Microsoft on Wednesday announced a one million dollars investment to equip one million Nigerians with Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills. The Managing Director, Microsoft Nigeria and Ghana, Ms Ola Williams, said at a Microsoft AI Tour media briefing in Lagos that the AI skill training would reach one million Nigerians...
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Agitation for creation of Ogoja state from the present Cross River on Wednesday in Calabar, gained momentum following a public forum organised to harmonise position and demand for the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forum was organised by the Old Ogoja Province People’s Initiative....
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has banned 60,000 litres petroleum tankers from operating on Nigerian roads, effective March 1, to mitigate truck-in-transit incidents. Authority Chief Executive, NMDPRA, Mr Ahmed Farouk, announced the ban on Wednesday in Abuja, while briefing newsmen shortly after its Stakeholders Technical...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday mourned former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, describing him as a “true defender of the people”. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja, said the death of the nationalist and elder statesman, was...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned council chairmen in Nigeria, including Gombe State, not to see financial autonomy as an opportunity to embezzle funds. The EFCC chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, gave this warning at the Gombe State Local Government Summit on Wednesday. He urged council chairmen...
The immediate past Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has said allegations of a sudden discovery of a “cache of arms and ammunition” in his office are an attempt to tarnish his image. Obasa, a six-term lawmaker, made this known in a personally signed statement...
The Senate will begin a two-day public hearing on the four tax reform bills presented by President Bola Tinubu to improve the nation’s tax administration. Chairman of Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Sani Musa, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Sani after a closed session...
The 36 state governors, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), are meeting in Abuja to discuss tax reform and other national issues. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting is chaired by the forum’s chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara. Governors from Oyo,...
Commander of the U.S. Air Forces, Europe and Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA), Gen. James Hecker, has said the U.S. Air Force will carry out airstrikes against terrorist targets across Africa. Hecker stated this at a digital news conference while attending the 2025 African Air Chiefs’ Symposium (AACS), on Wednesday in Lusaka,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The National Judicial Council has stated that Justice Maurice Ikpambese remains the Chief Judge of Benue. Deputy Director of Information, NJC, Mrs. Kemi Ogedengbe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported that the Benue State House of Assembly...
The Lagos State House of Assembly has debunked a media report claiming that 27 members are planning to defect from the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) to the opposition Labour Party (LP). The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Mr Stephen Ogundipe, debunked this in a statement in...
The Senate has summoned the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, to provide a briefing on the alleged funding of Boko Haram by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Also invited are the heads of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the Department of...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the military met all the requirements and passed through all the processes in respect of the recent visa application to Canadian High Commission. Musa made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, when he received the Armed Forces of Nigeria...
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta– Popular music artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, AKA “Portable” has finally surrendered himself to the police authority in Ogun State. Portable was received at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in...
A Federal Court in Washington D.C., has denied a request by 14 states to impose restrictions on the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Hill reported on Wednesday. On Feb. 13, 2014, U.S. states filed a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump and DOGE head, Elon Musk, accusing...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Osun local government crisis which has claimed no fewer than six lives in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Rep. Bamidele Salam (PDP-Osun) and nine other...
The Senate, on Wednesday at plenary, paid glowing tributes to the late Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, who died on Feb. 17 at the age of 97. In a motion sponsored by Sen. Joel- Onowakpo Thomas (APC-Delta) and co-sponsored by 16 other senators,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bar. Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated the newly developed Karmo District Market in Abuja, describing it as a significant step towards fostering economic growth and enhancing trade within the capital city. Represented by the Minister Of State,...
Protesting students of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) on Wednesday threatened to block the Abuja-Lagos Highway if the Federal Government failed to stop the incessant killing of their colleagues by trucks. Benjamin Timothy, FUL President, Student Union Government (SUG), who made the threat during the procession at the Falele Campus,...
Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday relieved all political appointees attached to members of the house of their appointment with immediate effect. The Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku announced their sack during plenary in Benin Agbebaku noted that the decision was taken collectively by the 24 members of the House,...