By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff, LT General Farouq Yahaya on Tuesday warned members the Boko Haram insurgents, Islamic State of West African Province ( ISWAP), bandits, kidnappers, and other criminals to surrendered their weapons and embrace peace, as time is against them. General Yahaya...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised political parties to adhere strictly to internal democracy and electoral laws in the conduct of their primaries, ahead of general elections. The commission gave the advice in a statement by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and...
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) says that the Basic Health Care Provision (BHCPF), will guarantee emergency medical treatment for all Nigerians at the point of care. Dr Chris Isokpunwu, Secretary of the Ministerial Oversight committee, for BHCPF, FMOH, said this on Monday at a two-day capacity building with...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has criticised the House of Representatives, for falsely accusing the Board of imposing multiple fees on candidates preparing to take the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Oloyede expressed...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed a total sum of N3,592,846,301.74billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of February 2022. The figure indicated a slight increase in revenue...
The Senate has extended the implementation of 2021 budget from March 31 to May 31. This followed the consideration of a bill to Amend the 2021 Appropriation Act. The Senate before considering the bill suspended Rule 78(1) of the Senate Standing Orders 2022 (as amended), to enable the upper...
President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed Nigeria’s rising prominence as Africa’s fertiliser powerhouse to the implementation of the right policies by the present administration. The president made this known while receiving the Executive Committee of Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday....
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River Government has debunked media reports alleging that it has been unable to pay salaries to workers and gratuities to pensioners in the state. The state Head of Service (HOS), Mr Timothy Akwaji, who debunked this in a statement issued on Tuesday in...
At least 10 soldiers have been reportedly killed and some others injured by bandits proscribed as terrorists who attacked a military base in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident happened at about 6:30pm on Monday, security sources told Channels Television. However, the military authorities have yet...
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old pregnant woman, Omowunmi Joseph for stabbing her husband, Joseph Nwankwo, to death. The incident occured around 2 am on Monday morning while the deceased was asleep in the Odoye area, Alaadorin, Ibadan North LGA of Oyo State. It was gathered...
The UN medical scientists have claimed that a large percentage of the world population breathes polluted air. They said on Monday that fossil fuels are responsible for most of the harmful emissions that are linked to acute and chronic sickness. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has, therefore, called for...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Tuesday says it members will comply with the Federal Government’s directive barring outgoing calls of subscribers who have yet to link their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM. The telecom operators made this...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – Nasarawa Stae Governor, Abdullahi Sule has commissioned a mullt-million naira ultra-model skills acquisition centre at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Keffi with a call on corps members to take the training seriously as white collar jobs are no more available.. The skills acquisition centre...
By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja –Rivers State Governor and leading Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, on Monday, led three other PDP Governors on a visit to two former Military Presidents: General Ibrahim Badamasi Babanbgida (IBB) and Abdulsalam Abubarkar in Minna, Niger State. Wike was accompanied on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday, distributed food items, cloth and combined cash of five million, seven hundred thousand to 285 1, messengers and others at the lowest rank, working at the Government House in Maiduguri. Each of them received a bag of...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released popular socialite and club owner, Paschal Okechukwu a.k.a Cubana Chief Priest. Cubana Chief Priest was arrested last week in Abuja by EFCC operatives. He has since been in detention for 5 days facing interrogation over money laundering and tax fraud charges....
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – Residents of Kaduna metropolis on Monday, heaved a sigh of relief when they recorded the first rain of the year, following prolonged hot weather, which had exposed them to various health hazards, ranging from meningitis, measles and diseases that come with hot weather. The...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has accused the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the Managing Director (MD) of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Fidet Okhiria of negligence in the attack on a train plying the Abuja-Kaduna rail line. He is also calling for their prosecution,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has appealed to partners in Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) project to allow transportation of third-party gas through its joint pipelines to increase gas supply to the plant. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State Petroleum Resources, made the appeal during an...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it will proceed to institute criminal prosecution against any digital money lender whose conduct is in violation of extant laws. Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, said this in a document signed on behalf of the...