By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has begun moves to make its examinations compulsory in schools across the 36 states of the federation. The council, in a statement by its Head of Information and Public Relations Division, Mr Azeez Sani, said it has secured the...
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By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The maiden edition of the latest annual Badminton competition ended in Abuja at the weekend with the sponsors, Impex Air, promising to sustain the tournament as part the new airline’s contribution to the growth and development of the game in Nigeria. Speaking during the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, said it discovered 14,665 multiple registrations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The number, it said, was among 42,986 Nigerians who completed their Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the FCT. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this at the commission’s meeting...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking the Senate’s approval for the virement of N276,757,232,395 billion to fund expenditures in the 2021 budget. The request which was contained in a letter dated December 16, 2021, was read by...
After sustained aerial bombardments and elimination of terrorists, surviving fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have no fewer than 77 members in Marte axis, PRNigeria can authoritatively reports. The terrorists, were eliminated in coordinated air strikes by the Nigerian military on three camps of the Islamic...
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for declining to assent to the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday in Makurdi, Ortom insisted that party primaries were the exclusive reserve of political parties. He said that direct primaries was expensive hence only...
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mu’azu Sambo from Taraba as Minister and member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Sambo was confirmed by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, after a brief screening on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari had in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Commissioner of Police, CP Abdu Umar has ordered for massive deployment of personnel across the state to provide adequate security before, during and after the Christmas to the citizens. A statement issued and signed on Tuesday by the Borno State Command Public...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the 2022 budget of N17.126 trillion against the N16.391 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari. This followed a unanimous adoption of a report laid on the floor of the House during plenary in Abuja by the Chairman, Appropriation Committee, Rep Murktar Betera...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Senate has received a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari explaining his decision to withhold presidential assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021 passed by the National Assembly. President Buhari’s position was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan,...
A female soldier who recently got engaged to a corps member at the Yikpata Orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kwara State may get a soft landing with a strong warning, PRNigeria has reported. It would be recalled that a video of a male corps...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu says the commission will require N305 billion to conduct the 2023 general elections. He disclosed this during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Appropriation at the National Assembly on Monday. The INEC boss also noted that the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Daniel Edem Bassey, A Bamboo dealer near the Calabar River has lost property worth thousand of naira including physical cash of three hundred and fifty thousand naira as fire razed down his home at Edet Ansa street Bayside Calabar, Cross River State. According to the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has drawn the attention of the general public to a fake competition trending online which claims to celebrate its so-called “Anniversary Event”. A statement Issued on Monday by Garba Muhammad, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division,...
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), on Monday, challenged the jurisdiction of a Federal High Court, Abuja to hear a suit filed against it and others over the controversial takeover of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). Counsel to the BPE, A.U. Mustapha, SAN, made this known to Justice Inyang...
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has expressed concern over alleged lack of empathy by Northern Governors to communities being attacked and killed by bandits and other criminals in the region. In a statement issued by the ACF National Publicity Secretary Mr Emmanuel Yawe on Monday in Kaduna, the Forum...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has so far generated N2.3 trillion revenue into the federation account in 2021. Mr Timi Bomodi, the Deputy National Public Relations Officer, NCS, disclosed this at a stakeholders/media engagement on trade facilitation in Lagos on Monday. Bomodi spoke on the topic: “Trade...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has asked all prospective candidates for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) to acquire their National Identification Numbers (NIN) ahead of the exercise. The board stated this on Monday in its weekly bulletin released by the Office of the Registrar in...
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa has continued his testimony in the alleged N1.4billion fuel subsidy fraud trial of Abubakar Ali Peters and his company, Nadabo Energy Limited. The EFCC Boss on Monday arrived at the court premises to continue his testimony before...
The Niger State Police Command on Monday solicited the continued support of residents in the fight against banditry, terrorism, cattle rustling and other security threats. The Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Kuryas assured that measures had been put in place to confront security threats, particularly at the Yuletide season....