The House of Representatives Committee on Defence has summoned heads of security agencies in the country over their refusal to buy arms and ammunition from the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON). Rep. Taofeek Ajilesoro (PDP-Osun) moved the motion when the Director-General, DICON, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Tafida, appeared before the...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – No fewer than 15 persons were killed and properties worth N20 million destroyed in various fire incidents in Kano State in October. This is according to a statement issued by the spokesman of the Kano Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi on Thursday in Kano....
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the Minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed; the Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze; and the acting Accountant General of Federation, Okolieaboh Sylva; to explain why the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation (AuGF) is undermined...
Elder statesman, Edwin Clark has expressed concern over reports of increasing number of Nigerians, particularly youths relocating to other countries. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that there was nothing wrong with people travelling or relocating to other countries. According to him, the recent trend...
The Nigerian Youth Mobilisation Council (NYMC) has called on youths in the country to be politically decent and to shun all forms of violence during and after the 2023 general elections. Its Director-General, Mr Abisoye Joe-King, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has charged newly sworn-in Permanent Secretaries in the state civil service to avoid indulging in any form of financial impropriety in the discharge of their duties. Governor Ortom gave the charge on Wednesday, during the swearing-in ceremony for the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have cried for help, accusing the Nigerian soldiers drafted to Ikang Community for ‘Operation Still Water’ of harassing, and intimidating Bakassi IDPs who are predominantly fishermen. In a peaceful protest which kick-started from Ikot Effiom Obutong re-settlement camp and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has directed its states and local chapters, to hold national prayers for divine intervention in the affairs of Nigeria on Friday. This is contained in a statement signed by John Praise Daniel, Chairman, Local Organising Committee, National Prayer...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has launched a strategic Master Plan to boost micro-businesses, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with the aim of Industrialising the state. The blueprint, targeting the promotion of economic growth is in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and initiated by the...
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), on Wednesday renewed its call for all necessary measures to ensure that crimes committed against journalists are properly investigated, and their perpetrators identified and convicted. According to new UNESCO data, global impunity rate for journalist killings remains shockingly high at 86...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Chairman, Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), Mr Samson Ameh Opaluwah on Wednesday flagged off the monitoring and evaluation component of N-Power Batch C1 trainees in Sokoto State. Addressing the trainees, Ameh Opaluwah said the Batch C1 consists of the contraction/trade aspect...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Federal Commissioner of Public Complaints Commission (PCC) , Borno State, Hon. Yusuf Adamu has said about 4,000 cases out of the 6000 cases he inherited since his assumption of office have been resolved by the commission under his watch Adamu who revealed this...
The House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs has resolved not consider the 2023 budget of the Ministry of Foreign until it complies fully with the 2022 Appropriation Act. The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Yakub Buba (APC-Adamawa) revealed the position at a 2023 budget defence session on Wednesday...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), has passed a bill for a law to authorize the Issue out of the consolidated revenue fund of the State 2022 amended appropriation of the sum of N110, 849, 945, 879.49 for the services of Nasarawa State government...
The Federal Executive Council(FEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the variation order for the East West road project sections 1-4 from N246 billion to N506 billion. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, briefed State...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says that about 1,200 artisans who specialise in assorted fabric making have been rendered jobless by the inferno that engulfed the Tejuosho Market on Tuesday. The Director-General, NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed, said this in a post-disaster loss and needs assessment report on Wednesday...
Dr Richard Munang, Deputy Regional Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has said that Biosecurity threats cost Africa over US$ 420 billion. Munang disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos at the 8th African Conference on Health and Biosecurity, with the theme: “Strengthening Health Security and Mitigating Biological...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), on Wednesday, arraigned Prof. Alex Akpa, former acting Director-General, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), and others over alleged N400 million fraud. Prof. Akpan, Famous Daunemigha, ex-member, Governing Board of NABDA and Wesley Ebi Siasia, ex-Director, Finance and Accounts of...
The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara state, Dr. Sani Ahmad, died on Wednesday in Gusau after a brief illness. This was confirmed by the Deputy chairman of the party, Alhaji Mukhtar Lugga, to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau via telephone. He said...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 75 per cent of road accidents in the country are caused by human errors. Mrs Modupe Ojo-Gbenga, FRSC Unit Commander in Okitipupa, Ondo State, said this on Wednesday during the inauguration of public sensitisation campaign on ember months, held at New Garage....