The Federal Government has said efforts were in place to fully implement policies that will protect the rights of children and ensure perpetrators of any form or abuse are dealt with according to the law. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, stated this, while commemorating the Universal...
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Senate President Ahmad Lawan has disclosed that the National Assembly will pass the 2022 Appropriation Bill before Christmas. Lawan made the disclosure on Friday night, while receiving the New Telegraph’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Politics, alongside other Nigerians who had distinguished themselves in public service and the private sector....
The Nigeria`s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, will on Monday convene the General Assembly of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) in Abuja. This is contained in statement by Mr Aliyu Abdullahi, Special Assistant on Media to the first Lady on Saturday in Abuja, According to Abdullahi, Mrs Buhari...
DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says the late Chairman of the Plateau State All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders Council, Capt. Joseph Din, will be missed by him, the family and the government and people of Plateau. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman in a statement on Saturday...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Zone 14 Command of the Nigeria Police, consisting Kaduna and Katsina States, has fixed Nov. 23 to Dec. 6 for the medical screening of constables being enlisted into the Force. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Shehu Suleiman, disclosed this in a...
The growing burden of childhood tuberculosis (TB) in Africa should be addressed as a matter of urgency through investments in robust surveillance, diagnosis, treatment and care, a health expert said Saturday during the World Children’s Day. Lucica Ditiu, Executive director of Stop TB Partnership, an international health lobby, noted...
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello making a remark at Goodluck Jonathan Foundation’s Democracy Dialogue on Friday in Abuja Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has described political stability and social security for the people as major factors needed to thrive a united Nigeria. Governor Yahaya stated this while...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – The Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), has maintained that contrary to publications in the media, neither its Executive Secretary, Mr. Abdullahi Kuyanbana nor any of its management staff has been named in any corruption allegation. Head, Public Relations of the FCDA, Mr. Richard...
The Nigeria Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said the 2021 Batch “C’’ Stream II service year begins on Nov. 24. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, NYSC’s Director, Press and Public Relations. It said that sequel to the recent announcement...
The Abuja-Kaduna and Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail services will resume operations at 9.15 a.m. and 1p.m. on Saturday respectively, following the suspension of strike by railway workers. The Managing Director of Nigerian Railways Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – More than five thousand Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who indicated interest to return to safe and rebuilt communities have received half a billion naira (N500m) when Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, showed up around 5:45am at a government controlled camp, fondly called ‘Bakassi’ in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The National Assembly has transmitted the Electoral Bill 2021 to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. The Senior Special Adviser to the President on the National Assembly Senator, Babajide Omoworare, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He said this is in pursuance of Section...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Mrs. Mamita Thakkar, The Manager, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), UNICEF Maiduguri, has said Nigeria must invest at least $5.3 billion on WASH to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target by 2030. Thakkar said this known on Friday in Maiduguri at a One-Day Media...
Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has advised students to always report network providers who refused to address their problems to the commission. Mr Efosa Idehen, the Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau of NCC gave the advice on Friday during the 3rd edition of the Telecom Campus Conversation at the University of...
The Bayelsa Government has expressed worry over Aiteo Production Company’s failure to plug the leaks at its oil field in Nembe, two weeks after the incident was reported. The government’s reaction is contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mr Ayibaina...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the return of N19. 33 billion Kogi state salary bailout funds, recovered by the commission, to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Spokesperson for EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, on Friday. The News Agency...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has said security forces have rescued no fewer than 544 abducted persons in the last two months in the state. Governor Matawalle made the disclosure while addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who attended the swearing-in ceremony of 21 political appointees, at...
The Kogi Government says it will again, be vindicated in the EFCC alleged return of bailout fund for workers’ salaries to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, said it returned the N19....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Works and Housing Minister, Mr. Babatunde Fashola , has revealed that 7,315 applications were received for the purchase of houses under the National Housing Programme, within the first week of launching the online portal. The Director of Press and Public Relations, Mrs Boade...
US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, and Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, on Thursday, signed a new $2.17 billion Development Objectives Assistance Agreement (DOAG) to promote health, education, economic growth, stable government, and security in Nigeria. According to a statement by the US Mission in Nigeria, the...