President Joe Biden said on Friday he intended to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November presidential election, giving no sign he would consider dropping out of the race. Biden was speaking after a feeble debate performance that dismayed his fellow Democrats. “I know I’m not a...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government in collaboration with UNICEF and partners emphasized the critical need for strengthened social protection system to address the pressing issues of poverty. This was contained in a communique jointly endorsed by UNICEF Representative, Ms. Cristian Munduate, Co-lead Social Protection Development...
University of Benin (UNIBEN) Students Shuttle Service Committee has increased transport fare on campus and other routes in Benin with effect from July 1. The committee said the decision was part of strategies to beat the high cost of operation as a result of the increase in pump...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has said the state government is ready to meet all requirements for the establishment of a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in the state. Governor Ododo gave the assurances on Friday when he hosted a delegation from...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Federal Permanent Secretaries to fill existing and impending vacancies of some states and geo-political zones in the Civil Service. The presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He said...
No fewer than 14 persons died in an auto-crash at Imawa town along the Zaria – Kano highway in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the accident to newsmen on Friday in Kano. He said...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has ordered traditional stools in the state without Chieftaincy Declarations to register with the government before the end of September. Chieftaincy Declaration is the law that stipulates enthronement guidelines of traditional stools in each community of the state. Aiyedatiwa, who was represented by...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged Nigerians to prevail on the Federal Government to grant its demands for better welfare and administrative conditions in public universities. The union made the request on Friday at a news conference held at the Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu....
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) will henceforth revoke the driver’s licences of recalcitrant drivers. Corps Marshal of FRSC Malam Shehu Mohammed, made this known on Friday in Abuja while addressing newsmen on the outcome of the 2024 Eid-el Kabir Special Patrol Operations held between Friday June 14...
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has said that illicit drugs and substances abuse was enabling crimes and criminality across the country. Marwa said this in his presentation during a National Youth Conference organised by the Vanguard Against Drug Abuse...
The 13 Brigade, Calabar, on Friday emerged winner in the 82 Division Inter-Brigade Warrant Officers and Senior Non-commissioned Officers Competition 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition was held at 14 Brigade, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks, Ohafia, among five formations under 82 Division of...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has cleared the air over the tenure of the incumbent council chairmen in the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, disclosing that their tenures will end in June of 2026. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Friday...
A group of U.S. voters who could not choose between Joe Biden and Donald Trump before Thursday’s presidential debate delivered their verdicts after the contest and it was almost universally bad news for Biden. Of the 13 “undecideds” who spoke to Reuters, 10 described the 81-year-old Democratic president’s...
President Joe Biden’s allies scrambled on Friday to contain the fallout from his faltering performance at the first 2024 U.S. presidential debate after he struggled to stem a barrage of attacks and false claims from his Republican rival Donald Trump. The Biden campaign had hoped that a strong...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ms. Amina Mohammed, on her 63rd birthday. President Tinubu in a statement on Friday by his spokesman , Chief Ajuri Ngelale, described Mohammed as a leading advocate of the environment, education and...
BY SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Professor Baba Malam Gana, has urged stakeholders in the North-East states to ensure prudent implementation and comprehensive reporting of the Global-sponsored North East States Sector-Wide Approach (SWAP) project. The project, worth $40 billion for...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, has disclosed that a whopping $88.6billion is lost to illicit financial flows in Africa annually. He stated this in Tunis, Tunisia on Thursday, June 27, 2024 while delivering a keynote...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In a bid to correct the constant and deliberate attempt in some quarters to present the academic/professional development (training) programmes being implemented under Framework Agreements (MOUs) as procurement contracts, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has explained why Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was...
National Librarian, National Library of Nigeria, Prof. Chinwe Anunobi, has urged Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra to facilitated the establishment of Anambra branch of national library. Anunobi said on Friday during a courtesy visit to the governor in Awka that doing so would further boost the level of...
The Federal Government has assured that the contractors handling the dualisation of the Calabar-Itu highway will soon return to site to resume work on the which served as a link between Akwa Ibom and Cross River. the Acting Controller of Works in Cross River, Mrs Adebisi Osim,said this...