The National President, South-South Youth Initiative, Mr Saviour Oscar-Imeabe, has described Gov. Nyesom Wike’s recent approval of employment and promotion for Rivers workers as ridiculous. Oscar-Imeabe said this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Friday. According to him, the major concern of the people of the state...
Nigerian News
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo, has said his administration is on track in its determination to deliver good and quality governance to Anambra people in spite the economic challenges. Soludo said his administration had not despised anybody but is only taking policy decisions that were hard headed but in the overall...
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has vowed to shut broadcast stations whose activities are capable of undermining peaceful co-existence. Its spokesman, Mr Ekanem Antia, stated in Abuja on Friday that NBC’s Director-General, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, gave the avowal at a meeting with broadcast stations on the coverage of the...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has described Malawi’s cholera outbreak as the largest in Africa. This came up as the country has so far contributed nearly 40 per cent of total cases recorded in 12 countries across the continent. WHO Regional Health Security Advisor, Ambrose Talisuna said this during...
An early morning fire on Friday destroyed four motor spare parts stores with goods worth over N10 million in Aba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that only few steel products were salvaged from the fire that gutted some shops situated at No. 65 Jubilee Road in Aba....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the passing of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), following the passing of the National Welfare Secretary, Friday Nwosu. Buhari, in a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Friday...
Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi, the Chief of Nurul Yaqeen Jumma’at Mosque Life Camp, Abuja, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ensure the release of more redesigned naira notes as the months of Ramadan are fast approaching. Al-Yolawi made the call while delivering his Jumma’at Sermon, titled, “the...
Latest Job Vacancies in Nigeria Today Aspom Travel Agency Recruitment for Graduate Trai.nee 2023 Baker Hughes Graduate Inte.rnship Programme (Engineering & Technology) 2023 Invent Alliance Limited Inte.rnship Programme Job Vacancies at Aspire Consulting Job Vacancies at QuPee Consult Job Vacancies at First Excelsia Professional Services Limited Ongoing Recruitment at...
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says Nigeria now has a competent electronic border security architecture to effectively secure the country. This is contained in statement by the Deputy Director, Press and Publicity Relations Unit of the ministry, Afonja Ajibola, on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, Aregbesola made...
The Labour Party governorship candidate in Abia State, Alex Otti, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to sort out any issues with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) before the March 18 governorship and state assembly elections. INEC has come under fire, following the failure of...
A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Lagos-based chef, Mrs Adepeju Ugboma, has determined that her death was avoidable and resulted from medical negligence. The Coroner, Chief Magistrate Mukaila Fadeyi, gave the verdict on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ugboma died on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja expressed sympathy over the accident involving a train and a Lagos State BRT staff bus at Shogunle area of Ikeja. President Buhari in a statement issued by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, said the accident was...
President Muhammadu Buhari just returned from the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Doha, Qatar. The Conference featured an opening ceremony, the Fiftieth Anniversary Commemoration of the Establishment of the Group of LDCs, General Debate, Eight (8) High-level Thematic Roundtables, and series of side events...
No fewer than 10 passengers were burnt to death on Oyo-Ogbomoso road on Thursday. The passengers, involved in a head on collision involving a Mazda and a Toyota Hiace passenger buses, were burnt beyond recognition. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident in an interview with the...
This time of the year, the dry season, fire outbreak is not unusual because virtually every dry object can ignite a fire. Subduing the fire is made difficult by dry wind. In rural places where thatch and wood are used in building houses it is even more challenging to...
As the world marks the black history month, it becomes crucial to address the possible ways out of modern slavery in Africa and most especially in Nigeria. This is quite significant because this is one of the major issues that has hindered the growth of Africans over the years....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army Officers Wife Association (NAOWA), Headquarter 7 Division Chapter North East Operation HADIN KAI, has organised a lecture to sensitize women on gender equality and inclusive participation in innovative digital opportunities. The lecture was part of its activities to commemorate the 2023...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says transfer of former Director of ICT, has nothing to do with glitches experienced with the uploading of the Feb. 25 national election results. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, stated this on Thursday in Abuja in response to insinuations...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says two bodies have been recovered at the scene of an accident involving a train and a staff bus in Sogunle area of Lagos on Thursday morning. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, told newsmen in Lagos that the deceased were members...
INEC shifts Governorship, State Assembly elections