The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said its Idea Hatch (iHatch) programme will create 7,400 direct and indirect jobs through training of ICT Hub managers across the country. Director-General of NITDA, Malam Kashifu Inuwa, said this at the closing ceremony of a one- week training of hub...
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Troops of Operation Delta Safe have continued to sustain the fight against activities of crude oil thieves in the Niger Delta, destroying 56 illegal refining sites in one week. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, disclosed this in the weekly report of the ongoing military operations across...
An Abuja-based lawyer, Alexander Oketa, has dragged the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede before an Abuja court over land ownership tussle . The ownership issue is between Jona Brothers Construction Limited and one Chief Michael Adeojo (Chairman of Elizade Motors), Acting on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, inaugurated its South-South Caretaker Committee, saying it is yet to conduct its congress for the zone. The PDP acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, stated this while inaugurating the Chief Emmanuel Ogidi-led PDP South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee at the party’s national headquarters in...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commenced the disbursement of N300 million as scholarship to 16,225 indigenous and indigent students of the FCT. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the scholarship is for the 2023/2024 award for indigent students in public schools. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, said...
The Federal Government has partnered with United Kingdom’s Zander Corporation Ltd., to transform agricultural practices and restore degraded lands in the country’s most vulnerable ecological zones. Vice-President Kashim Shettima stated this on Thursday during a meeting with the management of the bio-technology company, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has paid glowing tribute to Chief Patrick Adaba, the former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, and Dr Tom Adaba the pioneer Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), who both passed on few weeks ago. During separate condolence...
Security operatives in Abuja on Wednesday dispersed suspected political thugs attempting to cause crisis at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national headquarters, as the party National Working Committee (NEC) met. A staff member of the PDP national secretariat, who pleaded anonymity, said that the suspected thugs were led by...
A former House of Representatives member, Chief Sam Onuigbo, has said the gale of defections in the nation’s political space can be minimised if parties practice internal democracy. Onuigbo, who represented Ikwuano/Umuahia North and South Federal Constituency of Abia in the Sixth National Assembly, said this in an interview...
A former Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, on Tuesday opened his defence in the trial-within-trial in an Abuja High Court. Idris was dragged before Justice Yusuf Halilu, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside Geoffrey Akindele; Mohammed Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, supervised the demolition of parts of Gishiri community in Katampe District, Abuja. Wike explained during the exercise in Abuja, that the demolished structures were built on a road corridor. According to the minister, the action became necessary...
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of the Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS), are currently meeting in Abuja to among other things, review the pledges for the ECOWAS Standby Force. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting being the 43rd, is being attended by...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday night in Abuja, called on political leaders in the country to channel more resources and policies towards catering to the needs of the poor and vulnerable. The President, who hosted governors, members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), Service Chiefs, and some selected Heads...
The House of Representatives has secured the commitment of seven major oil companies to pay the $37,435,094.52 (approximately ₦58 billion) owed the country before August. This is contained in a statement issued by the Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr., in Abuja on Monday. Rotimi...
A human rights activist, Shehu Sani, has said the refusal to participate in politics in 1999 remained a majority mistake some pro-democracy activists made, with adverse effect on Nigeria’s democracy till today. Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senatorial District Senator, stated this in an interview with the News Agency...
A former Kaduna senator and pro-democracy activist, Shehu Sani, has said Nigerian citizens must do their bits for the legislature to be vibrant and make good laws for the country. Sani stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said even...
The Comptroller-General (C-G) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Adewale Adeniyi, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Mallam Kabir Dangogo, a renowned public relations expert across Africa. Adeniyi, in a statement issued by the Service’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, on Saturday in Abuja, described the deceased as...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has appointed Chief Emma Ogidi, as the chairman, PDP South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee . The party disclosed this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba on Friday in Abuja. Ologunagba said that in pursuant to the provisions...
The Lombardy Regional Government in Italy, has promised to establish a Vocational Training Institute in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, made this known in a statement in Milan on Thursday. Olayinka explained...