BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Pope of Catholic Church, His Holiness, Pope Francis has conferred Monsignor title to three Priests of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto while 21 others were honoured with the titles of Knights of St Gregory the Great, Knight of St Sylvester, Pro Exxlesia et...
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Engr. Ahmed Dikko, Managing Director, Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), has been honoured with the “The Swift Reporters Man of The Year Award”. The award is the biggest recognition by Swift Publishing Company Ltd, publishers of Swift Reporters. In a statement on Thursday, Adewole Kehinde, the Publisher of Swift...
The Police command in Edo on Friday confirmed that some monies suspected to be carted away by robbers during Thursday’s armed robbery attacks on some banks in Uromi, have been recovered. Mr Phillip Ogbadu, the State Commissioner of Police confirmed this in a phone interview with the News Agency...
By DAVID IORJA , Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Friday applauded the BUA Group for its strides in narrowing the gap between demand and supply of cement in the country. The President spoke at State House, Abuja, while receiving a top delegation from BUA Group, led by the Chairman,...
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By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja –The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said today that the new Electoral Act contains many progressive provisions that will facilitate the conduct of free, fair and credible elections in Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier in the morning signed the Electoral Bill 2022 into law....
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Friday that the commission is ready for Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency by-elections scheduled for Saturday. Speaking during the movement of sensitive materials from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Calabar to the Local...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will on Saturday make public its position on the 2022 Electoral Amendment Bill singed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. The commission disclosed this in a statement by National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government says outcomes from the past edition of the Nigerian International Energy Summit (NIES) have been embraced and utilised by government, policy makers and oil and gas industry to effect development. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State Petroleum Resources, made this known...
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. The President assented to the bill at past midday on Friday at a brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Aso Villa in Abuja. The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of...
President Buhari signs Electoral Act, says ‘We’re bequeathing lasting legacy with new election laws’
President Buhari signs Electoral Act, says ‘We’re bequeathing lasting legacy with new election laws’
*Asks that Section 84(12) be deleted By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said The Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2022, passed by the National Assembly, holds a lot of promise for improving the election processes in the country, with introduction of new technology, and efforts...
…Vow to achieve multidimensional regional health objectives The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Health Organization (WAHO), have reiterated their unwavering commitment to the achievement of the multidimensional regional health objectives. President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Jean-Claude Kassi BROU and the Director-General...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has commended Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for his one day state working visit to Borno and efforts in repatriating and resettling Nigerian refugees abroad as Chairman Federal Government Resettlement Committee (FGRC). He also appreciated the VP for announcing a...
Father of a 13-year-old boy, who was sodomised and later died, Mr Vincent Ugiagbe, is seeking justice for son. The minor, was reported to have been allegedly sodomised by a security man in Uwasota area of Benin City. Ugiagbe, who confirmed the death of his son to newsmen, said:”my...
The United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) says more than 800,000 million dollars (N332 million) is in the kitty for 500 participants of its special skills acquisition programme in Nigeria. Its Team Lead, Governance, Peace and Security in Nigeria, Mr Matthew Alao, said in an interview with the News Agency of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Councils (NECO) has released the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) external candidates results. Announcing the results in Minna on Thursday, Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, said the results were released just after sixty-four (64) days in which...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reassured the government and people of Borno State of President Muhammadu Buhari led administration’s continuous support in the development and security of the state. VP Osinbajo stated this Thursday while speaking at the Shehu of Borno palace when...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Bank Plc, Abubakar Suleiman and two other top officials of the bank over the controversial ‘hidden’ N20 billion said to allegedly belong to the Kogi State government. It would be recalled that anti-graft agency,...
Gov.Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday, said that the existence of the State Security Network, Amotekun Corps, was benefiting the state and other major security outfits. Akeredolu, who said Amotekun was not created to be rival to other security agencies, called for cooperation and synergy among sister agencies...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Operatives from the Katsina State Police Command have arrested a 35-year-old woman, Hajiya Fatima Alhaji, suspected to be a supplier of charms and informant to the bandits terrorising the state and its environs. Addressing newsmen on Thursday, the command’s spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, said...