By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – UNICEF has revealed that over the past five years, the West and Central Africa region have consistently had some of the highest numbers of UN-verified grave violations against children in armed conflict. A statement issued on Tuesday by UNICEF Communication Officer, Borno State, Mrs....
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The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Mr Clem Agba, said the federal government had spent N2.3 trillion as stimulus package to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Agba said this at a three-day 4th National Treasury Workshop organised by the Office of the Accountant...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has said the state governments are ready to support the Federal Government in the elimination of fuel subsidy regime. El-Rufai gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja, at the presentation of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update, November 2021 edition titled...
The Bauchi office of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has intercepted 135,000 litres of diesel being diverted to an unlicensed fuel station. Abdullahi Iliyasu, the Operations Controller of the agency in Bauchi State said on Tuesday that the culprits would be sanctioned. He said the...
The Federal Government has berated the Cable News Network (CNN) for prematurely celebrating a leaked report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into the Oct. 20, 2020 Lekki Toll Gate incidence in Lagos. At a media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture,...
The House of Representatives has passed the bill abolishing dichotomy between first Degree holders and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders in the same field for the purpose of employment. The bill passed its final stage at green chambers on Tuesday in Abuja, when members voted at the Committee of...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians about a false Davido’s airtime and data giveaway advert on the social media. Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs of NCC, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said that a group...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has insisted that nobody died during the #EndSARS protest at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State in October 2020. Mr Mohammed said this on Tuesday while addressing a news conference in Abuja. He also described the report circulating online...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The newly signed Sokoto State Child Protection Law is a true reflection of the character and position and religious believe of the people in the state, Governor Aminu Tambuwal has said. Tambuwal who spoke shortly after signing the the Child Rights Act, said that...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The trove of garlands for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for its role in enhancing digital transformation in Nigeria, has swelled with new awards conferred from an array of stakeholders. It is two decades since the NCC midwifed the birth of Global System of...
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has commended the commitment of Coca-Cola group to Nigeria’s economy. Osinbajo gave the commendation in Lagos on Monday during the 70th Anniversary Gala Dinner of the Coca-Cola System in Nigeria. He said that the company had made repeated investments in Nigeria in the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 4,297,494. INEC disclosed this in the second quarter, week seven, weekly update released by the commission on Monday in Abuja. The commission said that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has called for more increased funding for the Nigeria Army in the prosecution of the ongoing war against insurgency in the country. The Senator made the call on Monday to members of the appropriations committee...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and civil society organisations on Monday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The National Assembly has passed the bill and transmitted the document to President Buhari on November 19 for assent. While the Executive Director, Policy and...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has commended the military for the success achieved in the fight against insurgency in the country. Wike gave the commendation on Monday during a courtesy visit by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Isiaka Amao, at Government House, Port Harcourt. Gov. Wike noted...
The National Action Committee, African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has emphasised the need to cascade down its activities to the subnational level with state governments playing a major role. Secretary of the committee, Mr Francis Anatogu, said this on Monday during a joint news conference with the Nigeria...
By HARUNA AHMED, Damaturu – Yobe State Government has resolved to deduct 10 per cent of November basic salaries of its civil servants as their contributions to the current efforts to revive the education sector in the state. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Alhaji Muhammad Lamin,...
The Police Command in Ebonyi, on Monday rescued two newborn babies from suspected child traffickers. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Loveth Odah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki that the babies were rescued by a team of local vigilantes and Ebubeagu Security...
Premium Times Books will on Tuesday, November 23, host a book presentation event to launch the Nigerian edition of “The Sokoto Caliphate”. Organisers say the event, scheduled for the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, will be chaired by the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamali. Several other Nigerian...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Monday released the 2021 Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) results. During a press briefing in Abuja, the Nigeria National Office of the examination body, Patrick Areghan, said this year’s exam recorded a better success than the previous...