By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called on the members of National Assembly to as a matter of urgency, pass the National Electoral Offences Commission Bill into law. Chairman INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the call Tuesday in Abuja at the public hearing...
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The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says it has spent over N500 million to improve electricity supply from about five hours to over 15 hours per day in Minna, Niger. Mr Mahamud Keni, Regional Manager, AEDC, Niger region, disclosed this on Tuesday to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
No fewer than 1,700 civil servants in Cross River on Tuesday took to the street to protest the nonpayment of five years salaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protesters, who converged at the State’s secretariat as early as 7:30am, blocked the entrance to the secretariat....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The GbaramatuVoice newspaper has announced for the awareness of the general public details of programmes lined up to mark its forthcoming 7th Anniversary Lecture/Niger Delta Awards 2022. The event is scheduled for Tuesday August 30, 2021, by 10:00am, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja,...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has commended the Image Merchants Promotion Ltd (IMPR), publishers of PRNigeria, Economic Confidential, Tech Digest, and other titles, for its emphasis on responsible and investigative journalism that is based on facts, objectivity, fairness and balance. Speaking in...
Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has outlined “important” areas Nigeria must tackle “aggressively” for a greater economy. According to the former governor of Anambra State, investment in intangible assets such as education and power are critical for economic renaissance. “What we need to do is the two most...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Monday said it has not commenced recruitment process for the 2022 batch of Constables, contrary to a publication by the Police Service Commission (PSC). The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the publication issued on...
Renowned author, Chimamanda Adichie, on Monday said that the words – troublesome and innovative – have their pride of place in the Nigerian Bar Association. Adichie delivered the keynote address at the 62nd edition of the NBA Annual General Conference holding at the Eko Atlantic City in Lagos State....
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has questioned the Federal Government’s handling of the farmer-herder crisis. Speaking exclusively to Channels Television’s NewsNight, a pre-recorded program which airs every Monday, the literary icon wondered why the government was yet to ban cattle group, Miyetti Allah while it had proscribed the Indigenous People...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigerian student, Noel Alumona, who won the 2022 AFS Award for Young Global Citizens, and became the first African to win the prize since its inception in 1914. The president’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement by his...
Mrs Ibiene Roberts, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, says the Federal Government is working to digitise public service before the end of first quarter of 2023. Roberts stated this when she formally presented the Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) to the Minister, Sen. George Akume, on...
Forum of Independent Media Practitioners of Nigeria (FIMN) has concluded arrangement to honour Mr. Austin Peter Nyam a staff of the National Assembly, Abuja. A statement signed by the National Coordinator of the Forum, Mr. Abraham Ogwaje said the awards is to celebrate the impact of Mr. Nyam on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has commenced the training of store keepers to enhanced their performance. Declaring the training workshop open on Monday in Maiduguri, the State Head of Service, Barr Simon Malgwi, said the training was inline with the training and retraining programme of the...
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to complete all ongoing road projects before June 2023. Mr Jide Ode-Martins, the Director, Planning Research and Statistics, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing stated this during the opening ceremony of the 28th meeting of the National Council on Works on Monday...
The Nigerian Export promotion Council (NEPC) has advised Nigerians to focus more on non-oil export for the country’s economic survival. The Executive Director of NEPC, Dr Ezra Yakusak, gave the charge in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday while on a visit to the council’s...
In recent decades, Nigeria’s economy can best be described as mono-cultural as it is largely run from foreign exchange from the oil sector. However, this source of income has become unpredictable due to a number of reason that disrupt the market. Some of these factors include conflicts in oil...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy and thundery weather activities from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted cloudy atmosphere on Monday over the northern region with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Gombe and Kaduna...
…… demands for supporting documents By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has commenced investigation into how the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) engaged in extra budgetary expenditure of N1.19 billion in the 2018 and 2019 financial years. Accordingly to a report from...
President Muhammadu Buhari, in the course of the week, inaugurated a 16-member Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC), with Alhaji Aliko Dangote as Chairman. The president believed that the successful implementation of the Council’s agenda and savings from estimated economic burden of the disease would save Nigeria about N687 billion...
The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has lauded the National Economic Council (NEC) for endorsing the 750million dollars World Bank-backed State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) programme. This was made known in a statement by Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing...