PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commenced the distribution of N10 million worth of rice across the 196 political wards in Cross River State. Flagging off the distribution exercise in Calabar, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC, Prince Orok Otu Duke, said...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday in Kafanchan, Kaduna State underlined his resolve to consolidate the country’s political system to improve the quality of the people’s lives because “the people matter.” In an address at the palace of Alhaji Muhammadu Isa 11, the Emir of Jama’a,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Network of Civil Society Organisations, Borno State Chapter (NECSOB) has condemned in strong term the murder of 14 year old female IDP Aisha Umar, who was allegedly raped and stabbed to death by an NGO official, Huzaifa Adam in Maiduguri. The deceased, who...
A new platform has emerged for strategic insight into issues in Nigeria’s National Interest. The platform, known as Modus Operandum, was unveiled by its publisher, Mr Danlami Nmodu, mni on Wednesday.According Nmodu, who is also the publisher/editor-in-chief of Newsdiaryonline, the new platform is dedicated to analysis, insightful opinions, reviews...
President Muhammadu Buhari is in Kaduna to commission some projects in the state. The President was received by the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, among other dignitaries. See Photos Below: Meanwhile, the President inaugurated three road projects in Kafanchan, headquarters of Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The News...
THe National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has presented its digital transformation framework to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to fast-track the attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the country. The scheme’s Deputy General Manager, Press, Mr Emmanuel Ononokpono, made this known in a statement he signed...
We will give priority to taxation of digital economy … BY JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that it will achieve 100% automation of all its tax administration processes with the aim of blocking revenue leakages thereby revolutionizing revenue generation in Nigeria. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum’s Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, on Wednesday obtained Masters’ Degree (MA) in Media and Public Relations with the highest classification of Distinction at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Unlike Nigerian...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Leader of The All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Tinubu has called on women to mobilise at the grassroots levels so that elections would reflect the sovereign will of all the people for a true democracy to be established. Tinubu made the call...
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) is to engage organised labour unions on the removal of fuel subsidy in the country. The NGF Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of the forum’s meeting which ended in the early hours...
A domestic worker, identified only as Blessing, has gone into hiding after allegedly stealing money and jewellery valued at over N13.9m from her boss’ residence in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. Blessing’s boss, Pearl Ogbulu, on Tuesday, said the suspect allegedly perpetrated the crime about a week...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Walid Jibrin, has commissioned the newly constructed general hospital in Dambam town, Dambam LGA of Bauchi State, which was built by the state government at the cost of N330 million NATIONAL ACCORD reports that...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Bultmann has said her country plans to partner Borno State Government on the development of agriculture, education, and the resettlement of IDPs. Amb. Bultmann announced this on Wednesday when she paid a courtesy visit to Governor Babagana Zulum...
An expert in eye management and treatment has declared that the colour of the eye does not necessarily impose negative effect on people’s vision. Dr Obiageli Okpala, Director of Topaz Eye Clinic, says the coloured part of the eye has a pigmentation that determines the colour of the eye....
The Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) says it will ensure that every single provision enshrined in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) is followed to logical conclusion without any form of ambiguity. The committee said that the National Assembly would invoke its constitutional mandate to ensure the Nigerian Upstream...
The Integrity Youth Alliance, a Civil Society Organisation has said that the leadership of the senate should be decisive on the proposed removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called Petrol. It said that foot dragging on the subsidy removal was akin to postponing the obvious when...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has insisted that its proposed national convention will be conducted on February 26, as scheduled. This comes as the party’s leadership approves the timetable and schedule of activities for exercise, less than six weeks to the convention. In a statement on Wednesday, APC spokesman,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved two projects for the Federal Capital Territory at the sum of N56.2 billion naira. FCT Minister, Malam Muhamad Bello disclosed this to newsmen at the end the meeting of the Council which held on Wednesday in Abuja....
The Federal Government, the Independent National Electoral Commission and various political parties have been urged to eschew any act that may trigger violence in the 2023 elections campaign. Mr Akeem Oyewale, the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) Chairman, Research and Technical, said this at the institute’s Annual National Economic...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has ordered all the 23 Local Government Area Chairmen to hire bulldozers and destroy every identified illegal crude oil bunkering and artisanal refinery sites in the state. Wike gave the order on Wednesday in a statement issued to newsmen by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, his...