Ideas Nigeria Movement (INM), a body made up of Nigerians driven by the tripodal values of Nationalism, Innovation and a quest to build Capacity in leadership has outlined several factors why it is pushing for Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Governor Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in...
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Residents of Kaduna groaned on Wednesday as black marketers sell Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol for N1,000 per litre in parts of the state. This comes amid the fuel scarcity that hit the country recently and has yet to abate. Channels TV observed that motorists continue to...
Airstrikes undertaken by a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft have neutralized Dogo Umaru, a key terrorist-kingpin, loyal to the notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji. The bombardments also killed no fewer than 40 other bandits. PRNigeria gathered that the airstrikes were authorized by the military command after Dogo Umaru and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has warned Nigerians against storage of Premium Motor Spirits (PMS), popularly known as “Petrol” in confined places as the country experiences biting scarcity. Acting Controller- General of the service Mr Karebo Samson, gave the warning in a statement by his...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the current petrol scarcity across the country, that exposed millions of Nigerians to great hardship, saying it has taken a position. NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said this on Wednesday in Abuja, in a statement entitled; “’The Position of Nigerian Workers on...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 358 cases of Lassa fever recorded across 19 States, even as the world continues to battle COVID-19. It also said that the fever caused three deaths in Britain, diagnosed from those who recently came back from West Africa. The NCDC,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would present Certificate of Return to winners of Feb. 12 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils Poll on Friday. INEC FCT Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Alhaji Yahaya Bello, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Members of the Governing Council, Federal Polytechnic, Monguno were in Maiduguri on Wednesday to convey profound gratitude to the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum, for supporting the polytechnic with N100m take off grant which consist of operational cost and provision of temporary...
…As NNPC CEO assures fuel queues will vanish in few days By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Hon. Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya has assured Nigerians that his Committee will handle companies who imported methanol-blended Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) into the country. The...
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, on Wednesday said that the war against illicit drugs and trafficking in Nigeria was yielding positive results. Marwa said this in Abuja during a sensitisation training on Drugs Prevention, Treatment and Care, organised by the United...
The European Union (EU) has signed a development cooperation agreement of 55 million euros with Nigeria, out of which 44million euros is earmarked for the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP). This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Arukaino Umukoro, Special Assistant to the President, Office of the...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled plans to investigate the utilisation of the N165 billion appropriated for the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) over the past two years. The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion on ‘Urgent national importance on the deplorable state of Inmates...
The Senate is probing the abandoned N400 billion National Primary HealthCentre Project to determine the status of the 100 per cent project funds warehoused with the then Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank). The upper chamber also mandated its Joint Committee on Health, Primary HealthCare and Communicable Diseases, Works and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Mrs. Emily Chidinma Osuji as Executive Director of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). The confirmation of the nominee on Tuesday, followed the consideration of the report of the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions....
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River State has trained over 1914 ad-hoc staff, in preparation for the February 26, 2021 Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo Constituency byelections in the state. The Cross River Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Cyril Omorogbe, who disclosed this...
RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONGRESS MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF UNIVERSITIES (ASUU), UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 16TH FEBRUARY, 2022 The Congress of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Maiduguri met on Wednesday, 16th February, 2022 and received a comprehensive Report of the National...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has shared details of how drug mules contacted a suspended police officer, Abba Kyari’s team. The details were revealed in a statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Wednesday, days after the 25kg cocaine deal involving Kyari made headlines. “To correct...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – On Wednesday morning in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, most filling stations within the metropolis were shut down as a result of fuel scarcity. The long queues which started in some parts of the metropolis last week have persisted up until Wednesday. The...
The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja met behind closed doors with Ministers of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, Muazu Sambo on issues relating to non remittance of user charge from the price of petroleum products to the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). The user charge from price of petroleum...
By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto- All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the late Magajin Garin of Sokoto (Head of Sokoto Caliphate Kingmakers), Alhaji Hassan Danbaba, as a man who devoted most of his life to the development of the Sokoto Caliphate and contributed immensely to...