The Executive Board of the West African Power Pool (WAPP) has adopted a new work document and budget for 2023. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, General Manager, Public Affairs, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Mbah said the adoption was done at the...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has donated the sum of 1,000,000 (one million naira) in support of the Center for the visually handicapped in Obudu, popularly known as the St Joseph Centre For The Visually Handicapped, Obudu. His attention was recently drawn to the abysmal...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has not printed the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) of Nigerians who participated in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise from January 15 to July 31, 2022. INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, made this known on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday....
The United States Government has granted departure status to its Embassy in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria’s capital The U.S. Department of State announced the approval in a statement issued on Wednesday. The permission allows the voluntary departure of family members and certain employees due to the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has applauded the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign and reissue higher denominations of the Nigerian currency, the naira. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Wednesday announced that the apex bank had obtained the approval of the Federal...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said that his government would retool Nigeria’s disaster awareness apparatus if given the opportunity. Atiku, according to his verified social media account (Twitter), said this when he visited Yenagoa, the Bayelsa Capital, to have a personal experience...
Mr Will Stevens, the United States’ Consul General in Nigeria, says the U.S. government will continue to partner Nigerian universities in the effort to enhance the nation’s economy. Stevens made the remark during the graduation ceremony of the 10 participants of ‘’Learn to Earn Project’’ at the American Corner,...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – As part of its 2022 ember months campaign, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), it to set up mobile courts across the 36 states of the federation to trial road traffic offenders instantly. Speaking before flagging off the ember months campaign at the Kwanawa...
The Head, National Office (HNO), West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Mr Patrick Areghan, says only the second and third floors of the organisation’s Yaba office had minimal damage during Wednesday’s morning fire. Areghan spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. He also explained how...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, restrained the Kogi State Government from shutting down Dangote Cement PLC in Obajana area of the state. The court also stopped the state government from disrupting or suspending the activities of Dangote Coal Mines Ltd and Dangote Industries Ltd in Okaba, Ankpa...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the number of registered voters in Nigeria, has risen from 84,004,084 to 93,522,272, following the addition of 9,518,188 newly registered voters. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, INEC Chairman, said this at third quarterly meeting with political parties for 2022 on Wednesday in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has began severe disciplinary actions against 23 staff members of the commission involved in unethical conduct during the Continuous Voter registration (CVR).. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this at third quarterly meeting with political parties for the year 2022 held...
As means of checking serial abuse of the naira, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN ) has concluded plans to redesign certain denominations of the currency. Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor, who made this known during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, said the apex bank had...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea, expressed Nigeria’s desire to widen the scope of trade relations with the Republic of Korea beyond gas exports. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement said Buhari was speaking during a bilateral meeting with his Korean counterpart, Mr....
The Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests’ Association (NCDPA) has said that it will mobilise effectively the church’s faithful that are of voting age for the 2023 general elections. The President of the Calabar Archdiocesan chapter of the association, Rev. Emmenuel Duke, said this at its 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM)...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined African Ambassadors to continue to give preference to the protection of the interests of the African continent and her people. The President made the call Wednesday in Seoul, during an audience with African Group of Ambassadors accredited to the...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says a good working relationship between a Deputy Governor, Governor , President and Vice- President is critical to democracy and good governance. Jonathan made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the launch of a book titled:” Deputising and Governance in Nigeria” written by Gov....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN on Tuesday said holding political office is more of an opportunity to serve and positively impact the lives of millions of people, rather than the prestige that comes with the position. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in Abuja at the...
The Delta House of Assembly has granted Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa’s request for N4 billion bank facility to fund the proposed National Social Housing Programme in the state. This followed the adoption of a motion by the Majority leader, Chief Ferguson Onwo and seconded by the Deputy Speaker, Mr Christopher...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the airlift of relief materials to flood victims in riverine communities in Bayelsa. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According...