UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr of Nigeria as the Force Commander for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). Sawyerr succeeds Maj. Gen. Kefyalew Amde Tessema of Ethiopia to whom the secretary-general is grateful for his dedication, invaluable...
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One of the commonly accepted indicators for assessing the level of development of any nation is the efficient management of its refuse. Inefficient management of refuse poses great threat to public health in any environment. The indiscriminate dumping of refuse is unsightly, risky and exposes people to diseases. The...
Evidence abound that prior to the present decade, Nigeria and Nigerians paid little attention to what constitutes sustainable development. Such conversation, however, gained prominence in the country via the United Nations introduction, adoption and pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, which lasted between the year 2000 and 2015....
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged his commitment to hand over a strong repositioned agriculture-led, diversified home-grown economy, stable democracy and revamped armed and security forces to the next administration. Buhari stated this at a dinner in honour of the 2022 Committee of Business, Political, Media and Civil Society Leaders...
The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians of the quick return of peace to all terrorism-affected villages and communities across the country. Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo disclosed this on Sunday at the Katsina Emir’s Palace when he paid a condolence visit to the government and people of the state...
Nigerians have been encouraged to embrace and sustain saving culture as one of the strategic and shrewd approach to make headway in the country’s distressed economy. Managing Editor/CEO, Premium Eagle Media Limited, publishers of The Eagle Online newspaper, Mr. Dotun Oladipo, gave the advice at the 2022 Annual General...
The Founder, Joint Professional Training Support International, Prof.Christopher Imumolen, has declared his intention to run for the 2023 presidential election. The frontline academic and philanthropist, declaring his intention at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday, said he was out to address the`leadership deficit’ affecting the development of the...
The leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Sen. Bola Tinubu, has hosted Mr Ade Omole, leader of the United Kingdom (UK) chapter of the party and the Nigeria Diaspora for Asiwaju (NDA) team in London. Alhaji AbdulRasaq Danjuma, Omole’s Personal Assistant, announced this in a statement made available...
The Senator representing Imo South Senatorial District, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, says the fact that Nigeria is passing through difficult moment does not mean that the nation is finished. Okorocha stated this on Friday in Abuja at the “2021 Our Nigeria News Awards“ organised by Our Nigeria Magazine with the...
I read with much relief two expositions on the electricity crisis in Nigeria. And I must confess that any interested observer of the critical appraisal of the issue will agree that those submissions were factual and patriotically expressed. While the first came from a reader who reacted to my...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will resume passenger flights from Nigeria and 11 other African countries on Saturday, January 29. UAE’s National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) announced this in a tweet on Wednesday. “From January 29, entry into the UAE for arrivals from Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria,...
Nigeria lost N3 trillion to 2,845 fire outbreaks in 2021, Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola has said.Aregbesola made this known on Wednesday while decorating the newly promoted Deputy Controllers-General (DCGs) of the Federal Fire Service (FFS). The minister also said that the FFS saved properties worth N18.9 trillion, 587 lives...
The United States Attorney’s Office at the Central District of California says that Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi, will be sentenced on February 14, 2022. The court’s Director of Media Relations, Thom Mrozek, said Hushpuppi has been scheduled for sentencing on Valentine’s Day, according to BBC Pidgin. In a plea...
For the record and for posterity, it is imperative to state that oil found in the Niger Delta region belongs to the people of the area. It is not owned by Nigeria. God provided every habitat with natural resources, including agricultural crops for subsistence. Oil, among others, is one...
The Federal Government says it is set to amend its relevant statutes and code to enforce the operational conditions of Twitter in Nigeria on other social media platforms. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Cairo at a meeting with his counterpart, Egypt Minister...
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed an agreement to end open defecation in the country by 2025. In renewing Nigeria’s commitment to ending the scourge, the President signed a pledge card on Tuesday in his office, in the presence of the Minister of Water Resources, Engineer Suleiman Adamu. Buhari had...
The 2022 Top Employers have been announced with Nestlé recognised as a Top Employer in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work, exhibited through excellent HR policies and people practices. The...
Alhaji Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest man in Africa, with a net worth of $12.1 billion, according to the 2022 edition of the Forbes’ Top 10 Africa’s Billionaires List. This is contained in a post on their verified Twitter account @Forbes. According to the report, for...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the loss by Nigeria’s Super Eagles Football Team to Tunisia on Sunday in Garoua, Cameroon, saying that although the team did not live up to our expectations in the tournament, both officials and players deserve commendation for the...
Former Super Eagles’ Chief Coach, Christian Chukwu, has urged the Super Eagles to move on with future national assignments after crashing out of the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Chukwu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Tuesday that the Super Eagles should put the...