The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the attacks on its offices in some parts of the country won’t deter it from holding the 2023 general elections. Yakubu said this on Tuesday in Abeokuta during an assessment tour of its office recently attacked...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has approved 14-day paternity leave for serving male officers whose spouse delivers a baby. Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, in a circular said the leave will take effect from November 25, 2022. She said the leave is...
Motorists and commuters in Ibadan are having a hard time as gridlocks caused by fuel queues hinder free vehicular movement in the Oyo State capital. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, Mr Sanni Olatunde, an employee of a private company, said no-one had been able...
BY THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has sent a message of condolence to the Catholic Bishop of Makurdi Diocese and the entire Catholic community in the State over the demise of one of its foremost priests, Rev Father Michael Murphy . Rev Murphy, who is...
Nigeria is yet to meet its 70 per cent target coverage with the COVID-19 vaccines, Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said. Shuaib made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Tuesday in Abuja....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Federal Government says it remained committed to providing reliable and sustainable power to all unserved and underserved rural homes across the country. The Chairman, Governing Board of The Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Danlami Kurfi disclosed this on Monday during the commissioning of 2.0MW...
The National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the recent attacks on its facilities won’t stop the conduct of 2023 general election. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said this when he received a delegation from Africa Union Special Pre- Electoral Political Mission led by Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka on Monday in...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Monday sworn in 62 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) in Abuja. Some of the lawyers conferred with the SAN rank were, Mr Mustapha Ibrahim, Mr Ikani Kanu-Agabi and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lawyers Mr Sylvanus Tahir...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would not allow collection of the Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) by proxy. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kebbi State, Alhaji Ahmad Bello-Mahmud, made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola says Nigerians, especially the political class are the most litigious people on earth putting the judiciary under a lot of pressure. Justice Ariwoola made the assertion on Monday in Abuja at the special session of the Supreme Court held to...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has appointed Ms Ify Onyegbule as the new Director-General of Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC). Governor Uzodimma announced the appointment in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Oguwike Nwachuku, on Monday in Owerri. Uzodimma, who said that...
The Abibiri Royal family of the Osolo of Isolo in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State has petitioned the state government over the delay in the filling of the vacant stool. The family in a letter addressed to the Deputy Governor, Chief Lucky Aiyedatiwa, appealed to the...
An NGO, Focusing on Women and Girls Initiative for Positive Change (FOWGI), has urged Federal Government to remove all taxes on sanitary pad to make it accessible and affordable. The Executive Director of the group, Mrs Rifkatu Ademola, made the call during sensitisation on menstrual hygiene management and distribution...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with Senator Aliyu Wamakko over the death of his wife, Hajiya Atika. The president’s condolence message is contained in a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Monday in Abuja. Buhari said: “It’s with a heavy heart...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has expressed optimism that a combined power generation from the two power plants built by his administration will give the state about 50 megawatts of electricity that will guarantee Calabar, the capital, steady power supply independent of the national...
A fire outbreak that started around 2am on Monday razed two blocks of shops at the Kano Street section of the Main Market in Onitsha, Anambra State. Although the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the Anambra State Fire Service has since deployed its men to...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has commenced prosecution of persons arrested for illegal possession of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in Abuja on after the commission’s meeting....
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has directed career heads of Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Area Councils Development Areas (ACDAs) in the state to take control and charge of their councils from the sacked council chairmen and councillors. The directive is contained in a statement issued by Adeleke’s Spokesperson,...
The Strategic Communication Committee (SCC) of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) on Sunday stated that external and internal auditors recently uncovered a massive payroll fraud in PAP. The SCC Chairman, an ex-agitator, Mr Nature Kieghe, said at a news conference in Yenagoa that the discovery showed an individual was...
