By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has lambasted the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) accusing it of paying lip service to the myriad of challenges facing the country. Governor Wike also decried the lack of capacity of the ruling party in the management of the...
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The Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa on Agriculture, Mr Aneke Ifemeni, has assured that the state will become Nigeria’s major coconut producing hub. Ifemeni, who made this known while speaking with journalists on Monday in Asaba, also assured coconut farmers that coconut business has come to stay...
Legal icon and elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola, says an interim government should replace the current administration at the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari tenure in 2023. Babalola told a news conference in Ado-Ekiti on Monday that the interim government should be in office for six months to chart...
Nigeria’s under-17 women national football team on Sunday defeated they Egyptian counterparts 4-0 in their third round first leg match in the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifying Competition. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has criticized the inability of President MUhammadu Buhari led administration to tackle the rising wave of insecurity bedeviling the country. Bishop Kukah noted that if genuine and urgent actions to halt the ever increasing degree...
Osinbajo prays for restoration of peace, prosperity in Nigeria as Christians celebrate Easter Sunday
Osinbajo prays for restoration of peace, prosperity in Nigeria as Christians celebrate Easter Sunday
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – As Christians in Nigeria join other faithful worldwide to celebrate Easter Sunday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has assured Nigerians of the restoration of peace and a more prosperous future for all regardless of current challenges. Prof. Osinbajo stated this today in a chat with...
Shatta Bandle is reportedly one of the richest and most influential social media celebrities in Ghana, the young billionaire has recently shared a new video on social media. In addition, the video clip was shared through the verified Instagram account of Shatta Bandle the moment he was showing off...
PDP Presidential aspirant and Rivers governor Nyesom Wike has said that he would replicate Rivers’ socio-economic growth and infrastructural development at the centre, if elected President in 2023. Wike said this on Saturday in Jos when he addressed delegates expected to decide the fate of Peoples Democratic Party aspirants...
The Air Components of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have rained multiple missiles at the abodes of ISWAP Commanders and their training camps in the Lake Chad axis A military intelligence source told PRNigeria that the coordinated attacks spearheaded by the Nigerien air taskforce were conducted on Thursday,...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Air Peace has relaunched direct flights from Lagos and Abuja to Dubai at a promo fare of N325,000 for a return economy flight. The airline’s spokesperson, Stanley Olisa announced this in a statement issued on Thursday in Lagos. He said the airline had introduced...
Nigerian singer David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, has showed off the new land he just bought for the building of his dream house. The star in a social media post said he acquired a large land in the choicest residential area in Nigeria, Banana Island and that he...
I join our Christian brothers and sisters to celebrate this year’s Easter, which is the most significant event/festival in the Christian calendar. This year’s celebration is very unique for adherents of the two great faiths in Nigeria. It culminates the 40-day season of Lent for Christians, where the faithful is...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Google Global Services Nigeria have expressed determination to work together toward advancing the actualisation of auspicious national targets for ubiquitous broadband access in furtherance of Nigeria’s digital transformation policy. Receiving the Google delegation, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has pledged to run a knowledge driven economy and inclusive government to address various challenges facing Nigeria, if he is elected president of the country. Mohammed said this when he held separate meetings with the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) Board of Trustees( BoT),...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – UNICEF has called on the Federal Government to make schools safe and provide a secure learning environment for every child in Nigeria, especially for girls, to increase girls’ enrollment, retention, and completion of education. The UNICEF Communication Officer in Borno State, Mrs. Folashade Adebayo,...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says discussions were ongoing to assist the country from the $4 billion Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa (UKAFPA) launched last month. According to it, the move would help mitigate the impact of the food and fuel crises in Nigeria. Prof. Benedict...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the brutal terrorist attacks in Kanam and Wase Local Government Areas of Plateau, describing the killings as heinous. The president in a statement issued on Tuesday by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu said the perpetrators should not be allowed...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved immediate release of 40,000 metric tons of assorted grains from the Strategic Grains Reserve, to assist less-privileged Nigerians to celebrate the forthcoming Easter and Sallah festivities. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammed Mahmood, made the announcement when he briefed State House...
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says Nigeria’s crude oil production declined to an average of 1.354 million barrels per day in March 2022. OPEC made this known in its Oil Market Report for April 2022 which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN)...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The economy of Europe and Central Asia is expected to shrink by 4.1 percent this year, compared with the pre-war forecast of 3 percent growth, as the economic shocks from the war compound the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In its Economic Update...