minister of Information and Communication, Frank Nweke Jr., are among the dignitaries expected at the Tuesday, July 25 public presentation of a book written by Omoniyi Ibietan, the head of media...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), in its efforts to combat corruption and highlight uninvestigated alleged high-profile corruption cases in Nigeria, has announced plans to organize a protest at the offices of the two leading anti-graft agencies in...
Mr Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party at the 2023 elections, says he can’t celebrate his 62nd birthday with over 327 Nigerians killed in Plateau and Benue this month. Obi, however, humbly appealed to all those who desired to celebrate him with any kind of gifts, to...
Three inmates of Kuje Correctional Service have graduated from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) with degrees and diplomas in various disciplines. The inmates were presented with their certificates at a special convocation ceremony organised by the NOUN at the Kuje Custodial Centre in the FCT. The News...
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) on Wednesday called on governments and security agencies to intensify efforts at eradicating terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping. “Security remains a crucial concern for Nigerians,’’ its Secretary-General, Prof. Khalid Aliyu, declared in Kaduna in a statement he issued to signpost the beginning of a new...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Speaker, Cross River House of Assemb, has directed an upward review of monthly emoluments to auxiliary staff of the Assembly with immediate effect. Rt. Hon. Ayambem, who gave the directives in a meeting at the Assembly’s Conference Center in Calabar, on Tuesday emphasized...
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) says the private sector is well positioned to assist the federal government to change the narratives surrounding issues of national development, growth and unemployment. The association said this at its 66th Annual General Meeting with the theme, “Rethinking the Role of the Private...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, has assured members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) that the government is fully committed to securing the release of Prof. Ekanen Philip-Ephraim from her abductors. Rt. Hon. Odey expressed Governor Bassey Otu...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), AVM Hassan Abubakar, has visited the two NAF pilots who successfully ejected from the crashed FT-7NI trainer aircraft on July 14, in Makurdi. This is according to a statement issued by The Director of Public...
Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, Chairman Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says Nigerians must change their behaviours for the country to change to the level they desire. The ICPC Chairman said this on Tuesday in Minna at a workshop on National Ethics and Integrity Policy, organised for...
Former military president Ibrahim Babangida’s family has thanked the Federal Government’s decision to rename the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD), Abuja, after their matriarch, late Maryam, who established it. Alhaji Mohammed Babangida, first son of the deceased former First Lady, relayed the family’s gratitude on Tuesday in Abuja...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate review of the palliative to cushion the effect of removal of fuel subsidy. In a statement issued by Mr Dele Alake on Tuesday in Abuja, Tinubu directed the immediate review of the N8,000 conditional cash transfer programme meant to bring succour to...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Service Commission, has commenced the screening of over 100 casual staff of the State House of Assembly, to be absorbed into the main stream of the civil service. Permanent member one of the Commission, Yusuf Ibrahim Wamba, disclosed...
Mr Issa Aremu, the Director General of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILs), Ilorin, has urged governments in Africa and organised labour to emulate the statesmanship of late Nelson Mandela. Aremu made the call on Tuesday in Ilorin while speaking on the sidelines of the commemoration of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Pursuant to the judgement passed by the Court of Appeal sitting in Asaba, Delta State in Appeal No. CA/AS/276/2019: FRSC and Darlington Ugo Ehikim, wherein the the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) operations were restricted to only federal roads, the Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of 2-year-old Ivan Omhonrina killed by a stray bullet during an operation by officers of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Okpanam in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State....
The House of Representatives has resolved to set up an Ad hoc Committee to investigate and ensure federal character compliance across agencies of government. The committee, when constituted is to invite and request the Federal Character Commission (FCC) to forward the returns on appointments undertaken by agencies of government under...
The President, Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife Chapter, Dr Anthony Anuforo, has assured the citizenry that immediately the Federal Government pays members’ salaries, their current strike would be called off. Anuforo gave the assurance in an interview with the News...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, disowned a lawyer, Ibrahim Mohammed, who filed a fresh charge bordering on perjury and document falsification against Sen. Stella Oduah in the name of the anti-graft agency. EFCC’s counsel, H. A Okonofua, told Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High...
The First lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja officially immortalised the late Mrs Maryam Babangida by renaming the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) after her. The first lady who commissioned the former National Women Development Centre as Maryam Babangida National Centre also unveiled her First Lady’s...