Military Pensions Board (MPB) says the delay in the receipt of payment of Security Debarment Allowance (SDA) by eligible military retirees was due to hitches between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and disbursing banks. The Chairman of the board, Rear Adm. Saburi Lawal, made this known in a...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, urged leaders to place a premium on youth development, with more seriousness and actionable ideas in promoting skills acquisitions, while discouraging idleness. Speaking at the African Conference for Peace, 2023, the President said idleness...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development (ALFOPED), a non governmental organization has trained 30 selected members of Early/ Forced Marriage Women Group and Mothers of invisible children on psycho-social support, entrepreneurship and capacity building. The 2-day training workshop which was held at the Allamin....
The Senate has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the 2023 general election is free, fair and credible. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said this on Tuesday, in his welcome address on resumption of plenary after Christmas and New Year break. Lawan charged the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says preparations for the 2023 general election are largely being concluded as preliminary deployments are already underway. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this in Chatham House, London, on Tuesday while addressing the world on preparations for the 2023 general election. Yakubu, in...
The 36 state governors have invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emiefele, for a virtual meeting on Thursday over issues related to the new naira notes introduced by the apex bank. The Head, Media and Public Affairs, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NFG) Secretariat, Abdulrazaque...
The United Nations (UN) said on Tuesday that the killing of journalists worldwide significantly increased by 50 per cent in 2022 following a decline over the previous three years. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), in its 2021-2022 freedom of expression report, released on Tuesday said 86...
By Esther Alexander- (Abuja) Participants at a one day conference have called for more collaboration from all stakeholders to end the issues of human trafficking in Nigeria. They made the call on Tuesday at a press conference organized by The Sisterhood is Global Institute and it’s Gloria Steinem Equality...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Tuesday visited a 110-year old village head of Beli in Shira LGA, Muhammad Inuwa, where he pledged to construct 120-kilometer road from Kilbore-Beli-Zigau-Bukul. The project is to be constructed by Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP)....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Network Against Child Trafficking Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) on Monday submitted a Memorandum to the National Assembly House Committee on Human Rights on the amendment of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act (TIPPEA) of 2015. Submitting NACTAL’s position during the...
Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says the quality of political conversations among gladiators will determine the outcome of the Feb. 25, general election. Gbajabiamila said this at the resumption of the House seating for the 2023 legislative session in Abuja on Tuesday. He said as the country...
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate seeking confirmation of appointment of seven members of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). The letter was addressed to Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and read shortly after the commencement of Tuesday’s plenary. “Appointment of members of Independent...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) says it will spend $8.3 billion to fight poverty, disease, and inequity in 2023. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Mr Mark Suzman, on Tuesday in Lagos. Suzman said the budget was the...
Mr Linus Odey, Paramount Ruler of Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River, says his Akwarinyin- Abu community and 15 others drink water from the same stream with cows. He stated this when the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Sandy Onor campaign team met with...
..Bawa, Suswam, Rabiu, Jime confirm participation at DAILY ASSET Awards The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has confirmed participation at the 6th DAILY ASSET Annual Awards, which holds January 19. The anti-corruption czar was voted by the Editorial Board of the Abuja-based daily...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has resumed duty at the apex bank’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday after spending his annual leave abroad. Mr. Emefiele had been out of the country since December, 2022, amidst certain accusations...
Dr Goodluck Jonathan, former President of Nigeria, on Monday inaugurated the fourth longest bridge in the country with a total length of 1.15 kilo metres. Jonathan, in his speech during the inauguration at Afi Uko Nteghe along Etebi Enwang road in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, said...
The Police Command in Kebbi has confirmed that 18 people died when a truck conveying passengers and cows crashed at Malisa village, Gwandu Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesman of the command, SP Nafi’u Abubakar, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi...
United Nations (UN) on Monday, called on the Nigerian government to commit more resources and to implement mitigation measures to save lives and prevent a potentially catastrophic food security and nutrition situation. UN Associate Spokesperson, Ms Stephanie Tremblay, who made the call at a news conference in New York,...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Plateau State has said two people were killed and 52 others injured when a trailer rammed into 14 vehicles around Zakaliyo on Jos-Bauchi road. Mr Peter Longsan, the Public Enlightenment Officer of the command disclosed this in a statement on Monday in...