The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) says it is working with the Federal Government to address the current hardship being faced by Nigerians, following the removal of fuel subsidy and the increase in petroleum pump price. Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo and Chairman of the forum, said this while addressing...
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Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, Chairman Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says Nigerians must change their behaviours for the country to change to the level they desire. The ICPC Chairman said this on Tuesday in Minna at a workshop on National Ethics and Integrity Policy, organised for...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate review of the palliative to cushion the effect of removal of fuel subsidy. In a statement issued by Mr Dele Alake on Tuesday in Abuja, Tinubu directed the immediate review of the N8,000 conditional cash transfer programme meant to bring succour to...
One of the most exciting teachings I received during my formative years was the lessons on prophecy. It was during my catechism class as a Catholic Christian, and prophecy as a topic posed a huge but thrilling challenge to me. On that day, at that time and in that...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja assured Nigerians that the framework for palliatives to remedy the effects of fuel subsidy removal is being worked out, explaining that the decision to phase out the subsidy was taken in the best interest of the...
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...
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....