By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A Foremost Anti-Corruption Organization in Nigeria, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has filled a petition to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against state governments and the Federal Capital Territory over the allegation of converting the...
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The Public Relations Officers (PRO) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Timi Bomodi, has been redeployed from the Headquarters Abuja to head the Kirikiri Lighter Terminal Lagos. The spokesperson confirmed his redeployment in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Abuja on Saturday. He said other...
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has announced the burial arrangement for its late President-General (P-G), Prof. George Obiozor. The Secretary-General of body, Amb. Okey Emuchay, announced this on Saturday, while briefing newsmen at the end of the National Executive Council’s (NEC) second emergency meeting held at...
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Board of Trustees and CGIAR have appointed Dr Simeon Ehui as the Director-General for IITA and Regional Director for Continental Africa for CGIAR. This is contained in a statement made available on Saturday in Ibadan by Katherine Lopez, the organisation’s Media Director....
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Three Etuboms from the Obong of Calabar have kicked against the selections process that produced Etubom Ekpo Okoñ Abasi Otu, who was dethroned as the Obong of Calabar The Etuboms include, Etubom Essien Ekpeyong, Efiok, Etubom Micah Archibong, who were the Chairman and Secretary...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (Arab Bank) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Borno State Government on economic development of the state and extended accelerated rural transformation and development at the grassroots level. The Managing Director of the Arab...
Rise Networks, a Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Company, on Friday in Abuja, launched the “Run-Am” mobile app to verify fake news and combat the spread of misinformation during the electioneering period. Mrs Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, Founder, Rise Networks, said the platform, which can be accessed on Google Play Store,...
Mrs Okolo Agatha-Banki, Coordinator, National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Kebbi State, has charged the newly-employed staff, deployed to the state, to be good public servants and treat corps members as their children. Hajiya Hadiza Idris, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Corps, made this know in a statement...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has expressed shock and sadness over the death of Elder Emeka Igara, Chairman of the Ariaria International Market, Aba, who died on Friday. Elder Igara died in Aba at the age of 74. Governor Ikpeazu’s condolence message is contained...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has set up a six- member committee to engage the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to address anomalies in the country’s monetary management and financial system. The forum disclosed this in a communique issued on Saturday at the end of its virtual meeting held...
Edo Coalition for Democracy and Good Governance (ECODAGG) has praised the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, for facilitating approval of N75bn by the federal government for the reconstruction of Lokoja-Benin federal road and N64b for Benin-Warri dual carriageway. The group, in a...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has lamented over the non availability of the new naira notes contrary to the CBN directives for compliance on or before 31st January, 2023. Governor Zulum also suggested that there was need for special consideration to Borno citizens, who...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has joined leaders and members of the APC in congratulating the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, on his 53rd birthday, Jan. 21. In a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina on Friday in Abuja,...
Sen. Bola Tinubu, APC Presidential Candidate has praised the Minister of State, Labour and Productivity, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, for his contributions to the struggle toward sustenance of democracy and good governance in Nigeria. Tinubu in a goodwill message, signed by him on Friday, congratulated Keyamo, as he clocked...
Music Artist, known as Mr Innocent Idibia and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have called on youths and politicians to shun violence before, during and after the general elections so that votes could count . They made the call on Friday in Abuja when the music artist led...
Mr Kunle Alabi, the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye, says there is no impeachment plot against his principal over an alleged misappropriation of fund. Alabi spoke against the backdrop of the report in a section of the media about an intense...
The Independent Corrupt Practice and Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has called on state governors to join its efforts at fighting corruption. Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the ICPC Chairman, gave the charge on Friday during the inauguration of the ultra-modern prototype office of ICPC in Lokoja. He said that the fight...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, the Chinese Government and people, as well as the Chinese community in Nigeria on the occasion of the Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Year begins on Jan. 22. The president in a...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – In furtherance of the role of the private sector as a major driver of Nigeria’s industrialization, the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration convened a business summit (a Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum) on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York,...