The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), has charged parents and other stakeholders to rise up to the challenge of ensuring that illicit substances are kept away from young Nigerians, warning that complacency is capable of compromising the...
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The Kogi State Government, on Thursday, accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of what it described as the “illegal harassment of state officials over a bail-out fund the Commission tried fruitlessly” to prove was stashed in an account, despite a Court injunction restraining it. The State Government in...
As Nigeria Blue Economy Stakeholders step up engagements through the Niger Delta Blue Economy Investment Forum to change the dynamics of the crude oil dependent region to a new future that is green and sustainable with practical projects, the United Nations Global Compact has drawn an attention to some...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is working toward handing over a secured Nigeria in 2023. Monguno said this when he appeared for 2023 budget defence at the National Assembly on Thursday in Abuja. He said that Nigeria needed to rely...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the reinstatement of10 dismissed police officer, converted two dismissals to retirement and rejected six appeals for lack of merit. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Ani said...
The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has revealed that the commission recovered over N117 billion between January and August. Owasanoye disclosed this before the House of Representatives’ committees on anti-corruption and appropriation during the commission’s defence of the 2023 Budget Proposal...
President Muhammadu Buhari says about 63 per cent of people in Nigeria are multidimensionally poor. Buhari said this at the inauguration of the 2022 Nigeria Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Survey Report on Thursday in Abuja. The report was released organised by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Represented by...
The U.S. Government again issued fresh visa sanction to Nigerians seeking to undermine democratic process in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. The Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Rolf Olson, stated this at the Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Alumni Association Annual Seminar 2022 on Promoting Electoral Integrity...
All Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) needed for the 2023 general elections would be ready before December. The assurance was given in Abuja on Thursday by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Voter Education and Information Committee, Mr Festus Okoye. He gave the assurance while speaking as a panellist at...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa on Thursday said the number of governors on its watchlist has increase. Mr. Bawa disclosed this while briefing reporters at the State House after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Channels reports, The EFCC boss declined...
The last few weeks in Calabar, the Cross River capital, have been particularly challenging due to the scarcity and hike in price of petroleum products in the city. The new development has affected the price of commodities and transportation fare as short trips that used to cost N50 are...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has disclosed that the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has intimated the commission of arrangement for 2023 Hajj operation. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, made the disclosure at the 2022 Post Hajj Stakeholders’ Meeting, held...
Yoruba Council of Youth Worldwide (YCYW), on Thursday tasked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd, on ending reoccurring fuel scarcity in the country. Aare Hassan, President-General, YCYW, said this at a news conference in Abuja. “I wrote a letter to Mr Mele Kyari, the Chief Executive Officer, NNPC...
The Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has said it is not aware of any threat targeted at its nationals living in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory in Abuja The Ghanaian ministry in a statement issued on Wednesday, also disowned a security update advising against non-essential trips to...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River Government has directed members of the general public to cease all forms of illegal mining activities ongoing in the state, especially in Biase and Akamkpa LGAs of the state. The Permanent Secretary, Special Services, Governor’s Office, Dr. Alfred Mboto, announced this...
Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, says the Ondo Sea Port is expected to play a role in contributing significantly to developing the state’s economy and its neighbouring states. Oyebanji who was represented by the Special Assistant (SA) to the governor on Budget and Planning, Mr Oyeniyi Adebayo, said this...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Tiv Area Traditional Council has urged politicians to desist from insulting opponents during campaigns, to avoid breach of peace. The council said politicians should rather focus on issue-based campaigns in national interest This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Secretary of the...
Rep. Toby Okechukwu, the Deputy minority leader of the House of Representatives, said that the roads infrastructure in Nigeria would be hard to fix, if the bills on funding were not assented to by the President. Okechukwu said this when Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN),...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) has said that two people were killed and one other injured following a fatal crash involving the convoy of the Commissioner for Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bauchi State, Nuhu Zaki. The FRSC Sector Commander, Bauchi State, Yusuf...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has charged Local Government Chairmen in the state to work in harmony with their Legislative Councils for the effective implementation of policies and programmes in their respective local government areas. Governor Ortom gave the charge on Wednesday, while declaring...