A faction of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has blamed alleged plans to forcibly resume oil exploration in Ogoniland for the criminal gang wars ravaging Ogoni area of Rivers State. The MOSOP group, led by ...
Read More »Consult Abdulahi, Yakasai, other northerners on quest for presidency, Sani tells Igbo
Former representative of Kaduna Central in the Eighth Senate, Shehu Sani, has advised the Igbo to consult Northern Elders Forum scribe, Professor Ango Abdulahi, Tanko Yakasai and other northern elites to realize their quest for the nation’s presidency in 2023. ...
Read More »Nigeria Immigration not recruiting personnel, CG clarifies
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is not recruiting personnel contrary to the news making the rounds in some quarters, the Comptroller General, Muhammad Babandede, has clarified. He, therefore, advised the public to be wary of the fake multiple websites being ...
Read More »Government considers evaluation mechanism for incoming ministers
The Federal Government is to institute a monitoring and evaluation framework to track the performance of every ministry with a view to ensuring delivery on the administration’s programmes. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, dropped the ...
Read More »NDA alerts Nigerians to existence of admission scammers
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has alerted Nigerians to the existence of a fraudulent syndicate claiming to be its admission officers. A statement by the academy’s Public Relations Officer, Major Abubakar Abdullahi, said the fraudsters had been sending messages to ...
Read More »United States to grant fresh $75 million for HIV fight in Nigeria
The United States government is making available additional $75 million to fight the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Nigeria. Making the disclosure in a statement by the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy, the American nation ...
Read More »FG begins modernisation of Nigeria’s teaching hospitals through PPP model
The Federal Government has begun the third phase of upgrade and modernisation of teaching hospitals under a public-private partnership (PPP) model. Consequently, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has issued to the Federal Ministry of Health a document titled, “Outline ...
Read More »Atiku, PDP lose bid to override APC at S’Court as parties adopt final briefs at tribunal
It was a trying moment for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate for the February 23 poll, Atiku Abubakar, as the Supreme Court dismissed their appeals. The apex court struck out suit no: SC/738/2019 challenging the ruling ...
Read More »Delta State government reassures residents on speedy completion of projects
Delta State government has reiterated its commitment to the completion of all road projects as scheduled. This came on the heel of complaints from across the state over the deplorable condition of the projects. Commissioner for Works, Chief James Augoye, ...
Read More »Plans to shut Enugu airport for repairs irks South East stakeholders
The planned closure of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu State, by the Federal Government to give way for contractors to fix the runway, is not going down well with stakeholders from the South East. For some time now, the runway ...
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