There are indications that the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka will no longer be in charge and officiate liturgical activities at the Adoration chaplaincy. Recalled that Fr Mbaka on Thursday announced in a statement that Adoration Ministry activities would resume on Sunday....
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered no less than 13, 451,466 pills of tramadol 225mh worth N8,860,000,000 in street value in Lagos . The Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Babafemi said that operatives of the...
The member representing Ovia Federal Constituency, Mr Denis Idahosa (APC-Edo) on Sunday called for the scrapping of the senate and introduction of unicameral legislature to reduce cost. Idahosa said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He said the senate, one of the...
The Board and the Academic Fellow Panel of the ICMCI also known as CMC-Global has approved the conferment of the CMC-Global Academic Fellow on Professor Ukertor Gabriel Moti for the 2022 nominations. Professor Moti, who is Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC) and a Certified Management Consultant...
A member of the House of Representatives, Denis Idahosa (APC-Edo), has revealed how he has been able to attract several projects to his constituency in spite of prevailing challenges. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, he attributed the feat to goodwill...
Anambra State Government says the switch from diesel powered streetlights to solar powered alternative will soon be completed. Mr Julius Chukwuemeka, Commissioner for Power and Water Resources, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview In Awka that the disruption in the streetlights project was due to...
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council has re-elected Nigeria as part 2 member at its on-going 41st General Assembly in Montreal, Canada. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by Mr James Odaudu, Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Minister of Aviation, Malam...
The committee constituted by Ekiti government to assist the incoming administration with seamless and smooth take-over of governance in the state has submitted its report to Gov. Kayode Fayemi. Fayemi, while receiving the 332-page report on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti from its Chairman, Mr Foluso Daramola, said that the 20-man...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reiterated commitment towards tackling redundancy and bureaucratic bottlenecks in the system with a view to improving performance and service delivery. The Director, Human Resources Management of FCTA, Malam Muhammad Bashir, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the administration had step...
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions is investigating the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for allegedly re-allocating Atala Marginal Oil Field (OML 46) in Bayelsa to another firm. The NUPRC came under fire in the senate over its alleged revocation and illegal re-allocation of the...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a Chief Medical Director of Kaiama General Hospital, Dr Adio Adebowale, in Edo after he had allegedly killed his girlfriend and one other lady in Kwara. The Command Spokesman, Ajayi Okasanmi, disclosed this in a statement issued...
The Federal Government has cautioned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over disobeying the order of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) to call off its ongoing strike. Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, gave the advice in a statement signed by Mr Olajide...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Governor Aminu Tambuwal has urged Sokoto State University lecturers to resume academic activities without further delay or loss their salaries from now on. He said: ”’Lecturers of the Sokoto State University are to resume work if indeed they have the interest of the state...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported additional 41 new cases of Monkeypox disease between Aug. 29 and Sept. 4, from 12 states of the Federation. The NCDC via its official website on Sunday said that the 12 states were: Lagos (14), Abia (7), Imo (6), Ogun...
The Presidency says after over 40 years of promises by successive administrations, the stage is almost set for the inauguration of the Second Niger Bridge. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the bridge would be inaugurated after its completion by the...
New York City Mayor, Mr Eric Adams, on Saturday evening joined Nigerians from all walks of life to celebrate the 62nd independence anniversary of their homeland. Adams, in his speech at the Independence Day Carnival, paid glowing tribute to Nigerians for their resilience and unique social and cultural life....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has thwarted an attempt by a 32-year-old businesswoman, Mrs Pamela Odin, to traffic 2.150kg tablets of Rohypnol through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja. The Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, made the announcement in a statement...
At least 15 million Nigerians are benefitting from water supply projects in different parts of the country. The Minister of Water Resources, Malam Suleiman Adamu, made this known on Sunday while answering questions on Sunday, as a guest on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. Adamu...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested an ex-footballer, Okafor Emmanuel Junior at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on his arrival from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa on board an Ethiopian airlines flight with 1.40kg crack cocaine concealed in his bags. NDLEA...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami has said a beautiful Nigeria is possible through the proliferation of Entrepreneurship and Industrial Hubs across the Federation, noting that the adoption of this model would create all-round economic transformation. In his...