The President-Elect, Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria eight days to his inauguration. Tinubu was received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja by APC chieftains. “Welcome back, President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Nigeria is ready for the May 29th.”, Tweeted Bashir Ahmed, Special Assistant on Digital Communications to...
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Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Rev. Henry Ndukuba, has urged all election petition tribunals not to disappoint God or man. Ndukuba made the call on Saturday at the on-going 12th Synod of the Diocese of Abuja. “Once again this is the time to test the resilience...
Six Assistant Controllers-General of Correction (ACGs) have been promoted to the rank of Deputy-Controllers General of Corrections (DCGs). The promotions were effected in the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Service Boards (CDCFIB) The Spokesman, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Assistant Controller of Corrections, Mr Abubakar Umar, stated this in...
The Minister of Education, Prof. Adamu Adamu says the Federal Government will immortalise late Emeritus Prof. Nimi Briggs, former Vice Chancellor, University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). Briggs, who passed away in the early hours of April 10 at the age of 79, was the 5th vice chancellor of the...
No policy in Nigeria’s petroleum industry has generated more controversy than subsidy removal. Since the return to democracy in 1999, it has defied ministers and even the entire lifespan of administrations. The argument is that the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) commonly known as petrol by is...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debunked the $2 million bribe allegation levelled against the Chairman of the Commission, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa by Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara. The EFCC spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren debunked the allegation in a statement issued on...
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command and Training College in Jos, Plateau. According to a statement by NSCDC spokesperson, Mr Olusola Odumosu, on Saturday, the event took place on Friday. The spokesperson said that Buhari, who was represented by the former...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has derided the latest outburst by Dr Oby Ezekwesili against President Muhammadu Buhari on a miscellany of issues, chief of which is the handling of security by the Buhari-led administration. The group, in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju, noted that it...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – No fewer than twenty-eight Civil Society Organizations (CSO) has expressed concerned over the increasing rate of illegal logging in Cross River communities . This is contained in an open letter made available to some newsmen yesterday in Calabar from Indigenous people, CSOs and environmental...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Against the backdrop of persistent denials by Central Bank of Nigeria and other financial institutions to grant credit facilities to natural rubber farmers in the country, the National Rubber Producers, Processors and marketers Association of Nigeria, NARPPMAN, has devised another way to raise funds...
Nigeria Communications Satellite Ltd (NigComSat) in partnership with Ethnomet, a Canadian leading firm in healthcare technology recently launched ‘NigComHealth’, a telemedicine platform that will allow millions of Nigerians to have access to quality healthcare. ‘NigComHealth’ will transform the way patients and healthcare providers connect will transform the way patients...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has condemned the attack on some United States Embassy officials at Ogabru in Anambra. Tinubu, in a statement on Friday in Abuja by his media aide, Mr Tunde Rahman, said he was shocked to hear of the attack....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of a new Governing Board of the National Institute for Sports (NIS) following the expiration of the outgoing board’s three year tenure. The president’s approval was contained in a statement signed by Mohammed Manga, the Director, Press...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has vowed to dismiss from service any of its personnel found extorting motorists or involved in any form of corrupt practices. The Corps Public Education Officer, (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency...
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has urged the President-elect Sen. Ahmed Tinubu to establish Ministry of Religious Affairs, to promote interfaith dialogue and peaceful coexistence in the country. Bayero made the call on Friday in Kano at the inauguration of the Interfaith Facilitators’ Guide organised by...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief with the business community, particularly banking and investment sector, over the passing of an illustrious citizen, Chief Michael “Subomi” Balogun, 89. The President, in his condolence message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina on Friday in Abuja, also...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The new Acting MD/CEO and Board Members of North East Development Commission (NEDC) on Friday assumed office in Maiduguri on acting capacity pending Senate confirmation. The development followed a directive by President Muhammadu Buhari for the immediate resumption of the management, in order to...
On May 14, 2023, a momentous day for the real estate industry, Dennis Isong was honored with the prestigious Excellence Award, recognizing him as the outstanding realtor of the year. This remarkable occasion was graced by numerous dignitaries, including Governor Jide Sanwoolu, the esteemed Governor of Lagos, who received...
Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, on Friday, urged the public to disregard the purported sack of his principal by a Federal High Court in Kano. Ekeoma made the request while reacting to the media report at a news briefing in Umuahia. He...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday inaugurated the 22-Km Jalingo dual carriage way in Jalingo, being executed by Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba. The former president, while inaugurating the project, commended Ishaku for the gigantic project. According to Jonathan, “when I visited Jalingo in 2015, Jalingo was not like...