Nigerians are inching closer to having a robust National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) as the National Economic Council (NEC) will meet on Thursday to ratify the policy document. After its ratification by the NEC under the chair of Vice-president Yemi Osinbanjo, the NSPP will be presented to the Federal...
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The widow of late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Bianca, and Sen. Uche Ekwunife (PDP-Anambra Central), have joined other prominent Nigerians to condemn Sunday’s fatal attack on Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah’s motorcade. Rep. Chris Azubuogu (APGA-Nnewi North/Nnewi South/Ekwusigo Federal Constituency) also decried the attack on the lawmaker, representing Anambra South. In separate statements...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in Nairobi, to represent Nigeria at the Kenyan presidential inauguration. The event, which comes up on Tuesday at Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi, will be Kenya’s fifth presidential inauguration. Osinbajo was received at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, by former Governor of Kwale County, Salim...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has commiserated with Ms. Catriana Laing, The British High Commissioner over the death of Queen Elizabeth II. In a condolence visit to the British High Commissioner in Abuja on Monday, the minister described the late...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday distributed starter packs, laptops , shops and one hundred and twenty five thousand naira each to 1000 youths from Cross River Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State. The beneficiaries, who were trained on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assured Nigerians that a thorough process has been undertaken to clean up the registration data. The Commission disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday by Mr. Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education...
Sonia Ekweremadu, daughter of the former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu has appealed for a kidney donation. The former deputy senate president and Beatrice, his wife, are currently facing charges in a UK court over alleged conspiracy to facilitate organ harvesting. Ekweremadu’s daughter is said to be suffering from a...
A student of Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic Birnin Kebbi has allegedly committed suicide in the Nigeria security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) cell in Kebbi State. According to The Nation report, the student identified as Victor Musa from Zuru local government area of the state, committed the act with a razor...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, has ordered a manhunt of a trafficking suspect identified as Nkiru. NAPTIP’s spokesperson, Mr Vincent Adekoye, made this known in a statement he issued on Monday in...
The Police Command in Plateau has confirmed the abduction of Rev. Bung Dong at Ganawuri community, Riyom Local Government Area of the state. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Jos. According to Alabo, the cleric...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has detected many double, multiple and ineligible registration in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) held between Jan. 1 and July 31. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, made the declaration in a statement issued on Monday...
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing says King Charles III will continue to maintain and strengthen the relationship between the UK and Nigeria as her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II did. Laing made this known on Monday during a news conference following the death of Queen Elizabeth II who...
The Executive Vice Chairman, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr Babatunde Irukera, on Monday said the commission had a target revenue of N14.3 billion for 2023. Irukera made this known at a hearing on the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework/Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) orgnised by the House...
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on stakeholders particularly law enforcement agencies, to support the anti-graft crusade of the commission. The EFCC Zonal Commander, Mr Michael Nzekwe, made the appeal during a familiarization visit to the Customs Area Comptroller in Kwara,...
Hundreds of passengers and scores of vehicles have been stranded following the collapse of a portion of the Minna- to Bida road in Niger. Motorists were now left in dilemma as crossing from Kakapangi to Minna or vice versa has become almost impossible. The collapse of the road which...
Mrs Olumayowa Olomola, Commanding Officer, Calabar Command of the Federal Fire Service, has confirmed the fire incident that occurred inside the Cross River Government House. Olomola who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the fire started from an electrical spark from a generator...
The Senate has appealed to the judiciary to give expeditious consideration to cases involving suspected crude oil theft in the country. President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan made the call at a meeting in Abuja on Monday with heads of security agencies in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will no longer conduct mop-up examination for candidates of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) who are not bio-metrically verified. The board made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the office of the Registrar on Monday in Abuja. It said...
The lives of 600 million people in Africa are at risk because of the growing severity and frequency of droughts, according to a report. This is contained in a report “Africa is Doubling Down on Climate Adaptation. Here’s Why it Deserves Support” obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria...