The Borno Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has urged other governors in the northeast to support the stabilization and development master plan project in the region Zulum made the call at the consultative meeting with Federal Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) and security agencies on the North-East stabilization and development...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 167 victims of human trafficking and forced labour stranded in Libya have been repatriated by the Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The Charge d’ Affairs of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, Mr. Kabiru Musa, disclosed...
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed an agreement to end open defecation in the country by 2025. In renewing Nigeria’s commitment to ending the scourge, the President signed a pledge card on Tuesday in his office, in the presence of the Minister of Water Resources, Engineer Suleiman Adamu. Buhari had...
By IBRAHIM OBANSA, Lokoja – The Organised Labour in Kogi State says it has called off the planned mass protest earlier slated for Thursday 27th January, 2022 against fuel subsidy removal by the Federal government. The state NLC Chairman, Comrade Onuh Edoka announced this shortly after a virtual meeting...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that the Bauchi Emirate Council is yet to officially notify him of his suspension as ‘Jakadan Bauchi’, saying he only saw the letter on social media. He said this in a statement he...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The newly elected Executive Council of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) led by its Chairman, Ambassador Ogar Osim has on Tuesday visited the Cross River State Commissioner of Police, CP Aminu Alhassan at the CRS Police Command in Calabar. Addressing the police boss, Ambassador Osim...
BY SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Controversies have rocked The Borno State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) as the union’s four (4) 100x 50 square meter plots of land allocated by the state government to develop its secretariat and press center were sold without due process, proper...
The 2022 Top Employers have been announced with Nestlé recognised as a Top Employer in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work, exhibited through excellent HR policies and people practices. The...
It is customary for many Nigerians, including singles and housewives, to make choices regarding seasoning products for their kitchens on almost daily basis. Many fast foods kitchens at popular joints in mega cities nationwide are not left out of this routine of culinary choices and preferences that determine the...
The management of the Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) camp in Uhogua, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to create a polling unit within the camp. Mr Solomon Folorunsho, the Coordinator of the camp, made the appeal on Tuesday...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – As part of its effort to support the accessibility of quality health care to vulnerable individuals in Cross River State, Ben Akak Foundation has enlisted over 500 rural dwellers into the state government’s health insurance scheme. The foundation also commissioned a water borehole at the...
The Federal Government is proposing to extend its suspension on the removal of fuel subsidy by 18 months. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, announced this on Tuesday while briefing State House correspondents in Abuja. He disclosed that the government has concluded plans to approach...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja directed all the security institutions to immediately leverage Fifth Generation (5G) technology, when deployed, to enhance security in the country. President Buhari, who gave the directives while launching the National Policy on 5G for Nigeria’s Digital Economy,...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized drugs and cash amounting to over N130 billion between January and December 2021 nationwide. NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, gave the figure at a media briefing to mark his one year in office on Monday in Abuja. The News...
The Senate has passed the harmonised version of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The harmonised version is the final agreed version of the amendment on clause 84 between the Senate and House of Representatives. The harmonised version, passed by the lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary, is the final agreed version...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the loss by Nigeria’s Super Eagles Football Team to Tunisia on Sunday in Garoua, Cameroon, saying that although the team did not live up to our expectations in the tournament, both officials and players deserve commendation for the...
President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, says the decision to postpone the removal of fuel subsidy is not far from the forthcoming general elections. He stated this on Monday during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, hours after the government said it would postpone the...
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has recommended a phased removal of petroleum subsidy to mitigate its effect on the masses. Dr Chinyere Almona, Director-General, LCCI, gave the advice in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos in reaction to the plans of the Federal Government to suspend...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum was in Chibok town on Monday following a recent attack on three communities: Kawtakare, Korohuma and Pemi in the LGA in the state. The Governor met families of 22 women and two men abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP during the attack. Zulum...