By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), a leading Anti-Corruption Organization has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately constitutes the National Council on Public Procurement in compliance with the Public Procurement Act as measures to stop the illegal interference of the Federal...
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By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – As part of measures to ensure that cassava seed entrepreneurs report on quality of seed produce, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) and Catholic Relief Services under Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed Systems in Nigeria...
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says his administration will aggressively woo investors, to increase the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), and create more jobs for the teeming youth population. Makinde said this on Thursday during the State Workers Productivity Day/Merit Award celebration, held at the Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall,...
The Abia House of Assembly Committee on Anti-Corruption and Public Accounts says it will meet with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-graft agencies over petitions against some State Government functionaries. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen in Umuahia on Thursday by the Chairman...
The House of Representatives has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to develop a system to delete dead voters from the voters register. This was the resolution of the lawmakers after a motion of urgent national importance by a member, Leke Abejide, drawing the attention of the House...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto State Governor-elect, Ahmed Aliyu has debunked media reports alleging that the incoming All Progressives Congress (APC) led government would probe the administration of Governor Aminu Tambuwal. The governor-elect known made this known on Thursday in a statement signed by his Special Assistant...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Veteran pop singer, Chris Mba of the “Baby Don’t Cry” fame, has passed away. The musician died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital on Wednesday after battling a prolonged illness. The Creative Industry Group (CIG) has expressed sadness over the demise of the former...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH Lafia- As the Eggon nation in Nasarawa State, expect the emergence of its brand new traditional ruler (Aren Eggon), tomorrow Friday, the king makers, stakeholders and all authority that have a say in the process, have been called upon to look towards the direction of Solomon...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will continue to apprehend motorists with faded vehicle number plates because they are a security risk to the public. The Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has appealed to the UK government to be lenient with former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, over the Central Criminal Court’s judgement regarding his case organ harvesting. The call is coming as the Central Criminal Court in the UK on Friday...
Labour Party (LP) in Abia raised an alarm on Thursday in Umuahia about rumoured employment and job recruitment into the state’s civil service. Its Publicity Secretary, Mr Jerry Njoku, warned members of the public not to fall victim to the antics of some political appointees of the outgoing administration...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has solicited for the support of the participants of Course 16, National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) in the ongoing deradicalization and Reintegration (DDR) of over 80,000 surrendered Boko Haram members who are mostly camped at a designated centres...
The Federal Government has disbursed N900 million in Borno to mitigate COVID-19 impact under the country’s Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus NG-CARES programme. The Minister of State for Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mr Clem Agba disclosed this during the Ministerial Town Hall Meeting for stakeholders in Borno and...
The first batch of 376 Nigerian students trapped in war-torn Sudan has arrived in Abuja. The students arrived at the Pilgrims Terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at exactly 11:25pm via the Air Peace Plane and the Nigeria Airforce Jet with the number NAF C-130. The...
Founder of Jewel Hive Initiative, Oluwatoyin Falaiye sits with Chude Jideonwo host of #WithChude to discuss dealing with and surviving adversities and her new book, ‘Diamond in the Rough’. In this episode, she recounted leaving her village in Akure to visit her aunt in Lagos, who later adopted her. After the visit, she insisted she wanted...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has urged the Senate Ad hoc Committee investigating the N6 trillion unpaid ground rent to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). Fashola said this when the Senate ad hoc committee chaired by Sen. Adamu Aliero (PDP-Kebbi) visited...
The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja approved the implementation of the National Blockchain Policy for Nigeria. A blockchain is a decentralised, distributed and public digital ledger used to record transactions across many computers. Such records cannot be altered retroactively without the alteration of subsequent blocks and the consensus...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The International Press Institute (IPI) has called on the Nigerian president-elect, Bola Tinubu to create a better operating environment for journalists and media organisations in the country. The President, IPI Nigeria, Musikilu Mojeed and the Chairman, IPI Nigeria Advocacy Committee, Tobi Soniyi, made the call...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has dissolved the members of the State Executive Council. He added that all Special Assistants (SAs) and Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) have been relieved of their appointments. Governor Obaseki, who stated this during the Weekly Executive Council...