PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In the spirit of national unity, Governors Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and Muhammad Badru Abubakar of Jigawa State on Saturday paid their Cross River State counterpart, Professor Ben Ayade a Christmas visit. Also on the entourage of the governors was former Jigawa Governor, Seminu Turaki....
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The Federal Government has said it may suspend the salaries of 1,173 of its workers by January over the failure to upgrade their records on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System. This is according to circular marked HCSF/PS/CMO/POL.III/T/62, which emanated from the Office of the Head of Civil...
Over 101 million telecommunication subscribers risk disconnection if the December 31 deadline for the National Identity Number and Subscriber Identity Module data verification is not extended. A source in the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria told our correspondent on Friday that only about 90 million subscribers had...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has said that Christians have equal rights as their Muslim counterparts which should be respected. Mohammed said this when the state Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Abraham Damina, led the Christian communities on a Christmas homage to him in Bauchi on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum represented by his deputy, H.E Umar Usman Kadafur has commended the troops of operation Hadin Kai for their tireless efforts in restoring permanent peace in the state. The governor stated this during the Chief of Army...
Private Hannah Sofiat Akinlabi, a female soldier detained after video clips of her being proposed to by a male corps member at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Yikpata, Kwara State, went viral on social media has been released by the Nigerian Army. It was gathered...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Elizabeth Fummilayo Akinlade, the newly deployed Cross River State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp, has warned motorists involved in the habit of driving after drinking to desist from such act or faced the full weight of the law. According to the Sector Commander, the...
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said that the N250 billion Sovereign Sukuk offer attracted unprecedented subscription of over N865 billion. Director-General of the DMO, Ms Patience Oniha made this known in a statement on Saturday. Oniha said that the massive response was an indication that the idea of...
… Female Soldier to Enjoy Chrismas with Family, Frien In the spirit of the Christmas season, the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Faruq Yahaya, wants a female soldier who publicly accepted the proposal of a male youths corps member in Kwara State to be pardoned, it was...
EFFIONG BASSEY, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has suspended the 14-month-old curfew in the state. The governor’s Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Mr Linus Obogo, announced the suspension of the curfew in a statement issued on Saturday. The curfew was imposed in October 2020, following the massive...
The Federal Government says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with a UK-based Developing Africa Group, to create Africa’s first Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Commercialisation project in the country. This is contained in a statement by Ibrahim Haruna, Head, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Industry,...
FRSC in Ogun said on Saturday that six persons lost their lives in an accident that involved two vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at Ota, Ogun State. He said that 12 other persons...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum has felicitated with Christians as well as soldiers who are celebrating Christmas while battling insurgents in order to fully restore peace in Borno. A statement issued by his Spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau on Saturday, the governor described “Christians in Borno as...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno First Lady, Dr Falmata Babagana Umara Zulum, on Friday reached out to Christian Widows and less privilege in the state, with a view to supporting them for the Christmas celebration. The gifts which were distributed at the Multipurpose Hall of the Government House...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has felicitated with Christians in the state and the country as the world commemorate the 2021 Christmas celebration. Bello in his Christmas message in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed, noted that the season signified hope...
▪︎Says launch of NDP confirms Buhari’s commitment to rapid economic growth, national devt By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has called on Nigerians not to spare any effort in showing love to one another and to country in this...
The family of a youth corper simply identified as Remi, who proposed to a female soldier, Private Sofiyat Akinlabi, at the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp in Yikpata, Kwara State, has said that the duo started their friendship three years ago in Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to the...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says Friday’s inferno in Lagos that led to the collapse of five high tension towers was caused by petroleum products pipeline vandals. The inferno occurred at vandalised pipeline on Isheri Olofin, off Igbando-LASU Expressway and it caused massive damage to the 330KV Ikeja-West...
The National Assembly has dismissed media reports that members of the two chambers of the assembly had commenced collection of signatures to counter President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent the electoral amendment bill. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, made this known when he fielded questions...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The 2022 Appropriation Bill of N197.475 billion passed into law by the State Assembly on Friday, has been signed into law by the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed. The budget is made up of N85,057,580,518,58 for recurrent expenditure representing 43% while the sum of N112,418,026,625.27...