The International Monetary Fund(IMF), COP28 President-Designate and UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance have called for measures needed to accelerate climate action and finance. This is contained in a statement issued by the IMF Press Centre, a copy of which was obtained by the News Agency of...
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Many foreign commentators were astonished by the outcome of the 2023 Nigerian Presidential election because of their wrong mindset prior to the polls, the Federal Government has said. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this in London during his engagements with some international media organisations...
The Federal Government (FG), in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on Tuesday evacuated 152 Nigerians, who are stranded and lived as illegal immigrants in Libya, to Nigeria. The evacuated Nigerians whose return was facilitated under the FG-IOM Voluntary Repatriation Exercise, arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Bauchi State Sector Command, Yusuf Abdullahi, says 14 people have been injured in an accident involving three vehicles at Tashan Saleh along Bauchi-Toro-Jos highway. He said the crash occurred at about 2.40pm on Tuesday, involving two commercial vehicles...
Former Governor of Anambra State, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, is dead, a family source has announced. The deceased son, Cheta, said their patriarch died on Saturday at the National Hospital, Abuja at 78. Cheta announced the death on behalf of the family in a statement issued in Awka and made...
The Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday approved Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa’s request to formally approach the Federal Government for the refund of backlog of stamp duties between January 2015 and December 2022. The approval followed a motion by the Majority Leader, Mr Ferguson Onwo, during the plenary session presided over...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), has warned Nigerians against fake recruitment advertisements making the rounds on social media. The ITF Director, Public Affairs Department Mrs. Suleyol Chagu, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. Chagu said there was...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi has confirmed the death of 12 passengers in a road traffic accident on Tuesday. The Sector Commander, Uche Chukwurah told newsmen in Abakaliki that that accident occured at the Ezillo end of Enugu-Abakaliki-Ogoja highway. Chukwurah said that the accident involved a...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, April 15 to conduct elections in polling units where the exercise was suspended in Port Harcourt II and Khana/Gokana Federal Constituencies of Rivers on Feb. 25. Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Johnson Alalibo, announced this in...
Six persons have died in an accident on Tuesday involving a truck and Sienna vehicle along Calabar-Ogoja highway in Cross River. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr Abdullahi Hassan, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar that one person...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has received 104 stranded Nigerians from N’Djamena, Chad Republic at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. The Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office of the Agency, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi stated this while receiving the returnees on Tuesday in Kano. Represented by Suleiman...
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Madinah, Saudi Arabia to commence eight-day official visit to the Middle East country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Presidential aircraft conveying the Nigerian leader and some of his aides departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at 9:10 a.m, on...
The Pastor of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement, known as Chosen, Lazarus Muoka, says the the church does not demand money from the people in rendering online services. Muoka, aware of how tricksters use various online platforms to dupe people, made the clarifications on Tuesday during the church’s...
The National Population Commission (NPC) has assured that the 2023 National Population and Housing Census will be the best ever conducted in the history of the country. NPC’s Federal Commissioner in Gombe State, Mr Abubakar Danburam, stated this in Gombe on Tuesday during the inauguration of a 16- member...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A former Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola, has expressed shock over the sudden death of Emeritus Professor Nimi Briggs in the early hours of Easter Monday. Describing the late Mimi Briggs as one that was endowed with superb...
The Federal Government has challenged the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to clarify his position on a leaked audio of the conversation he allegedly had with a prominent Nigerian cleric. The audio clip as released by an online newspaper was an alleged conversation between Obi and...
For supporting campaigns on gender inclusion in communication practice, the MacArthur Foundation and Kogi State Government are among the winners of the Africa Public Relations Awards 2023 which recognises Superior Achievement in Branding Reputation and Engagement (SABRE). The Department of State Security Service (DSS) and the National Information Technology...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday greeted leading businessman and philanthropist, Aliko Dangote, as he marks his 66th birthday, wishing him a long, healthy life and a joyful year ahead. The president’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba...
Dr Paschal Agbodike, Deputy Speaker, Anambra House of Assembly, has promised his constituents effective representation at the National Assembly. Agbodike, representing Ihiala Constituency ll at the state assembly and recently elected for Ihiala Federal Constituency, made the promise while speaking to newsmen in Awka on Monday. The member-elect said...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Saudi Arabia on official visit from April 11 to 19. It will be Buhari’s last trip to the Kingdom as President, according to a statement issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Monday. He said during the...