Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) has announced Oct. 19 for the local government election to occupy chairmanship and councillorship seats in the state. Announcing the date at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lokoja on Tuesday, the Chairman, KOSIEC, Mamman Nda-Eri, also released the timetable for the electoral process....
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The Federal Government has said there is no plan to hand over public universities to private investors. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made the clarification at the Second Quarterly Engagement of the ministry with Heads of units and Chief Executive Officers of parastatals and agencies under...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A member of the House of Representatives Ekene Abubakar Adams (LP-Kaduna) has died at the age of 39. The spokesman of the House, Akin Rotimi Jr, announced the demised of the lawmaker, who died in the early hours of Tuesday. “The House of Representatives...
The Federal Government has released the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) results for admissions into JSS1 of the Federal Unity Colleges. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, who announced the results at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, said one candidate scored the...
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project will be timely completed, saying rainfalls will not affect pace of work. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has repatriated 190 stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Bashir Garga, the Zonal Director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the North Central on Tuesday in Abuja. He...
The New-Hydropower Areas Development Commission (N-HYPADDEC) has completed and upgraded the New Bussa Waterworks in Niger which has been ongoing for between 60 to 70 years. Its Managing Director, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq-Yelwa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Tuesday....
The Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Malam Jalal Arabi, has revealed that the commission has commenced preparations for the 2025 Hajj. The Assistant Director, Public Affairs, NAHCON, Mrs Fatima Sanda-Usara, in a statement on Tuesday said Arabi made this known while bidding farewell...
Borno State Government is to sponsor indigent students wishing to study Chinese language in China. The Executive Secretary of the Borno Scholarship Board, Mallam Bala Isa, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Tuesday. Bala said that apart...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the Federal Government is taking additional measures to ensure that the hardship experienced by Nigerians is drastically reduced. The Minister said this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting...
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has directed the State’s Bureau of Special Projects to conduct an integrity test on all buildings in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp at Emure- Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor’s order followed injury to two...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the Visa ban on Nigerians travelling to the country. The Minister made the announcement while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Service Board (CDCFIB) has said it would soon conclude the ongoing Federal Fire service (FFS) recruitment exercise. The Secretary of the board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. It would be...
A pan-African students’ movement, Progressive Students’ Movement (PSM), on Monday, urged the National Assembly to enact a law that would stop governors from conducting local government elections. President of PSM, Bestman Okereafor, said in a statement in Enugu that it was imperative to make the financial autonomy granted...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The recent landmark judgment delivered by the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to the 774 Local Government Councils in the country, will enhance development at the grassroots. National President of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Aminu Muazu-Maifata, stated this at a...
The House of Representatives has warned Ministries Department and Agencies (MDAs) of government against violation of the Public Procurement Act. Rep. Unyime Idem, Chairman, House of Reps Committee on Public Procurement gave the warning in Abuja on Monday at a public hearing on a Bill to amend the...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday in Benin approved the disengagement of the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Samuel Alli, with immediate effect. The Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Benin on Thursday. Ogie also announced the appointment...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said a total of 134 observer groups have been accredited to monitor the governorship elections which will hold in Edo and Ondo States later this year. The Commission in a statement issued on Monday by the...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has appealed to youths in the state to take advantage of the various skill acquisition programmes being introduced by his administration geared towards making them self-reliant. Governor Aliyu gave the charge on Monday in a statement issued by...
The Federal Government has launched an investigation into the complaints of land-grabbing by oil producing communities in Bayelsa against some International Oil Companies (IOCs). The Ministry of Petroleum Resources disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday, adding that the companies involved are the Nigerian Agip...