Ace Nollywood stars, Stan Nze and Tana Adelana, have clinched the Outstanding Male Actor and the Outstanding Female Actress awards at the 21st edition of the Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF). They were announced winners at the awards ceremony of the festival on Thursday night at the Silver bird...
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas on Thursday announced plans by the Green Chamber to host a national summit on nutrition and food security. Speaking at the inauguration of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the planned summit held at the House of Representatives wing of...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Government has debunked a social media report alleging that Governor Siminalayi Fubara shut down the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and other oil companies in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Warisenibo Joe Johnson, who disclosed this in a...
Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State have emphasised the need for unity and a single voice ahead of the 2027 general elections. This call was made at a meeting organised by the Diadem, a technocrats’ group, and the PDP in Ifako/Ijaiye Local Government Area (LGA),...
A former Deputy Speaker of the Kwara House of Assembly, Christopher Tunji-Ayeni, on Thursday died in a fatal road accident. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Kwara Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mrs Olayinka Basambo, confirmed the death in a statement on Thursday in llorin. She said the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Anyiin the home town of the the former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Suswam was on Wednesday night attacked by heavily armed herdsmen leaving 15 persons dead. The herdsmen unleashed terror on Anyiin town, Logo LGA of Benue State in an operation...
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has announced the successful recovery of the tail boom of the ill-fated Sikorsky SK76 helicopter, registration 5N BQG, which ditched in the Atlantic Ocean, Port Harcourt, Rivers. The NSIB disclosed this in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance,...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has recommended that the Federal Government and National Assembly continue to support the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Territory Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum made this announcement while addressing journalists after the 145th NEC meeting...
The Cross River chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to ensure that every votes to be cast in Saturday Local Government elections in the state counts. The party said this at a campaign rally for their candidates in Cross River North and Central Senatorial District, Ogoja Local...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has directed the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation to conduct a comprehensive integrity review of Nigeria’s waterways and dams. Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State said this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa in Abuja after the...
President Bola Tinubu has said the cordial relations enjoyed by Nigeria, France, China and Denmark should translate into mutual economic benefits for citizens. The President said this on Thursday, at the State House, Abuja, while receiving Letters of Credence from Marc Fonbaustier, French ambassador; Jens Hansen, Danish ambassador, and...
Kaduna State Police Command has announced the recovery of two stolen vehicles and the detention of six suspects, as well as a suspected kidnapper. The Command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the developments in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. He said on October 25, at approximately 20:00...
The Joint Health Sector (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals Association (AHPA) said it would suspend its seven-day warning strike effective from midnight Oct. 31 in the spirit of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and in general public interest. National Chairman of JOHESU, Mr Kabiru Minjibir, said this in...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Government has commenced the relocation of the Internally Displaced Persons ( IDPs) to mega camps. The Benue State Government in collaboration with International Organisation for Migration(IOM) has already set aside over five thousand units for the IDPs at the Mega...
By Ibrahim Momoh, Lokoja – The Kogi State House of Assembly has appealed to Governor Ahmed Ododo to urgently renovate Abejukolo General Hospital and basic healthcare as well as educational facilities in the communities affected by the crisis in Omala Local Government Area of the State. The lawmakers made...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Head of Kogi State Civil Service, Elijah Evinemi has charged youths to develop vision and pursue it vigorously in order to have brighter future. Evinemi gave the charge on Wednesday at Ihima civic centre Ohueta in Okehi local government area of the state,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Director General, Benue Public Service Institute, Professor Terkura Tarnande, has assured that the Institute would collaborate with Industrial Training Fund (ITF) to achieve its mandate for the benefit of the Benue people and beyond. Speaking on Wednesday during a courtesy call by...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As part of Nigerian Army commitment to non kinetic approach to counter insurgency and restoration of peace in consolidating civil military relations , the Office of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigerian Army Headquarters Abuja has introduced a special scholarship award to young...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has expressed reservations over the Tax Reform Bill forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly. The bill was forwarded to NASS based on the report and recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal and Tax Reforms set up by the President to...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- The Presidency has said that the Tax Reform Bill will not increase the number of taxes currently in operation, but rather optimize and simplify existing tax frameworks. The Presidency also clarified that the proposed derivation-based model for Value-Added Tax (VAT) distribution is designed to create...