By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Below are some of the key facts about the proposed new general multipurpose National ID Card 1. The new National ID Card is a single, convenient, and General multipurpose card (GMPC) , eliminating the need for multiple cards—not three. 2. The single GMPC has...
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said his administration is committed to liberating Rivers people from bad governance and oppression. Fubara made the statement on Saturday at a thanksgiving rally organised by the SIMplified Movement at Ibaka, Okirika Local Government Area. The SIMplified Movement, a pro-Fubara group, organised...
The Nigeria Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to inaugurate a 132/33KV electricity substation in Ode-Erinje in Okitipupa in order to end the 15 years of blackout in Ondo South Senatorial District. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the over 2,000 communities in the five...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Tinubu is committed to the improvement of the overall well-being of Nigerians. Idris stated this on Saturday when he featured in the flagship live Phone-In programme of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN),...
Edo State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Funsho Adegboye, has ordered an orderly room trial of Police Constable Prince Chima for allegedly threatening some people with a gun at their residence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the video of where Chima was caught in the...
Gunmen attacked one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants in Benue in the 2023 race, Mr Terwase Orbunde on Friday and abducted his wife and house help, the police declared on Saturday. Orbunde, Chief of Staff to erstwhile Gov. Samuel Ortom escaped with a gunshot wound...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has said his administration will soon commence the construction of road networks linking communities in different parts of the state. Ododo disclosed this during his Sallah homage to the people of Onyukoko-Idoji ward in Okene Local...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, has vowed that his administration would entrench peace and resettle all Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. Governor Mutfwang gave the assurance on Saturday in Miango, Bassa Local Government (LGA), at the official flag-off of the rebuilding of Rotsu Community, which...
Two people were reported dead while 13 others sustained injuries in an accident at Ajede, after J4, on the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode expressway on Saturday. The Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe explained that the accident...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is partnering with the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC) to address online scam-related issues seamlessly. To this end, bot assured candidates and the public of their firm dedication to ensuring a fair and...
Channels Television reporter, Joshua Rogers, who was abducted from his residence in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor area in Rivers, has been freed. He was released around 10p.m. on Friday unharmed, less than 24 hours after being abducted on Thursday. His colleague, Charles Oporum, confirmed the news of his release in...
Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine – Men5CV – recommended by World Health Organisation (WHO), to protect people against meningitis. The world health body, in a statement on Friday, said that the vaccine would protect people against five strains...
President Bola Tinubu has called for unity of purpose and more collaboration between the federal, state governments and members of the National Assembly to achieve national development goals. The President made the appeal while receiving state governors and the leadership of the National Assembly in Lagos on Friday....
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has said t will support Air Peace’s intention to engage in the traditional water salutation at Gatwick Airport. The President General of AYCF, Mr Yerima Shettima, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director for a second five-year term starting on Oct. 1, 2024. In a statement issued by the IMF Press Centre on Saturday, it said that the board’s decision was taken...
A new entry into the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Muyiwa Adu, has thrown is hat in the ring in support of Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State. Adu, a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, who recently decamped to the APC, said...
Bishop Mathew Kukah, Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, has called on Nigerians to use positions of power and authority to impact, and add value, to humanity. Bishop Kukah made the call on Friday in Abuja at the 2nd Annual Impact and Legacy Lecture of Late Innocent...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has organized a one-day policy workshop for the implementation of charter of demands from victims and survivors of Boko Haram insurgency and deradicalized women and girls. Stakeholders from security agencies, federal and state ministries as well as...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called for the immediate release of abducted Channels Tv reporter, Joshua Rogers. NUJ President, Dr Chris Iziguzo, made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. Rogers was abducted from his residence in Rumuosi,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun Amotekun Corps has arrested a 25 year-old man, who works as a private security guard, for allegedly stealing nine air conditioners in Osogbo. Osun Amotekun Commander, Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, said the suspect, Micheal Eze from Ebonyi State, was arrested after allegedly selling...