The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing has said that the government of the United Kingdom is supporting Nigeria to ensure credible elections in 2023. Laing, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja., said the UK would monitor...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan on his 65th birthday, Nov. 20, 2022. The President, in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina on Saturday in Abuja, noted the unique position of the former president in the growth...
Dr Patrick Dele Cole, Dan Agbese, Lade Bonuola, Mohammed Haruna and Kabiru Yusuf are among the chieftains of the Nigerian media who will gather on Saturday, November 19, to proffer suggestions and solutions to enable the media to do a more focused job of holding the political class accountable...
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, has given reasons he stopped paying attention on articles, stories and trending issues on social media. Watch video below👇
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Discrimination against children based on ethnicity, language, and religion are rife in countries worldwide, according to a new UNICEF report published ahead of World Children’s Day. A statement issued by UNICEF Executive Director, Ms Catherine Russell said ,” Systemic racism and discrimination put children...
The United States Department of Justice said it has transferred over $20.6 million to the Federal Government of Nigeria as part of the loot traced to former Nigerian military leader General Sani Abacha and his co-conspirators. The US DoJ, in a statement on Thursday, said the fresh repatriation brings...
The acting Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr Monica Eimunjeze, will on Tuesday convene a meeting with directors of the agency. The Director of Public Affairs of the agency, Dr Jimoh Abubakar, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – An Abuja-based civic-tech non-profit organisation, PROMAD, says the practice of making the government annual budget without quality needs assessment to harness citizens’ voices is responsible for the high poverty rate in the country. This was made known in a statement in Abuja on Friday,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has written a condolence letter to the United Nations following the killing of a humanitarian worker by an unruly soldier, on Thursday in Damboa. Governor Zulum addressed the letter to the UN’s resident representative in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale. The...
Edo State Government on Friday warned ritualists to stay away from the state secretariat in Benin. Commissioner for information, Mr Chris Nehikhare, told newsmen in Benin on Friday that government was particularly irked by the slaughtering of ritual animals at the state secretariat by people of Irhirhi community. He...
Several houses, including a worship centre, were on Thursday evening, was gutted by fire at Owan community in Ovia South West local government area, near Benin, in Edo. Eyewitnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident was caused by a petroleum laden tanker which fell and...
The Godfrey Okoye University (GOU), Enugu on Friday inducted Mr Peter Obi, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of the Enugu State and the PDP governorship candidate, Mr Peter Mbah and others to its “Hall of Fame”. The induction was part of the activities marking the 10th convocation of the university. Others...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is already making plans and preparations for the conduct of a run-off presidential election, where no candidate meets the conditional requirements for declaring a winner from votes cast on Feb. 25, 2023. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter...
National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), on Friday, announced the appointment of Magaji Sani Tambuwal as acting Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA). The appointment of Tambuwal, who was Secretary, Directorate of Finance and Accounts in the National Assembly, has ended days of anxieties and confusion on the sensitive issue....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations has released a total of US$10.5 million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide assistance to people affected and left vulnerable by floods across Nigeria, including those in north-east Nigeria who are already...
There was an impressive turnout at various wards across Enugu metropolis as the display of voters’ register ends on Friday, November 18. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent, who went to some wards in the metropolis on Friday, observed that many residents were coming in to check for...
The people of Ogwugwu/Umueze Oba community, Idemili South Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra, on Friday protested alleged encroachment on their land and subsequent demolition of about 70 houses by some security operatives. Some of the protesters were seen carrying placards with different inscriptions like, “Save our soul, our...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged journalists to avoid rushing to publish news that are not properly verified and processed, under the breaking news syndrome. Mr Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education of INEC, gave the advice at a one-day training for...
The President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly sacked the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Mohammed Fadah. When contacted by the Punch, the NYSC spokesman, Eddy Megwa, simply asked our correspondent to wait for an official statement that would be issued on Friday. The Cable, however, quoted...