By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Beijing, China, on Thursday on an official visit. A statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said Tinubu would have a brief layover in the United Arab Emirates. “In China, the President will meet with President Xi Jinping and...
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Recently evicted Zinwe pair of the ongoing Big Brother Naija “No Loose Guard” season, on Thursday said the reality show had a positive impact on their relationship. The pair with individual names: Zion Ogiefa and Chinwe Elibe, disclosed this during a virtual interview in Lagos. The Zinwe pair who...
Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has commended the Armed Forces of Nigeria for increased enlistment of female combatants into the military. Jonathan gave the commendation at the 2024 Annual Defence Headquarters Gender Conference on Thursday ,in Abuja. Jonathan was at the conference as Chief Launcher of the Armed...
The Federal Government has approved an upward review of the matching grants of state governments for infrastructural projects under the Universal Basic Education (UBE) to N3.5 billion. The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi said this on Thursday at a 5-day financial training for SUBEB...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has called on the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Board of Trustees and the governing councils of some federal tertiary institutions to leverage their expertise to drive significant improvements in quality and performance across educational establishments. The Minister of Education, Professor...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Uyo – The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara, has passed away. According to sources close to the family, Ayilara died in the early hours of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, after undergoing prostate cancer surgery on Wednesday. The...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has returned to the Labour House after honouring the invitation of the police at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday morning. It was gathered that Mr. Ajaero was accompanied by human rights lawyer Femi...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is pursuing a partnership with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to address environmental challenges in the Niger Delta. Its Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, announced this in a statement issued by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mrs Seledi...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Researchers from the Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA) have reported over 55,910 civilian deaths in Nigeria during a comprehensive four-year study from October 2019 to September 2023. Operating under the Foundation Platform for Social Transformation, ORFA is committed to monitoring religious freedoms...
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress ( APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday expressed optimism that the party will win the September 21 Edo governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that Ganduje spoke while receiving the leadership of the Kano State Correspondents’ Chapel of...
By Ernest Ojukwu, SAN; Sam Erugo, SAN; Chidi Anselm Odinkalu; & Mbasekei Martin Obono Amid the greatest crisis of judicial authority since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on 23 August 2024 swore in an Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). For the new Chief Justice, this challenge is also...
The Federal Government has appealed to the members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to call off their seven-day warning strike. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa,made the call on Thursday in Kaduna during a visit to the National Eye Centre. According to Alausa,...
The Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Alphonsus Nwafor, has said the party’s National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, does not participate in illegal gatherings. Nwafor stated this in a statement issued in Enugu and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress(APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, says the party is encouraging internal democracy to reduce factionalising in its fold. Ganduje said the measure was also aimed at reducing tension in the ruling party. He said this while receiving members of the Correspondents Chapel of Kano...
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, says former Vice President Atiku Abubakar must wait till 2031 if he wants to contest for president again. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Abubakar, the PDP Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Nigeria, General Christopher Musa, and his Nigerien counterpart, General Moussa Barmou, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing security cooperation between Nigeria and the Niger Republic. This development was disclosed in a statement issued...
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has said the lady that posted the viral video “Poison Yoruba and Edo” on the social media is not Igbo. The group said there was no sufficient evidence that the lady who posted the video was Igbo, adding that she did not in any way...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the Abuja Industrial Park, being developed by Zeberced Group, will create 40,000 jobs and improve Nigeria’s economy when fully operational. Wike stated this when he visited the site, located at Idu Industrial Zone, Abuja, on Wednesday. The...
The Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have reached a compromise to avert the strike threatened by the union. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that ASUU, on Aug. 19, issued a 21-day strike notice to the federal government over some unmet demands At the...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has advised the youth to imbibe the virtue of hard work and shun seeking shortcuts to success. He also admonished them to embrace technology and imbibe the virtues of courage and empathy to make a success out of their lives. Mbah gave the advice...