The 300 beneficiaries of a fully sponsored programme in agriculture by the Abia State Government have arrived the CSS Global farms, Nasarawa State, for a two-week training. Recall that few weeks ago, the State Government had organised a…
Association of Nigeria Delta Communities has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu, the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) The association in a letter to the president dated June 13, and jointly…
A Federal High Court in Kano on Friday, ordered the State government to pay N10 million in damages to the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, for breaching his fundamental human rights. Ado-Bayero, through his counsel M L Yusufari…
Crypto exchange platform, Binance Holdings Ltd, has expressed satisfaction with decision of the Federal Inland Revenue Service to withdraw tax evasion charges against Tigran Gambaryan, its staff held in Nigeria. Gambaryan is standing trial…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered the remand of two staff members of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) in Kuje Correctional Centre over an alleged N1.853 billion fraud. The presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite,…
Dr. Alex Otti, Abia State Governor, has sent heart-felt congratulations to the President of World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on her 70th birthday. The former Nigerian finance minister turned 70 on Thursday,…
As the Muslim world celebrates this year’s Id-el-Kabir, the Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate and Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District, Dr Kamorudeen Olalere Oyewumi, Ph.D, has enjoined muslim Ummah to exhibit love, peace…
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on Thursday paid a working visit to the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, in his office at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja. A statement by Kazie Uko, the chief press secretary to the…
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edu, says the World Bank has approved two major financial support packages valued at $2.25 billion. A statement on Thursday said the development is part of…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Tanimu Yakubu as the new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation. A statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said the appointment follows the expiration of…
The Executive Secretary of Osun Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA), Dr Rasaq Akindele, has expressed the agency’s readiness to enroll all pregnant women in the state. He also hinted that it would soon start training of interpreters who would…
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), today, June 13, celebrated her 70th birthday. In a rare personal post on X.com, she expressed her gratitude and joy, saying it was “one of the happiest…
The Nigerian Army has denied reports that its checkpoint along Enugu-Onitsha expressway, Enugu was the cause of the accident that claimed four lives on Tuesday, June 11. Four people died from the accident while 10 others comprising eight…
The African Public Relations Association (APRA) has expressed heartfelt condolences to the Public Relations Society of Malawi (PRSM, an institutional member of APRA), the government and citizens of the Republic of Malawi over the tragic…
The Embassy of Russia Federation in Nigeria has dismissed reports of forced enrollment of Nigerian students in Russia into the Russian military before their visas are renewed. The embassy in a statement on Wednesday, in response to a…
… Says elected officials should earn minimum wage Charles Soludo, governor of Anambra State, has disclosed that he has not received salary since he took office as governor two years ago. The governor argued that elected officials have to…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday disclosed that 30 people have died from Cholera in the country in the last six months. This is as it warned the public of the increasing trend of cholera cases across the country as…
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has unveiled plans, to inaugurate a more accessible e-visa application channel for short visits in line with the Nigeria Visa Policy 2020. The plan was announced by the Comptroller General of the…
Shehu Sani, human rights activist and former Kaduna Central Senator, has urged President Bola Tinubu to release EndSARS protesters who are still being detained in various prisons in the country, as according to him, they are young…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of four passengers, while it rescued 25 individuals from a road accident that occurred on Tuesday at a military checkpoint on the Enugu-Onitsha expressway. The tragic incident occurred…
The National Troupe has unveiled a large picture portrait of President Bola Tinubu, as part of activities to mark this year’s democracy day. The portrait which was unveiled at the Eagles Square during the 2024 Democracy Day celebration…
President Bola Tinubu has noted that Nigeria has steadied the course of democracy, having practiced it consistently for 25 years. The President who made the remark in his democracy day speech on Wednesday, June 12, noted that democracy is…
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has expressed worry about the ripple effects of the recent hike in electricity tariff which it said has resulted into closure of over 300 companies and 380,000 job losses over the past two months.…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has written a letter to the Head of Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, wherein he alleged that his Permanent Secretary, Ibrahim Lamuwa, had sexually harassed a married female staff…
Dr. Alex Otti, the governor of Abia State, will address the State on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, to mark this year’s Democracy Day Celebration. This is according to a statement on Tuesday by Kazie Uko, the chief press secretary to the…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s aggregate Value Added Tax (VAT) stood at N1.43 trillion in Q1 2024. This is according to the VAT Q1 2024 Report released in Abuja on Tuesday, which shows a growth rate of 19.21 per…
The African Export-Import Bank ( Afreximbank) has disbursed a $40m Intra-African Investment Facility to back Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc’s acquisition and recapitalisation of Union Bank UK. The facility, provided in two tranches of $20m each…
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a contempt charge against the Director General, Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, over his alleged refusal to obey court orders. The IPOB leader…
Prince Ned Nwoko, senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, has proposed the creation of Anioma State, comprising of the Igbo speaking parts of Delta State. Nwoko, who said he is presenting a bill before the national assembly…
Nigeria’s Federal Government spent $2.2bn on debt servicing in the first five months of this year, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The figure is nearly half of the $4.8bn projected for the entire year by Fitch…