The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says that prospective school candidates without National Identification Number (NIN) will be allowed to write this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the assurance at a news conference to announce...
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The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to ensure that Nigerians have effective power supply through renewable energy. Mrs Margaret Oyinboade, Senior Information Officer, Ministry of Power, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Oyinboade quoted the minister as saying...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, an Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation has insisted that zoning the presidency to the South East will remain a fundamental ingredient for national unity. This is contained in a release signed by Presidential General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor and made available to newsmen in Owerri...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – UNICEF has appealed to the Nigerian authorities for the immediate signing of the handover protocol so that children caught in the web of conflict can swiftly access the psychosocial, medical and educational support they need. The UNICEF Chief Maiduguri Field Officer , Ms. Phuong...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Isah Jere Idris has declared open a week-long Customer Service Ceremony at the Headquarters Abuja. The event which would be holding across all commands and formations is an effort to deepen healthy interface with all...
The police have arrested a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, and four other police officers. Others arrested are ACP Sunday Ubuah, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agrigba, and Inspector John Nuhu, while the fifth suspect, ASP John Umoru, is still at large. They were arrested on...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed March 28 to rule on Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)’s motion to join Department of State Services (DSS) and National Intelligence Agency (NOA) in a suit filed by leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his...
The Federal Government has charged radio stations in the country to uphold the trust of their listeners by shunning fake news. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the charge in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday to mark the 2022 World Radio Day. The...
The Federal High Court in Yenagoa on Monday adjourned until March 22, hearing in a N 700 billion oil spill compensation suit filed by members of Aghoro I community in Bayelsa. The people of Aghoro I in Ekeremor Local Government Area (LGA) in Bayelsa sued Shell Petroleum Development Company...
The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has set the sum of N3.01 trillion as the 2022 revenue target for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The committee also approved N369 billion as the 2022 budget for the service. Rep. Leke Abejide, Chairman House Committee on Customs and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- Borno State Government has established a stakeholders programmes to disarm, demobilize and reintegrate child soldiers and to ensure their protection from exploitation and re-recruitment. The Borno State Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo, disclosed this on Monday in Maiduguri during an...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) on Monday said it has seized various brands of unregistered aphrodisiacs in Kaduna. An aphrodisiac is substance or drug that causes sexual arousal, brings on desire, or increases sexual pleasure or performance. NAFDAC Coordinator in Kaduna State, Mr Nasiru...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared DCP, Abba Kyari wanted over 25kilograms of illicit drugs. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this at a press briefing on Monday in Abuja. The NDLEA said investigation has revealed that Kyari was a member of...
Anambra State Governor-Elect, Prof Charles Soludo, has thrown open a portal for people interested in joining his team as political appointees to apply. The notice which was signed on behalf of the Chairman of the Transition Committee, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, by the Executive Director of the committee, called on...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command has warned petroleum marketers against hoarding and selling fuel above the recommended pump price. In a statement, The NSCDC spokesman in the state, Mr Babawale Afolabi, said the warning became necessary in order...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo departs Abuja on Monday for Monrovia, to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the inauguration of the year-long commemoration of the Liberia’s bicentennial anniversary. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice-President, made the declaration in a statement in...
President Muhammadu Buhari, in the past week under review, reiterated the commitment of his administration to ensure the respect and protection of consumers against market abuses and social injustices. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president returned to Abuja, on Feb. 7, after participating in the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – UNICEF has called for an end to the recruitment and use of children by armed groups in Nigeria, and the release of those in the custody of such groups. They also called for support for former child soldiers in north-east Nigeria. A statement issued...
A group supporting the presidential ambition of Sen. Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of All progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday in Damaturu carried out a market place sensitisation to enlighten the public on his political values. Leader of the group, Ali Rambo, said the sensitisation was to motivate the people...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) says it had taken delivery of 15 new power transformers that would improve power supply in the country. TCN’s General Manager, Pubic Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, who announced this in a statement in Abuja, on Sunday, said the transformers...