Tag: national

.. The Director-General Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) Dr Jobson Ewalefoh has said that many airport projects being constructed by state governors lack commercial viability. The ICRC Boss said this at the second Joint Public-Private Partnership Units’ Consultative Forum Over 160bn has been channelled recently by Bayelsa, Nasarawa, Ekiti, Ebonyi, Yobe and Jigawa state…

Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has told Nigerians that very soon they will start eating the fruits of President Bola Tinubu’s labour. According to him, Tinubu, who spent the last two weeks abroad, is well-rested and is back to take off from where he stopped. DAILY POST reports that Tinubu returned to…

.. There’s no let-off in the war of words between known political foes in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as ex-vice president, Atiku Abubakar has hit back at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, telling him he’s still bitter for the defeat he suffered in 2023 while seeking the presidential ticket of…

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has confirmed the murder of one Paul Eyo, suspected to be a member of Black Axe Confraternity and the beheading of one “Ekpe” suspected to be a member of Vikings Confraternity, both from Eyo-Abasi, in Mbo Local Government Area of the state. The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police…

.. The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has officially launched its Revised Service Charter and Consumer Protection Framework to enhance the quality of service to contributors and retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The launch, held at event in Abuja during the 2024 Customer Service Week celebrations, signifying a renewed commitment towards enhancing transparency,…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the seats in the local government election held on Saturday in Kogi State. The Kogi State Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC), Mamman Eri, disclosed this while announcing the results of the election on Saturday night. “APC performed excellently; it cleared all the chairmanship and councillorship…

.. The Registrar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has issued a Form 48 which is a Notice of Consequences of disobeying an order of court against the Director General of DSS in regard to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. He has been detained in the…

Secretary to the State Government Alhaji Abubakar Usman has declared the Niger State government’s commitment to pioneering agricultural transformation and serving as a model for other states in Nigeria. He said with the $684 million (N1.094 trillion) investment from Chinese firms, China Overseas Engineering Group Company Limited, COVEC, and China Railway Engineering Corporation, CREC, the…

.. … As FG Pledges To Support Oil & Gas Investors TotalEnergies is optimistic about finalising its investment decisions on the Bonga North Offshore project, along with key joint ventures with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). President EP TotalEnergies, Mr. Nicolas Terraz, said that the firm’s…

Three suspects are currently in police net for allegedly stealing a tipper truck worth over N30 million along the Kaduna-Abuja highway in Suleja, Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State. The suspects are Nura Ibrahim, Adamu Ibrahim and Abdulfatai Ibrahim, all of Kaduna Road, Suleja. The Niger State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu…

.. Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the payment of N85,000.00 as the new minimum wage for civil servants in the employ of the Rivers State Government. This is the agreement reached during a closed door meeting presided over by the Governor and attended by representatives of organised labour under the auspices of…

The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday accused Governor Usman Ododo of transforming the Government House into polling units and collation centers for the 21 local governments in the state ahead of the local council polls. The state chapter of the PDP noted that today, October 19, was supposed to…

.. The Enugu State Police Command, Friday, announced the neutralisation of two suspected kidnappers. The command also said it rescued a kidnap victim during the operation. The state police command s Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, stated this in a statement made available to NewsNGR in Enugu. Ndukwe said the incident occurred on…

Opposition parties in Kogi State have called for the arrest and prosecution of the Chairman of Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission, KOSIEC, for allegedly allowing sensitive materials to be diverted to the Government House. They made their position known when they protested at the KOSIEC office in Lokoja ahead of Saturday’s local government election. Addressing…

.. The Abia State Judiciary, led by Hon. Justice Lilian Abai, Chief Judge of Abia State, has officially commenced its 2024/2025 legal year. The colourful ceremony held today at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Chapel, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, commenced with a stirring sermon by the Very Rev. Ernest Onyeukwu. Preaching on the theme…

The Kano State Hisbah Board has confirmed the arrest and detention of the Jigawa State Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, who was caught in a compromising position with a married woman in an uncompleted building. Hisbah Director General, Abba Sufi, who confirmed the arrest of Sankara, said he was arrested after the board…

.. The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), evacuated occupants from a three-storey building in the Kosofe area of the state on Friday. The building, located at No. 5 Estapor Avenue, Sholuyi, Gbagada, is reported to be “critically distressed.” In a statement, LASBCA emphasized that the evacuation was necessary…

The Labour Party, LP, has refuted claims by the Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission, NLC-PC, that the Julius Abure leadership of the party was working to advance the interests of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.The National Publicity Secretary of the LP, Obiora Ifoh, made this clarification in Abuja on Friday. According to him, after…

.. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja adjourned till October 25 the trial of detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, following his absence on health grounds. NewsNGR reported that the Court on October 11 denied Gambaryan’s fresh bail application filed on August 28 through his lawyer, Mark Mordi, a Senior Advocate…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Osun State chapter has dragged Governor Ademola Adeleke and the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, to court over a series of allegations on the proposed local government election in the state. The claimants, in Suit No. Hos/184/2024 challenged the validity of the planned local government elections scheduled to February…