PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Following the deplorable state of Federal roads in Cross River State, a House of Representatives member for Calabar Municipality/ Odukpani Federal Constituency, Rt Hon Ntufam Eta Mbora, has expressed dismay over the poor handling of road contract in his constituency. Rep. Mbora, who spoke with...
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Fishermen operating along the Santa Barbra River and Nembe creeks in Bayelsa on Wednesday lamented the adverse impact of the Nov. 5 oil leak from Aiteo’s oilfield in the area. The management of Aiteo, an indigenous oil firm which operates the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29, says the leak...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar, has summoned the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Ikpeme Ikpeme to appear before the court on December 15, 2021 to give explanation of over N68m contract debt which the hospital...
Human rights group Amnesty International has dismissed the Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed’s claims on the panel report on Police brutality and the EndSARS protests, saying his position is not surprising to them. The minister had during a briefing in Abuja, described the report submitted by the Lagos...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday extended the deadline for submission of bids and Initial Bid Deposits (IBDs) in respect of the 3.5 Gigahertz Spectrum Band auction to 5.00 pm on Monday, 29th November, 2021. The NCC Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As the Nigerian Legion begins activities to mark the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration, the FCT Administration has pledged its support to ensure its success. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello who made this pledge while receiving a delegation from the Nigerian...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja All the ad-hoc staff involved in the conduct of the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school based candidates have been fully paid by the National Examinations Council (NECO). The ad-hoc staff includes, 18,243 Supervisors, 887 Assistant Supervisors and 65,159 Examiners. In a statement...
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri, have vacated their camps, ahead of the Nov.30, dateline for the closure of all Displaced Persons camps by the Borno Government. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited some camps on Wednesday, reports that most of them have been deserted by...
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, on Wednesday, sentenced a 36-year-old man, Saheed Olapade , to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of human head. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defendants are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and unlawful possession. The Senior...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has commissioned a new passport Issuing facility that would offer the 10-year validity Passport to Nigerians at the Nigerian High Commission in London, the United Kingdom. A statement issued by the spokesman of The Nigeria Immigration Service,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called on the Federal Government to prioritise investment in infrastructure to improve the country’s business environment and boost economic growth. The CBN Governor, Mr. Mr Godwin Emefiele, made the call on Tuesday night in Abuja while reading the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum is in Southern Borno Senatorial District to commission 22 government projects, mostly schools and healthcare centres in towns and villages. Governor Zulum arrived Biryel, headquarters of Bayo Local Government Area on Tuesday evening and passed the night there. He...
The World Bank has said that economic growth in Nigeria is being threatened by certain macroeconomic challenges, including dollar shortage, petrol subsidy and the fiscal deficit financing by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The bank disclosed this in its Nigeria Development report, which was released on Tuesday. The report...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has again shown that he is a compassionate leader with his approval of a 4th multi-billion naira bailout for states in six years. The Buhari Media Organisation said in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke,...
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has berated Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company over alleged poor response to the Nov. 5 spill from its oilfields in Nembe, Bayelsa. The group noted that it was wrong for Aiteo to attribute the wellhead leak within its oil bloc in the Nembe...
Federal Capital Territory primary and secondary school teachers have insisted that nothing will avert an indefinite strike if their demands are not met by Thursday, Nov. 25. The FCT Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Mr Stephen Knabayi, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria...
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the inauguration of the newly constituted Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC). The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, announced this on Tuesday in a statement titled ‘Suspension of Inauguration of Newly Constituted Board Of NNPC LTD.’...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Nigerian Alliance (TNA), a platform determined to transform politics and improve governance with clearly defined ideas, policy pillars and new cohort of servant politicians said it is ready to form alliance with any political party who is ready with its 7 policy pillars....
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has described late Mr Babatunde Omidina, a.k.a. Baba Suwe, as a bundle of talents. Commiserating with the Omidina family over the actor’s demise, the governor expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Nigerian entertainment industry on the passage of the comic actor. “The late...
The Federal Government has again dismissed reports on plans to hike fuel price in the country. Chief Executive Officer of the Midstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, who made this position known in Abuja on Tuesday, reassured that there were no plan to increase the official price of Premium...