The House of Representatives on Tuesday lamented the failure by the leadership of government agencies in charge of fuel supply to respond to its invitations and read a riot act to them. The agencies are the NNPC Ltd., the CBN, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) Ltd., the Federal...
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The Speaker Imo House of Assembly, Mr Kennedy Ibeh, has emerged “Most Proactive Speaker” of the year 2022 at the just concluded online “Achievers Award”. The award was organised by a Non Governmental Organisation, (NGO) Arise Africa Network of Nigeria. In a letter to the speaker dated June 29...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the nation’s gratitude to the outgoing Secretary-General of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammed Barkindo, describing him as a worthy ambassador of the country. Receiving Barkindo at State House in Abuja, the President said on Tuesday that posterity...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the Federal Government cannot, at the moment, remove subsidies on the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol. Mohammed, who spoke during an exclusive interview to Reuters in London, said many other nations were introducing measures to help...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Germany Government is to support Federal Government of Nigeria with about 10 million Euros for the repatriation of Borno State citizens on refuge in the three countries of Niger, Chad and Cameroon Republics and Management of Repentant Boko Haram Insurgents. The fund is also...
Prof. Linus Asuquo, the Director-General, National Metallurgical Development Centre (NMDC), says scraping or abandoning Ajaokuta Steel Company will be a great waste. Asuquo made the observation while addressing newsmen on Monday in Abuja. He said that reviving the steel company would be the best option for the country rather...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said significant progress is being made on the Lagos-Abidjan Corridor and on issues around the movement of goods and services. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said thThe vice president disclosed this while interacting with newsmen after the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has approved the immediate composition and the proposed governance framework for the sustainable management and payment of post privatisation liabilities of the power sector transferred to Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company Ltd (NELMCO) which hitherto was without a...
U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard on Monday highlighted the similarities between Nigeria and her country as it marked its 246th Independence Day celebration. She stated the similarities in her message on the country’s Independence Day. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the U.S. celebrates its...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately recall the former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Ambassador to the Benin Republic, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), to face investigations and clear his name over an alleged connection with the N1.8bn recovered in a...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Managing Director of the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello has assured that the controversial dredging of the Calabar Channel, which was awarded in 2006 to Messers Jan De Nul and Van Oord at a cost of $56 million dollars has been resolved...
The Rector of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr. Adeoye Odedeji, has advised graduates of the institution to give back to their alma mater. The Rector said the only way MAPOLY could be greater and sustained is for the alumni to contribute to its development. Odedeji said...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Theatre Commander Joint Task Force (JTF) North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Major General Christopher Musa and other Christians faithful of the theatre on Sunday held an interdenominational church service to commemorate The Nigeria Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2022. The interdenominational church service...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt Area ll Command, Onne Port, has generated N115.26 billion between January and June 2021. The Customs Area Controller, Mr Auwal Mohammed, made this known on Sunday in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the command, Mrs Ifeoma Ojekwu. Mohammed said that...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the recruitment of 197 various medical professionals to boost the human resources and efficient service delivery of the health sector in the state. A statement by Mrs The Public Relations Officer of Kwara Health Management Board,...
Ram sellers in Benin City, Edo, on Sunday decried low patronage amidst the high cost of the sacrificial animal, less than a week to the celebration of Eid-el Kabir festival. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who visited the 2+2 Cattle Market, Eyaen in the Edo...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom’s convoy on Sunday was involved in a road accident in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The governor’s Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Terver Akase, who made this known in a statement on Sunday, said no life was lost in the incident. According to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Nigerian Police Force over the recent rescue of 50 abducted children, who were being held by a church at its premises in Ondo Town. The UNICEF Nigeria Representative, Peter Hawkins, who gave the commendation in...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has condemned the alleged act of electoral misconduct involving a corps member, Orji Nkenna and some staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State. This is contained in a statement by the NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Eddy...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 18 persons in an accident involving two Mazda buses and Previa bus around Isara Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan express road. The FRSC Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) , Bisi Kazeem disclosed this in a statement...