Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa, on Tuesday, justified the relatively high cost of executing infrastructural projects in Bayelsa. Diri stated this at the official inauguration and hand-over of the Federal Secretariat, named after former President Goodluck Jonathan, in Yenagoa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the construction of...
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By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki says the newly-inaugurated 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company will save Nigeria over $3 billion annually from importation of petroleum products. He said the refinery was a game changer for Nigeria which will open a...
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the National Assembly’s approval for the issuance of N16.7 billion promissory note to Borno Government as refund for reconstructed federal roads in the state. The request is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan and read at plenary on Tuesday....
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the military and other security agencies to remain resolute in tackling the security challenges bedeviling the country. Buhari said this at the Regimental Dinner organised in his honour on Tuesday night in Abuja as part of the activities lined up for the May 29...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for commissioning the multi-billion naira Dangote Refinery in Lagos, stressing that the coming onboard of the refinery signifies an end to the energy crisis in the country. Gov Sule, made this known during...
The UK government on Tuesday announced a package of measures aimed at international students, including a ban on some family members, as ministers come under growing pressure to cut immigration. After a drop during the pandemic, net migration has been steadily on the rise and is reportedly expected to...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inaugurated a N3.61 billion Federal Secretariat in Awka, the Anambra capital. The secretariat is named after the country’s first female Head of Service, Engr. Ebele Ofunneamaka Okeke. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project has 498 offices with a-300-capacity parking lot,...
WaterAid Nigeria on Tuesday formally launched its new five-year Country Programme Strategy, to improve access to basic water and sanitation services for 17 million Nigerians. At the event in Abuja, the organisation’s Country Director, Ms Evelyn Mere, said the strategy was crucial to ensure that everyone had access to...
Google on Tuesday announced the expansion of its Flood Hub platform to cover 80 countries worldwide, adding eight new countries in Africa. Yossi Mattias, Vice President Engineering & Research and Crisis Response Lead, said in a statement that 23 African countries were on its Flood Hub. Mattias said this...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja declared that making infrastructure development a key point of focus in his administration was a deliberate action to create wealth and make poverty alleviation easier. Speaking at the virtual commissioning of three bridges, three secretariats and one...
The family of co-joined twins namely Hassana and Hasina has expressed gratitude to the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Saudi Monarch, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, for the support in helping to separate them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Siamese twins Hassana and...
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NDICOM) for a second term. This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs at plenary on Tuesday. Presenting the report,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday flagged off crude oil drilling campaign at Wadi-B l Tuba village 35 kilometers away from Maiduguri City off Monguno road or Borno State. President Buhari said that the oil exploration if successful will improve security,, electricity energy, reduce unemployment...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the policies taken by his administration were deliberately made for the development of the country. He stated this on Tuesday at the inauguration of a new Customs Headquarters, built at the cost of N19.6 billion, in Abuja. Buhari said that such policies became...
The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Power and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to find a lasting solution to the issue of power distribution and supply across the country. The resolution was sequel to a unanimous adoption of an urgent motion of public importance by...
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has called on the newly elected , re-elected and out-going public officers to declare their assets before being sworn-in or leaving office on May 29. Dr Mustapha Musa, the Special Assistant to CCB Chairman, Prof. Mohammed Isah, said this when he spoke with...
The Nigeria Customs Service has built a N19.6 billion smart Corporate Headquarters. The Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, made this known at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. Adeniyi, Chairman, Organising Committee for Commissioning of the edifice, said the building had a 12-floor tower with five...
A nine-member delegation is expected to attend the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu next Monday. This is according to an official statement issued by The White House on Monday. The Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia L. Fudge, is scheduled to lead the...
The Chief Shepherd of The Harvest Centre Mission, Prophet Wale Ojo-David, says Tinubu’s emergence as the President-elect is divine and urges Nigerians to accept it in good faith. The Ikorodu-Lagos based prophet, who spoke against the backdrop of the legitimacy crisis trailing Tinubu’s victory, told the News Agency of...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Chairman Committee on Information at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), Hon. Mohammed Adamu Omadefu, says no less than 16 members have declared support for incumbent speaker. Omadefu (APC- Keana), who disclosed this while featuring on Option 92:3 FM Akwanga, Monday, said Rt....