UN and partners on Friday appealed for nearly US$400 million to prevent widespread hunger and malnutrition in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, in the north-east of the country. Associate Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Ms Stephanie Tremblay, made the appeal at a news conference at the UN headquarters in...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Oluwatoyin Madein as a substantive Accountant-General of the Federation. Her appointment followed the successful conduct of a selection process to fill the existing vacancy. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Dr...
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday inaugurated the new State House Medical Centre to cater for medical needs of the presidential family. The Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr Tijjani Umar, said the medical centre would provide services to the President and Vice-President, their families and other special guests. “ The...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Director, Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN), Vivek Menon, has commended the Federal Government over its reforms in the Nigeria Ports sector which have significantly reduced the cases of non compliance of Standard Operating Procedure. Mr. Menon, who is also the Convention on Business Integrity...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed displeasure with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s phone call to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, saying that its basis lacked clarity. On the call, the American government official was said to have emphasised his continued commitment to further strengthening the...
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By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Speaker of Nasarawa State House Assembly, Rt. Hon Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, has appreciated Gov. Abdullahi Sule, for sponsoring training for new elected state legislators. The retreat which is taking place in Jos, Plateau State, has as its theme” Legislative Practice and Procedure”, also...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and UNICEF are proud to announce that Borno State was awarded as the overall champion in the inaugural Primary Health Care Leadership Awards. The Awards honour strong leadership and commitment of Governors who have made significant investments in Primary...
Anambra Police Command has revealed that nine persons lost their lives in an ambush attack on the US convoy in the state on May 16. The command’s disclosure is contained in a press statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) through DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, Anambra Police...
The Managing Director, Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Alhaji Abubakar Yelwa, says the dredging of Rivers Benue, Niger and Kaduna will cost more than 20 billion dollars. According to him, this has made the clamour for the dredging of the three rivers to check perennial flooding in...
The Presidential Transition Council (PTC) has unveiled the programme of events for the inauguration of President-Elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu on May 29. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF) and Chairman, PTC, Mr Boss Mustapha, unveiled the programme at a World News Conference in Abuja on Thursday. He...
A recent study by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that hardship is the leading reason why Nigerian migrants abroad return home, accounting for 47.9 per cent of the returnees. This is contained in the “Awareness and Perception of Intending and Returned Migrants on the Dangers of Irregular...
President Muhammadu Buhari has granted automatic employments in the Federal Civil Service to 65 former members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Speaking at the NYSC 50th Anniversary Honours Award held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, on Thursday, the Nigerian leader also highlighted numerous achievements of...
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to walk on the path of duty ”if we really want to see the country achieve new heights.” The president made the call at a farewell meeting with his media support group, the Buhari Media Organization (BMO), on Thursday in Abuja. The...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari approved the dissolution of the board of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) on Thursday in Abuja. Buhari’s media aide, Mr Femi Adesina, stated that the president approved the appointment of Mr James Akintola as the new board chairman to succeed...
The Federal Government says the inauguration of President-Elect, Bola Tinubu and the Vice President-Elect, Kashim Shettima on May 29 remains sacrosanct. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, said this when he addressed a World News Conference to kick-start the inauguration activities on Thursday in...
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a sum of N655.932 billion revenue for April to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils (LGCs). According to a statement issued by Bawa Mokwa, the Director, Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant of the Federation (OAGF), this...
The National Agency for Food,Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday sealed a facility of imported contraband tomato paste distribution warehouse in Rivers. Mr Adeniran Kazeem,the NAFDAC Assistant Chief Regulatory Officer, Apapa Lagos, made this known to newsmen in Port Harcourt. Kazeem said this after the arrest of Mr...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, has called for specific legislations to guide future presidential transition programmes. Mustapha, who, is Chairman of the Presidential Transition Council (PTC), made the call in Abuja on Thursday at a World Press Conference to mark the beginning of the...
The National Security Adviser(NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has assured Nigerians of adequate security during the Presidential Inauguration ceremony. Monguno gave the assurance on Thursday in Abuja at a World Press Conference, organised to mark commencement of activities for the May 29 presidential inauguration. The NSA, who heads the...