Mr Ishaku Jilemsam, the National Vice President, National Rice Producers, Processors, Millers and Marketers Association of Nigeria has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the ban on rice importation. Jilemsam spoke at the opening of a one-day capacity building workshop organised by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on Friday...
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Former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Prof. Jerry Gana, on Friday, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that votes count in the 2023 general elections. Gana spoke at the 11th edition of the Change We Need Nigeria Initiative Annual Lecture organised by the Charismatic...
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya on Friday said six companies participating in the Maiden Gombe Investment Summit had made commitments to invest N70.5 billion in the state. Yahaya, who stated this in Gombe on the third day of the summit, said his administration was committed to changing the economic...
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State says the future of Nigeria is in the hands of young people and entrepreneurs, as such they must acquire skills for the future. El-Rufai made the remarks at the opening of FalGates Rice Mill on Friday in Kaduna. According to him, the mill...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Against the backdrop of incessant taxation and extortion, the Cross River State Government has warned against those responsible for the illegal act by agent of Local Government Areas, who are in the habit of harassing business owners. The state Chairman of the Cross River...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Cross River state Governor, Ben Ayade has described the concessioning of the ultra-modern cocoa processing plant, Ikom to AA Universal Agro Industries Ltd, as part of the deliberate effort of his administration to recalibrate the economy of the state. AAU is owned by business...
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Kingsley Uju-Chima (APC-Imo) says no fewer than 80,000 people have so far been affected by the flood ravaging his constituency in Imo. In an interview with newsmen on Friday, Uju-Chima who represents Ohaji/Egbema, Oguta, Oru Federal Constituency of Imo, said that...
President Muhammadu Buhari has again summoned security chiefs to deliberate on successes being recorded from ongoing onslaught against terrorists and other criminals across the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the security chiefs would be updating the president on various military operations against criminals in the...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has debunked social media report alleging that he faulted the Appeal Court judgment which acquitted the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenious People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The governor debunked the reports in a statement issued by...
The Federal Government has released relief materials mainly food and non food items to flood victims in Anambra. Mr Walson Ibarakumo, an Assistant Director in charge of Response and Rehabilitation, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said this after a closed-door meeting with officials of Anambra Government in Awka on...
The sleeping Eziama Afara-Ukwu Community in Umuahia, the home of Nnamdi Kanu, erupted in jubilation on Thursday, following the news of his acquittal by an Abuja Court of Appeal. Kanu, the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), had been standing trial for alleged treasonable felony and...
The Federal Government has said it would consider appropriate legal options concerning the judgment of the Court of Appeal on the trial of the leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, made this known in a statement issued...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A Non Governmental Organization, Save the Children has hosted members of the Borno State Children’s Parliament and presented computers, printer, laptop bags and other tools to the Parliament to mark The International Day of the Girl Child in Maiduguri. The event which is being...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has called on residents of Niger and Kwara to adhered to the Seasonal Climate Prediction by the Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMet) and the Flood Outlook by Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA). Hajiya Zainab Sai’du, Head, NEMA Minna Operations Office, made the call in...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says the National Bureau of Statistics has ranked roads in Anambra 15th on the list of roads that constitute death traps in Nigeria. The Sector Commander in Anambra, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, said this on Thursday at the flag-off of the 2022 Ember Months...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has urged the unemployed Nigerian youths to embrace entrepreneurship as a means of creating wealth instead of waiting for white collar jobs which are not readily available. The NDE Director of Training, Vocational Skills Development Programme (VSD), Isa...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – Kwara State Government is to upwardly review student Indigenes bursary award from five thousand naira to ten thousand naira. The state’s Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr. Afees Abolore- Alabi confirmed this while featuring on the 34th Edition Media Parliament organized by Kwara State Council...
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The Kaduna State Police Command has invited five persons to assist them in their investigation over the locking up of a 67 years old man for 20 yeers in Kaduna. The Command Public Relations Officers, DSP Mohammed Jalige, stated this at the scene of the alleged offence on Wednesday....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has disclosed that it would soon commence the online verification and enrollment of retirees and prospective retirees of Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on Oct. 17. PenCom spokesman, Mr Abdulqadir Dahiru, said in a statement issued in...