By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new board for the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP). This is contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement said the appointment was to further...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has urged parents and guardians to warn their children and wards not to partake in a planned protest by a “shadowy group” against its operations. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, gave the warning in a statement made available...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has reassured students and management of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara of improved security on the university campus. The Governor stated this during a meeting with 29 students from the university who had...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The wife of the former President of Nigeria, Dr. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, visited Future Assured College in Maiduguri, where she was warmly received by the Acting Governor of Borno State, Honorable Umar Usman Kadafur, the Secretary to the State Government, Honorable Bukar Tijjani, and...
Joe Biden is “absolutely not” pulling out of the White House race, his spokeswoman said Wednesday, as pressure mounted on the veteran Democrat following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump. The 81-year-old Biden has told a key ally he must convince the public quickly that he can...
Senators from the South East met with the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to demand the release of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu. The senators made the call on Wednesday in Abuja during...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied discussing the release of Nnamdi Kanu with the South East governors in Enugu on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement by the Special Assistant on Media to the former President, Kehinde Akinyemi on Wednesday in Abeokuta. He said that contrary to...
A group, ‘The Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance’, has lodged a complaint with the EFCC and ICPC in Kaduna against the former Governor of the state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. Mr Victor Duniya, Chairman of the group, made this known while addressing a press briefing on Wednesday in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has shown its commitment to education equity by disbursing N507,654,000 to cover the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) fees for 25,075 final-year students in public schools across the state. This was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given full accreditation for all the take-off academic programmes of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State. A statement signed by Registrar of CUSTECH, Ms. Olufunke Hudson, said the full accreditation status highlights the...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Director-General/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has reassured Nigerians, at home, and in the diaspora, that robust measures are in place to safeguard the nation’s database from cyber threats. The Director-General, who gave the assurance in...
Students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Wednesday took to the streets, blocking the ever-busy Benin-Ore Highway to protest weeks of power outage on the campus. The students, who have only two weeks until their first semester examinations, said the situation was severely affecting their...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited no fewer than 21 academic courses for Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. Also accredited were all courses offered at the seven Colleges of Education and Polytechnics affiliated to the University. In addition, all the nine Courses...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A delegation of journalists from the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Borno State Council of the NUJ, led by Vice Chairman Abdulkarim Haruna and Chairman of the Correspondents Chapel Ndahi Salihu Marama, on Tuesday paid a condolence...
Following the release of the teaser for the docu-drama ‘Is It Your Money?’, telling the story of Nigeria’s first female oil minister who is on the run from her country and on trial in the United Kingdom, Chude Jideonwo – director of the film and host of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), 7 Division, Nigerian Army Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri, marked the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2024 with a range of community-focused activities. The events included a free medical outreach at Shuwari Community, Baga Road, Maiduguri, and the...
President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Dr Omar Touray, has said the bloc is planning a special summit on the future of regional integration to address the subregion’s multifaceted challenges. Touray announced this at the 52nd Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund) has charged lecturers overseeing career centres in colleges of education to develop skills in modern technology and pass on relevant knowledge to students to make them employable and competitive with their peers globally. Executive Secretary of TETFund,...
Some Lagos workers on Wednesday lamented the persistent rainfall which is causing gridlock and flooding in many parts of the state. NAN reports that Lagos is experiencing consistent rainfall, which is causing gridlock and flooding in various parts of the city. Some workers who spoke with the...
Around 235 million Pounds (298 million dollars) is expected to be withdrawn from ATMs on Thursday as people fit trips to cash machines around casting their general election votes. This is according to a forecast from UK cash access and cash machine network Link reported on Wednesday. The...