Sen. Ned Nwoko, has advised the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) against any measures that is capable of `artificially` forcing the Naira to gain value against other currencies. Nwoko, who represents Delta North, gave the advice in a statement he personally signed and made...
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The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has warned that congestion of Correctional Centres, was often responsible for jailbreaks. The Executive Director of PRAWA, Dr Uju Agomoh, said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja. The conference was organised by PRAWA in partnership with the National Civil Society Forum...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has urged the residents of the state to take the outcome of the ongoing local government election in good faith. Makinde stated this on Saturday shortly after voting at exactly 10.21 a.m. at Polling Unit 1, Ward 11, Abayomi area of Ibadan North-East...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah has loss the Diocesan Chancellor, Very Rev Father Cornelius Tagwai in the early hours of Friday morning. Father Cornelius, who was said to have been receiving medical treatment outside the shores of Nigeria for...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Jim Ovia, CFR, renowned banker and businessman, as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the presidential...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund), has said part of the reforms it carried out was to eliminate the use of vendors and contracts in its academic and professional staff training interventions. The fund said contracts were no longer used for its content-based...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has said that the hydrocarbon resources in the state, if fully exploited, will increase the country’s oil reserves from 37.1bn barrels to 50bn barrels, while also increasing Nigeria’s daily crude oil production to 3m barrels per day. Governor...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Innocent Barikor as the Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA). President Tinubu also approved the appointment of Prince Ebitimi Amgbare as the Managing Director/CEO of the Niger Delta River Basin DevelTopment Authority (NDRBDA). The...
A Kogi High Court in Lokoja on Friday ordered the Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, to appear before it on May 13 to show why he should not be committed for allegedly disobeying its order. Justice I.A. Jamil of High Court IV gave the order while...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has disclosed that all property housing kidnappers and yahoo boys in the state, would be demolished. Governor Alia, who disclosed this on Friday, during a press conference in Makurdi, said also that that he would soon meet with all hotel owners in the...
Britain’s King Charles III is to return public royal duties after the positive effect of his cancer treatment. Charles has been receiving care as an outpatient since early February and the announcement will be a boost for the monarchy as it comes to terms with king and the...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Friday inaugurated Naval Training Command Headquarters as part of efforts to address insecurity in Rivers and the Niger Delta. The governor, who inaugurated the facility sited at Ebubu community, Eleme LGA of Rivers, said that the naval command headquarters had been relocated...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has given its nod to the recommendations aimed at repositioning the Bank of Industry (BOA) to ensure food security for Nigerians. Chaired by the Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, the NCP approved the recommendations from the...
Alhaji Abbas Tajudeen, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Bishop Mathew Kukah, Founder of the Kukah Centre, have urged Nigerians to work toward building a united nation. The duo made made the call at the National Integration Conference with the theme: “Revisiting the National Question: Nigeria’s Elusive...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the employment of 15 people with disability who have undergone formal educational system and obtained bachelor’s degree certificates, NCEs, diplomas and vocational training certificates. The governor gave the approval in Maiduguri on Friday night at...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the constitution of the Amirul-Hajj Committee for the 1445 AH (2024) Hajj . The Commissioner of Information and Internal Security, Borno State, Prof. Usman Tar, said in a statement on Friday, that the members of the committee...
Mr Oluwatosin Ayeni has emerged as the candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party( NNPP) for the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State. The Chairman of the 2024 NNPP Governorship Primary Election Committee in Ondo State, Alhaji Yusuf Galambi, said a total of 113 delegates were accredited for...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says prices of beef, rice, beans, white garri, yam, and other food items increased in March 2024. The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for March 2024,, released in Abuja on Friday. The report said that the average...
Taraba State Government has said arrangements have been concluded to distribute first batch of tractor units to farmers in the state. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Prof. Nicholas Namessan, disclosed this to newsmen while inspecting the assemblage of 20 Cabrio and 250 units of mini...
Director of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Ilorin, Dr AbdulLateef Olugbon, has said the ministry rescued 40 cows among the lot that ate from a fumigated rice farm on Saturday. The veterinary expert disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on...