Reps to investigate Dangote refinery, NMDPRA, NNPC rift The House of Representatives has said that it would investigate the ongoing spat between Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The investigation would also include the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the appointment of a substantive provost and registrar for Mohammed Lawan College of Agriculture, Maiduguri. Zulum’s approval indicated that Dr Alhaji Abba Makinta would serve as the provost, while Baba Kura Mohammed will be the new...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has solicited the support of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) in streamlining the state’s economy to engender economic growth, employment, the development of vital infrastructure and technology, as well as enhance financial inclusion. Governor Alia made...
JBy PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, has urged the Federal Government to shift its focus from palliatives to agriculture ahead of the planned August 1st protest by Nigerian youths over hunger and the high cost of goods and services. This...
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, on Friday, said her mission to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries that were forming a new alliance was successful. Mohammed said this while briefing State House Correspondents on Friday after her meeting with the President Bola Tinubu....
President Bola Tinubu on Friday sent his best wishes to Team Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, assured the athletes representing the country of his full support and that of over 200 million Nigerians back home,...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The National Assembly has commenced the process of repealing and enacting the NIMC Act No. 23 as part of efforts aimed at strengthening the regulatory function of the National Identity Management Commission (MIMC). Head, Corporate Communications Unit of the Commission, Kayode Adegoke,...
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has said it did not receive, classify nor approve release of the controversial hijiab-brandishing movie “Three Working Days.” The board made its position known in a statement shared on its official Instagram page on Friday. According to the statement,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has approved the sum of N10 billion for the payment of outstanding gratuity of retired civil servant in the state. A statement by Otu’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Nsa Gill, on Friday said the governor has equally...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), has promised the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) of improved funding to carry out its operations. Keyamo gave the assurance at the re-opening of the NSIB Office in Lagos on Friday. The minister said...
A non governmental organization, Renaissance Care and Empowerment Foundation (RECEF Nigeria) has called on the Kogi State Government to take urgent steps to avert outbreak of diseases by ensuring effective environmental waste management in the state. In a statement on Friday in Lokoja, the Executive Director of RECEF...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed the Budget Estimates and Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 into law. The new budget size is 437,876,029,437.51 (four hundred and Thirty-seven Billion, Eight Hundred and Seventy-Six Million, Twenty-Nine Thousand, Four Hundred and Thirty -Seven Naira,...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjoaaas, has revealed that his mother carried his pregnancy for 12 months due to the influence of witches and wizards. He made the revelation during a drama presentation titled: “Aremu Omo Asabi”, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. According to a...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has pledged not to get involved in the planned protest scheduled for Aug. 1, over hardship in the country. The National President of NANS, Lucky Emonefe, disclosed this in a meeting with the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, in Abuja...
Reps push for removal of universities from Band A electricity tariff The House of Representatives said that it would ensure that Federal Universities were removed from the Band A electricity tariff plan to lessen the huge electricity bill. The Chairman, House Committee on University Education, Rep. Abubakar Fulata, said...
Political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, says the New Tribe, a social movement to which he belongs, was formed to help to correct social ills and advance common good in Nigeria. Utomi said this at a news conference on “The State of The Motherland’ on Friday in Lagos. The...
The Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi SAN, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthen efforts to fight corruption at all levels. Fagbemi said this at the Validation Meeting of the National Anti- Corruption Strategy (NACS) (2022-2026) Action Plan on Friday in Abuja. The programme was organised by...
The House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has given Mr Ola Olukoyede, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), till July 30 to appear before it over budgetary allocation issues. The committee said that Olukoyede, along with his management team, should appear to answer questions relating...
The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Rep. Philip Agbese has said the lawmakers will reduce the current hardship and hunger in the country. Agbese said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. NAN reports that Agbese spoke following...
Foremost South-East group, Igbo Think Tank, Aka Ikenga, has described the late President-General Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu ,as a leader that radiates love and simplicity effortlessly. The group’s Director of Publicity, Mr Collins Ugwu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos...