The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has said it would award 12, 526 students with first Degree certificates during its 52nd Convocation Ceremony holding on May 10 and 11 at Nsukka Campus. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Charles Igwe disclosed this during a pre convocation press briefing held at the...
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By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has commiserated with former Governor Mua’zu Babangida-Aliyu, over the demise of his mother, Hajiya Jamila Aliyu. Governor Bago in a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, described the deceased as a great woman who was...
The Plateau State Government has settled five years clothing allowance for solicitors in the state Ministry of Justice. The state Commissioner for Justice, Mr Philemon Dafi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, said the payment was for 2018 to 2023. Dafi said...
No fewer than half of the 35.5 million population of Persons With Disabilities (PWD) across the country, require basic education to meet up with their counterpart across the globe. The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), James Lalu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. Lalu...
A pro-democracy movement, The Democratic Front (TDF), has commended governors of states in the South South region for throwing their weight behind the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. This, it said, is in spite of the fact that the majority of the governors have a political affiliation,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to withdraw the cybersecurity levy on Nigerians as it patently violates the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended] and the country’s...
A 16-year old boy, on Tuesday, told an FCT High Court in Zuba that he was given N880,000 cash by Mr Emmanuel Olorunlaye, in Alliance Hospital, Abuja, after his kidney was removed. The teenager made this known while being led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Hassan Tahir....
An adventurer, Adjarho Obaro, popularly called “World Wrapper Man”, has said his decision to embark on running across the nation and other countries is to promote tourism and humanity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obaro is a multiple marathoner and he is known as the...
A group, Concerned Ijaw Citizens, has urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore calls to revoke the oil pipelines surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Ltd ,an outfit owned by Mr Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo). The Coordinator of the group, Chief Manager Seigha, made the call in an...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – Sequel to the capture of the notorious stronghold of the IPOB/ESN at Mother Valley, the criminal elements have been making efforts to establish other Camp in the general area and other places. Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA based on...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has declared the resolve of his administration to restore the lost glory of the ancient city of Ile-Ife. Governor Adeleke made the pledged during a courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja, in Ile-Ife on Tuesday. The governor noted...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Ifako village, a local community in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, has been plagued by the lack of government presence and basic amenities, leading its residents to appeal urgently for intervention from the state authorities. Our correspondent conducted a fact-finding...
UN humanitarians said about 750,000 people were affected by flooding in eastern Africa, with 234,000 displaced and more than 236 killed. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said local authorities in Kenya reported more than 285,000 people were affected nationwide. “The United Nations and...
A lawyer, Festus Onifade, on Tuesday, commenced contempt proceedings against Mr Mohammed Sani, Manager of Abuja office of Multi-Choice Nigeria Ltd, over alleged disobedience to the order made by the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CCPT presided over...
Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for his fifth term in Moscow on Tuesday, two months after being re-elected in a vote that was widely seen as neither free nor fair. The 71-year-old took the oath of office in a ceremony in the Kremlin, with several thousand...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said the Nigerian Army would continue to engage all the relevant stakeholders to ensure that troops receive the highest benefits commensurate with the sacrifices they make daily in the defence of Nigeria. Lagbaja gave the assurance...
A U.S. soldier has been arrested in Russia on charges of theft, Russian state media reported on Tuesday. The soldier was arrested in Vladivostok, the local justice authorities said. A representative for the Russian Foreign Ministry in Vladivostok described the arrest as involving normal criminal activity. “The case...
he Organised Labour says there is no moral justification for the Federal Government to stop the payment of monthly N35,000 wage award to workers. The President of Association of Senior Civil Servant of Nigeria (ASCSN), Mr Etim Okon, said this in an interview with the News Agency of...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMBb) has released additional 531 results of the recently conducted Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), taking the total number of results released to 1,842,897. This is contained in a statement by the Public Communication Advisor of the Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin on...
Former Head of state, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on Monday urged the nation’s leaders to imbibe the transparent and people-oriented leadership style which late president Umaru Yar`Adua made his watchword. Gown said this in Abuja at the first Umaru Yar’Adua International Leadership Conference and Awards on Monday in Abuja....