By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 159 Nigerians who had been stranded in Libya as they returned home. NEMA in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos, said the returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Cargo Wing,...
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Nigeria to tackle issues that lead to pervasive corruption and its effects on its economy. The advice was given when the IMF team, led by Mr Alin Shane, paid a consultation visit to the Independent Corrupt...
The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) says it has arrested some serving and retired civil servants in the state for alleged fraud perpetrated in respect of contract awarded in 2018. Its Chairman, Retired Justice Eni Esan, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan. The News Agency...
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu met with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting is the second leg of the CAN presidential interaction session. The APC candidate was accompanied by his wife, Oluremi; the Speaker...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Network of Civil Society Organizations (NECSOB), Borno State Chapter has called on all critical stakeholders to desist from acts that could jeopardize the credibility of the forth coming 2023 elections The Executive Director NECSOB, Comrade Bulama Aviso made the call on Wednesday in...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N2.5 billion for the procurement of operational vehicles for the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, revealed this when he briefed State House Correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting,...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, on Wednesday, presented a budget proposal of N202,641,598,614.46k for the 2023 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for deliberation and subsequent passage. The budget proposal comprises N87.9bn recurrent expenditure representing 43 percent and N114.4bn representing 57...
Senate has mandated its Committee on Banking, Insurance and other financial institutions to embark on an aggressive oversight to ensure Nigerians are adequately protected from operations of CBN, banks on implementation of the naira redesign policy. Senate resolution was sequel to a motion passed at plenary on Wednesday”on the...
Aggrieved members of the House of Representatives Committee on Ecological Fund have accused the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) of selective distribution of relief material to states affected by flood. The lawmakers made the allegation in Abuja on Tuesday at the resumed hearing of the investigative panel on the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The House of Representatives has postponed resumption of plenary to Tuesday, November 22, to allow for fumigation of the green chamber. The Clerk of the house, Dr Yahaya Danzaria, announced the postponement in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The clerk urged members of...
With 100 days to the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will start weekly media briefings to inform Nigerians on the progress made by the commission. In a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the commission will start with...
CNN on Wednesday reported that a research has found that visits to emergency rooms with suicidal thoughts increased sharply among U.S. children and teenagers. CNN reported citing a study published on Monday in the journal, ‘Pediatrics’. The study found that visits to the emergency department caused by suicidal thoughts...
The Delta Government has accessed N30 billion out of the N150 billion bridging finance facility it applied for from a financial institution. Gov. ifeanyi Okowa of Delta made this known while answering questions from newsmen shortly after inspecting the Koka flyover and Interchange project. The governor also visited the...
An Ad hoc Committee of the House of Representatives has invited stakeholders in the concession of Lagos International Trade Complex (LITC) over unrecovered N6.5 billion. The committee which is investigating the lease of Federal Government owned assets made the resolution sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Sokoto Zonal Command in collaboration with Access to Justice Project For the Vulnerable Children and Children on the Move with support from European Union, have flagged off a 2 day capacity building for...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Road Traffic Injuries is now the major cause of deaths of children and young people, aged 5-29 years, globally. Dr Walter Mulombo, WHO Head of Mission and Country Representative, said this at the commemoration of the 2022 World Day of Remembrance for Road...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has granted Nigeria 20,000 U.S dollars for the pilot training of literacy educators in the country. The UNESCO Representative, Regine Priso, said this at a two-day Validation Workshop of training modules of the Global Education Coalition (GEC)-Global Alliance for Literacy...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stated on Tuesday in Benin that it had yet to release or update any new list of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidates vying for state and National Assembly elections in Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that there has been...
In a bid to decongest the Maximum Security Custodial Centre Port-Harcourt by the judiciary to mark her annual legal year 2022, 176 inmates with minor offences were released unconditionally during a jail delivery exercise. The exercise started taking place on Nov.10 and Nov. 11 and will end on Tuesday,...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday, urged motorists to avoid night travels and conveying inflammable materials, to save lives and property. FRSC Sector Commander, Enugu State Command, Mr Joseph Toby, gave the advice in Enugu while briefing journalists on the activities to commemorate African Road Safety Day and...