By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed a total sum of N3,668,506,659.36 billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of December 2021. The figure indicates a decline in revenue...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Senate has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, send fighter jets to flush out terrorists in their hideouts who are behind the kidnappings and killings of Nigerians. The call was made on Tuesday during plenary in resolutions reached following...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Registrar/ Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Examinations Council (NECO) , Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi has commended Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum for his regular payment of NECO examinations fees since he assumed office in 2019 to date. Professor Wushishi also requested Borno State...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – No fewer than two persons have lost their lives on Wednesday in a tanker explosion on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Ogun State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Ahmed Umar, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Ota, said the accident occurred at about 6.05...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Nigeria Customs Service to pay N390,000,000 as compensation to victims of extrajudicial killings and injuries caused by its officers across the country. This is sequel to the recommendations in the reports by the House Committee on Customs and Excise after...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Kaduna State Government has revealed that no fewer than 1,192 persons have been killed by armed bandits in Kaduna State in 2021. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in an annual report on security which was presented...
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the number of new leprosy cases detected annually has significantly dropped from more than 7,827 in 1994 to less than 2,000 in 2020. Ehanire said this at a news conference on Monday in Abuja in commemoration of 2022 World Leprosy Day...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Ahead of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election scheduled for February 12th, 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured FCT residents of a secure and safe environment for the electorate to come out and vote on election day. INEC Chairman,...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr of Nigeria as the Force Commander for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). Sawyerr succeeds Maj. Gen. Kefyalew Amde Tessema of Ethiopia to whom the secretary-general is grateful for his dedication, invaluable...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Director -General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh on Tuesday donated relief items, COVID-19 Personal Protection Equipments (PPEs) and other rapid testing kits worth millions of naira to Borno,...
…As bill to regulate payment mode passes second reading By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A bill seeking to make the annual payment of rent illegal in the Federal Capital Territory has scaled second reading in the Senate. Tagged: “A Bill for the Regulation of Advanced Rent on Residential Apartments,...
The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has announced the commencement of no-interview-visa-renewal services with a view to assisting non-immigrant visa applicants in Nigeria who have qualified to renew their visas. The U.S Mission in Nigeria disclosed this in a statement by its Public Affairs Department on Tuesday. It stated that...
The West African Examinations Council has urged schools intending to enroll candidates for this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to adhere to the new Feb. 12 deadline to do so. The council’s Head, National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, said early registration would give the council...
Prof. Efihraim Idyorough of Department of Sociology, University of Jos, has suggested possible ways to end the lingering crisis between the Jukuns and Tivs in the country. Idyorough, a professor of Social Works, gave the suggestion while delivering the 100th inaugural lecture of the university, on Tuesday in Jos....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Borno State Government has promised to render all necessary support and assistance to the National Examinations Council (NECO) to enable her deliver on its mandate. The Governor of the state, Babagana Zulum made the pledge during a courtesy visit by the Registrar/Chief Executive of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Tuesday, tendered the judgment of a court, convicting Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct Pension Reform Task Team to prison in evidence against former Head of Service, Stephen Oronsaye at the Federal High Court, Abuja. At the resumed trial on Tuesday, the Prosecution...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Vice President and Chairman of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has tasked members of the reconstituted NCP to tackle new transactions and reform activities of the Federal Government as well as resolve some of the thorny economic issues...
….Orders full scale investigation BY THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has expressed sadness over the fire that gutted former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s mango farm in Howe, Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State. He therefore ordered a full scale investigation into the incident “to unravel...
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched a N62.1 billion fund to improve efforts towards sustaining the country’s HIV response, addressing killer diseases and public health emergencies. The trust fund was launched at an event at the state house on Tuesday. President Buhari, however, said he was hopeful that the private...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP), has rescued 61 victims of human trafficking in Kongolom International border Post, Maiadua in Katsina state. The Zonal Commander of NAPTIP in Kano, Mr Abdullahi Babale, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...