Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has charged traditional rulers in the state not to allow illegal oil bunkering and artisanal refinery activities in their domains. Governor Wike gave the charge when he presented Staff of Office and Certificates of Recognition to Chief Chidi Awuse, the Nne-Nwe-Eli Emohua XIII (OLO...
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The COVID-19 pandemic could reverse decades of global progress in stamping out Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), UN agencies warn ahead of the International Day to eliminate the harmful practice. International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM is a UN-sponsored annual awareness day that takes place on Feb. 6 as...
By JIMIN GEOFFREY, Markudi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has advocated that the National Judicial Council, NJC take over the payment of retirement benefits of Justices of State High Courts. Governor Ortom bared his mind on Friday at the premises of the State High Court during a valedictory court...
The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has commended the PRNigeria Centre for its investment in training and mentoring budding young writers and journalists in areas of digital media and emerging Information Communication Technology at its Kano Hub. The President of IPI Nigeria, Musikilu Mojeed who is also the Editor...
No fewer than 25 terrorists fleeing airstrikes of the Nigerian military have drowned in a deep river located within the Marte axis of the Lake Chad axis in the North East. PRNigeria gathered that military fighter jets, including Super Tucano belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ‘aggressively’ raided...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The National Council on Privatisation (NCP), chaired by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has approved the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE)’s 2022 work plan. The Head, Public Communications, Ibeh Uzoma Chidi, disclosed this in a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD in Abuja....
President Muhammadu Buhari says the poor and vulnerable in Nigeria remain top priority for protection and lifting from the poverty cycle. The president stated this at the virtual official presentation of the Country Review Report of Nigeria. He stated this at the 31st Africa Peer Review Forum of the...
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN) have been dragged before a Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged unlawful award of 190 km rail line construction to a Chinese firm without due process of law. They were...
The funeral service of former Head of Interim Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan is holding at the Cathedral Church Of Christ, Marina in Lagos. Leading the Federal Government delegation is Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Others in attendance are the Secretary to the Government of Federation, Boss Mustapha, Minister of Information...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum and the Nigerian Army have officially reopened Maiduguri – Gamboru Ngala – Chad Republic trunk ‘A’ federal highway which is one of the most busiest and popular commercial federal highway linking Borno, state and Chad Republic for road users...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Vincent Olatunji, as the National Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB). The approval followed a request made by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami. This is contained...
The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, says President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to enhance nation’s security and leave the country better than he met it. Dingyadi stated this at the inauguration of the Northwest Police Public Complaint Committee (PPCC) sensitisation campaign on Thursday in Sokoto. He said...
The Federal Government has said that the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) had tracked 2,000 projects worth over N300 billion, between 2019 and 2021, through its Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Initiative. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this, in Abuja, while briefing the media...
Some residents in Benin, the Edo capital, have said that some men would continue to keep mistresses, popularly called ‘side chicks’, due to their perceived benefits and strong grip. The respondents’ submissions arise from the growing reports of infedility in the lives of men, especially the highly placed and...
The Chancellor, Gregory University (GUU), Uturu, Abia, Prof. Greg Ibe, said his scholarship scheme has selected 350 indigent students from three senatorial districts of the state to boost their education. Ibe, represented by the Director-General, Gregory Iyke Foundation, Chief Emeka Okafor, said this during the launch of his Education...
The Imo Government is to revive moribund industries to empower indigenes to co-own company cited in their locality. This is contained in a statement by Gov. Hope Uzodimma’s Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku in Owerri on Friday. Uzodimma made this known while inaugurating board members of the Adapalm Limited,...
Bank records obtained by Peoples Gazette have exposed connections between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s law firm SimmonsCooper Partners to Bola Tinubu’s money-laundering front, Ocean Trust Limited. The records show that on April 26, 2013, Ocean Trust Limited transferred N25,001,050 into SimmonsCooper Partners bank account with UBA, contradicting SimmonsCooper’s categorical...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Aare Afe Babalola, on Thursday educated the political parties and voters on qualities to look out for before adopting or voting anyone to become the next Nigeria’s President. Babalola, in a three-page statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Africa Union Heads of State and Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president’s arrival in the Ethiopian capital was captured in pictorial reports released by one...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday launched 610 taxis, tricycles and buses to enhance urban mass transportation in Maiduguri and parts of Jere and Konduga Local Government Areas which fall under the metropolis. The newly launched vehicles comprise of 100 Toyota LE cars...