Tag: national

.. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in Abuja said that findings from multi-topic data on household income, assets, health, education, and economic activities have been used to design projects in sectors such as agriculture and food, education, water, social protection and jobs, and governance, valued at $8.9bn. Speaking at the official launch of…

Members of the Esan West Local Government chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, are divided over the list of commissioner-nominees. DAILY POST reports that in a protest letter dated November 21, 2024, addressed to the State Governor, Monday Okpebholo through the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Musa Umar Ikhilor, the petitioners opined that…

.. The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri, for alleged war crimes. The Netherlands-based court also issued a warrant of arrest for the former Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, rejecting Israel’s objection over the court’s jurisdiction to hear the matter. The move…

.. President Bola Tinubu said Nigerians are increasingly embracing the difficult reforms of his administration despite the hardship they’re facing. Tinubu stated this during a meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “We have started seeing positive results from our…

Photo used for illustrative purposes. .. The Jigawa State Hisbah Board seized 78 cartons of assorted alcoholic drinks in the Kazaure Local Government Area of the state. The Hisbah Commander in the state, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, who disclosed this in Dutse on Thursday, said the drinks were seized during an early morning raid on…

.. Ahead of the 2024/2025 dry and wet season farming, the federal government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has outlined several initiatives and priorities aimed at enhancing food production in the nation. The minister, Abubakar Kyari said in a statement by the Chief Information Officer Eremah Anthonia that the…

The Vice-President, Kashim Shettima has declared Nigerian youths the only vehicle for developing the country, insisting no nation can prosper without investing in its youths. The Vice President asserted that most of the goals the government hopes to achieve locally and globally will be unattainable until the active innovation, involvement and energy of youths are…

.. The Ukrainian Air Force claimed that the Russian military launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Astrakhan region into Dnipro, during an attack early Thursday morning. Russia has yet to speak on the alleged attack, which will mark the first time the country would launch an ICBM at Ukraine since the start…

The Defence Headquarters and a coalition of civil society organisations, CSOs, led by a Tinubu support group, the Renewed Hope Ambassadors of Nigeria, RHAN, and the Centre for Action Against Corruption, CAAC, on Thursday faulted claims made by ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, concerning oil theft in Nigeria. Tompolo, the…

.. Haldane McCall Plc, a real estate and hospitality company has joined the league of quoted companies on Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), with the listing by Introduction on the Main Board, its 3.122 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at N3.84 per share and the share price appreciated by 10 per cent after…

The Senate on Thursday concurred with the recommendation of the House of Representatives for commuting the death sentence penalty to life imprisonment for persons found guilty of storing, moving or concealing hard drugs and other illicit substances. This was a sequel to the amendment of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA Act. The amendment…

.. Professor Joseph Ikechebelu has been reinstated as the Acting Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Ikechebelu had held the position on acting capacities before the university got enmeshed in its current crisis following the election of Prof Bernard Odoh as the VC. Ikechebelu’s appointment followed the sack of Prof Odoh as the…

The Senate has confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Omolola Oloworaran as the Director General of the National Pension Commission, PenCom. President Tinubu had last month written to the Senate seeking confirmation of Oloworaran’s appointment as the new DG. The confirmation, done during Thursday’s plenary, was sequel to the adoption of the report of the…

.. …Five Cargoes Exported To Spain, United States …Two Additional Cargoes Set For Export Before December …NNPC’S OML 13 Asset To Produce 80,000 Barrels Per Day Next Year In a major boost for Nigeria’s crude oil production, revenue generation and economic growth efforts, the NNPC Ltd has officially unveiled its latest crude oil grade,…

The House of Representatives on Thursday tasked the Nigerian Government to intensify efforts to halt the growing illegal harvesting and commercialisation of human eggs in the country. The House’s resolution was sequel to the motion by Kwamoti Bitrus La’ori, the member representing Demsa/Numan/Lamurde Federal Constituency of Adamawa State. Presenting the motion, La’ori who is the…

.. The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Wuse, Abuja, has fixed January 21, 2025, to hear a N5bn defamation suit filed by the Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, against blogger Sir Don Ubani. The court, while ruling on an ex-parte motion filed by the governor through his counsel, Dr. Sonny Ajala, a…

A former presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe has dismissed claims by Peter Obi of the Labour Party that the 2023 presidential election was rigged. Okupe wondered how Obi is claiming that the election was rigged when President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, lost in Tinubu’s state, Lagos, and in Katsina, home of former…

The National Economic Council, NEC, has again given a one-week deadline to three states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to submit a report on the establishment of State police in the country. Recall that NEC had resolved to adopt a comprehensive report from the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory,…

A young lawyer, Mike Ofikwu, in Otukpo town of Benue state, has been reportedly shot dead by gunmen. A source claimed he was shot dead on Wednesday night near his residence on Otukpa Street in Otukpo. The source said, “two gunmen attacked him while he was attempting to enter his house and shot him multiple…

Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator has been arrested in Finland over alleged involvement in terror-related activities. According to BBC Pidgin, the self-declared Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile was remanded in prison by the Päijät-Häme District Court on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent. Also, according to…