The National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) have received 105 Nigerians stranded from Chad at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano. Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, NEMA Coordinator Kano Territorial Office, made this known while receiving the returnees in Kano. He said that the stranded Nigerians arrived at the International Wing...
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The Senate has referred to its Committee on Niger Delta Affairs for screening, the confirmation of the appointment of Lauretta Onochie as the substantive Chairperson, Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Also referred for screening are 14 others as members of the commission. The resolution followed the...
Power supply holds the key to industrial and economic growth. It is the engine room for both the large, medium and small scale manufacturing. It can unlock the entrepreneurial ingenuity of the artisan. It is against this background that over the years, the Federal Government has taken steps to...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The President of The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) , Yakubu Maikyau, SAN said the association under his watch would provide the necessary accessibility facilities and aids for physically challenged lawyers at the Supreme Court and The NBA Secretariat. He stated this on Tuesday during...
The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, says the ongoing US$ 2 billion electricity grid maintenance, expansion and rehabilitation programme across the country are estimated to have created 45,000 direct and indirect jobs. The minister disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the 11th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of Power Engr. Abubakar Aliyu has revealed that the 1,650mw Makurdi Hydro Power Plant (MHPP) when completed would not only address the energy shortfall in the country, but also mitigate flooding. Speaking at the inauguration of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) for the concession of the...
There was a massive turnout of people on Tuesday at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) office in Abuja with the commencement of the auctioning of 35 cars. The exercise followed the order of the final forfeitures secured by the anti-graft agency from courts. According to Channels TV,...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – No fewer than 42 graduates in various programmes of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) are to be given one hundred thousand naira (100,000) loan to enable them start up their acquired skills. Addressing benefiting graduates in Sokoto, the State Acting Coordinator of NDE,...
The Senate has postponed its debate on the cash withdrawal policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) till Wednesday, December 14, 2022. This is because of the absence of the Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Finance, Senator Uba Sani, who is away attending the All Progressives...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday seized unregistered/expired aphrodisiacs, and other drugs worth N20m in Kaduna State. The agency made the seizures during a raid in 26 shops at the Sabon Gari market in Zaria LGA of the state. The seizures were...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has named the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Professor Umar Danbatta as its Special Ambassador in its renewed war against narcotics and use of other dangerous substances leading to addiction in the country....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has approved the immediate relaxation of the COVID-19 safety measures and travel advisory, including the suspension of all pre-departure, pre-boarding, and post-arrival PCR test requirements. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on...
The Chief Justice of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho on Monday in Abuja, pledged to ensure timely access to justice for all Nigerians. Tsoho made the assertion at the Special Court Session held to ceremonially mark the beginning of the court’s 2022/2023 legal year. “In the new...
Gudaji Kazaure, a member of the House of Representatives from Jigawa state, has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari secretly set up the committee on the reconciliation and recovery of all stamp duties. Hon. Kazure while addressing the press, said only the president could dissolve the committee in which he...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised registered voters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) not to wait till the last day before coming to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). Mrs Agnes Akpe, Head of Voter Education, Publicity, Gender and Civil societies Liaison Department, FCT INEC, gave...
Nasarawa State Pension Bureau (Local Government Department), said on Monday that it has earmarked N5.2 billion for the payment of pensions and gratuities of local government pensioners in the state. Mr Emmanuel Ombugadu, the Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA) of the Bureau, disclosed this when the management of...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday commenced the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) at its local government offices nationwide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reporter who monitored the collection of the PVCs in FCT, reports that the exercise commenced simultaneously at INCE, FCT headquarters and...
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Monday, said his administration would recover all monies owed by mining/gold companies operating in state fields. Adeleke said this on the sideline of the inauguration of solid mineral sector committee in Osogbo. He said the state had no record of any payment made...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Benue State Government has given six months ultimatum to residential and commercial property owners in Benue State to properly certify them or face sanctions. Governor Ortom handed down this directive in his address on Monday at the state capital, Markudi. A statement issued...
Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Monday inaugurated the N6.5 billion Benue Geographic Information Service Centre (BENGIS) in Makurdi. Wike, while inaugurating the project said it would not only address the challenges of land administration but would increase revenue generation in the state. He said land administration had become...