The World Bank/Federal Government Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihoods Improvement Support (APPEALS), Project, says the project has lifted over 55,000 Nigerians out of poverty. Mr Mohammed Jobdi, the National Project Coordinator of APPEALS disclosed this during the inspection of the level of implementation of the project in Enugu State on...
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The Secretary of Provincial Secretariat of Church and Society Kaduna, Fr Onuh Ladi, has urged Nigerians not to surrender religion to politicians. Ladi made the call on Friday at a roundtable on Religion and Politics in Kaduna State. The roundtable was organised by the Provincial Secretariat in partnership with Global...
Paul Sargent, Director of International Student Admissions and Programmes at the University of West Georgia, US. says Nigerians make up the institution’s largest international students population. Sargent said this on Wednesday, during a virtual university showcase, organised by the EducationUSA section of the U.S. mission in Nigeria to explore...
A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be “accountable” to Nigerians just as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) treated the case of Mmesoma Ejikeme, a 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate, accused of result forgery. “Like JAMB,...
Femi Falana, SAN, has blamed the “irresponsibility” of the ruling class for the hardships brought on by the alleged fraud perpetrated by beneficiaries of the fuel subsidy regime and failed promises to reform the oil sector. There is, therefore, a need for the Federal Government to act fast...
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to stop misleading Nigerians on the new varsity curriculum.nu The commission in a statement by Deputy Executive Secretary, Academics, Dr Noel Saliu, on Friday in Abuja, said contrary to claims by ASUU, all universities were...
Nigerians will continue to reap the rewards of our administration’s new economic reforms after the time of sacrifice needed to transform the nation. President Bola Tinubu made this known on Thursday in Lagos at a reception in his honour by the Lagos state government. He said that these rewards...
Chief Emma Eneukwu, Deputy National Chairman (South) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged Nigerians to appreciate President Bola Tinubu’s willingness to sacrifice for the good of all. “The spirit of willingness to sacrifice as exhibited by President Tinubu is for the overall interest of the country,”...
Prominent Ibadan politician, Sen. Rashidi Ladoja, has urged Nigerians to be hopeful of a greater and more prosperous Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu. Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo State, made the appeal on Wednesday at his Ibadan residence while interacting when newsmen, after the Eid prayers. The News...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, Bauchi State Chapter, Rev. Abraham Damina, has called on Muslims in the state to use the occasion of the Eid-el Kabir Sallah to continue fervently in prayers for the challenges confronting the country, especially at this period...
BY RICHARD ABU, Lafia – The Executive Chairman of Nasarawa LGA of Nasarawa State, Mr. Muhammed Sani Otro has called on Muslims and the entire people of the area to embrace farming activities as the rains sets for this year’s cropping season. The Chairman gave the...
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to continue to show mercy and compassion to one another, as they join the rest of the world to mark the Eid-el-Kabir festivities. The president, who made the call in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said Nigerians should also thank God for...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Provost, College of Education Akwanga in Nasarawa State, Rev Dr. Jonathan Thani, has called on Nigerians to imbibe the culture of thanking God in all circumstances for more of His (God’s) blessings. The provost made the call on Sunday, during a thanksgiving service...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) has alerted Nigerians to be vigilant prior to the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations as some terrorists group are planning to attack worship and recreational centres before and during the festivity. The DSS spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya, who disclosed this...
The Federal Government with the Support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday repatriated 102 more Nigerian irregular migrants who were released from detention facilities in Libya.nigerians Amb. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday....
The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has repatriated 21 Nigerian irregular migrants who were held in Libyan detention facility. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge D’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency...
The Lagos State APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi has reassured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu’s administration will not fail Nigerians on his campaign promises. Ojelabi gave the assurance at the Inauguration Thanksgiving organised by Rep. Kafilat Ogbara (APC -Kosofe) to appreciate her constituents in Lagos on Sunday. The News...
A Social Democratic Party ( SDP) candidate in the Feb. 25 House of Representatives poll, Mr Oluwaseyi Ogundare, has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the right political platform for potential leaders to serve Nigerians. Ogundare, fondly called OGO, stated this at the APC secretariat in Akure on...
Engr. Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Rural Electrification Agency (REA), on Friday, said the Federal Government is providing solar energy alternatives to Nigerians in a bid to cushion the effect of subsidy removal on businesses and households. Ahmad who was speaking after the inspection of REA’s...
The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a motion seeking to declare emigration of young Nigerians abroad, known as “Japa” syndrome as a national emergency. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Philip Agbese(APC-Benue) who was based in United Kingdom before becoming a lawmaker in Nigeria during...