The Lagos State Government has refuted the claim being circulated in some print and online media that 10 teachers in the Post Primary Teaching Service Commission die monthly. A statement issued on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, stated that that trend of death was …
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President Buhari hosts Bayelsa Governor Seriake Dickson at State House Abuja
Babcock University hosts development, investment meeting; International conference of writers, editors and literature evangelists
Udoma meets China Exim bank officials · Discusses funding of critical projects in Nigeria
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, on Wednesday commenced follow-up discussions with the management of the Chinese EXIM Bank in Beijing, China, that will lead to the implementation of the various projects discussed during the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to China. President Buhari during …
Read More »2000 trained health workers abscond in Bauchi state
Ruth David Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Halima Mukkadas has revealed that about 2000 skilled health workers out of the 4000 trained by the State government have absconded. Dr Mukkadas disclosed this while answering questions from Journalists during a one day Journalist’s Round Table organsanized by the Bauchi State …
Read More »Senator Ahmed Makarfi is PDP’s acting Chairman, INEC declares
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has ratified the administrative approval granted to the Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the judgment of the Federal High Court, Port-Harcourt by recognizing the National Caretaker Committee of the PDP for all its activities. According to its Decision Extract issued …
Read More »Rivers rerun elections suspended over insecurity; State IPAC kicks; asks INEC to go ahead with the polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it has been compelled to further postpone the conduct of the suspended National and State Legislative elections in Rivers state, earlier tentatively scheduled for Saturday, 30th July 2016, due to recorded cases of violence, intimidation and a general atmosphere of fear …
Read More »GTBank Commonwealth Team wins Royal Salute Coronation Cup
On Saturday July 23, 2016, the GTBank Common Wealth Team, made up of players from Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada, emerged victorious against the England team to win one of Polo’s most iconic trophies. The Commonwealth Team, sponsored by leading African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, defeated …
Read More »British High Commissioner to Nigeria visits Solid Minerals Development Ministry
Seriake Dickson is Bayelsa Governor, Tribunal rules
The Governorship Election Tribunal for Bayelsa State sitting in Abuja on Tuesday upheld the election of Governor Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Timipre Sylva and his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, on January 30 challenged Dickson’s return as governor by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, …
Read More »NNPC will collaborate with NLNG on hydrocarbon value chain – Baru
The Group Managing Director, GMD of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru,has promised collaboration with the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, to promote business interest in the hydrocarbon value chain. This was contained in a statement signed by Alhaji Garba Deen Muhammad, the NNPC’s Group General Manager, Group …
Read More »Okorocha-led APC Governors pledge loyalty to President Buhari; Support anti-graft, anti-terror campaigns
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday in Abuja met with President Muhammadu Buhari and reassured him of their support and loyalty. Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, leader of the Governors, who spoke to State House Correspondents after the meeting held in the …
Read More »Stop blackmailing NASS members, group warns Governor Abubakar
Ruth David Bauchi A group, under the aegis of Buhari Youth North-East Organisation, has condemned Bauchi state Governor, Mohammed Abubakar over his recent blackmail of Some Principal Officers of the National Assembly. Also, they expressed worry over the hardship faced by workers in the state and faulted the governor’s inability …
Read More »Disband INEC, Rivers Commissioner tells FG
Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr. Austin Tam- George has called on the federal government to as a matter of urgency disband the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under the leadership of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Tam-George, in a statement issued shortly after the cancellation of the rerun election …
Read More »Soldiers will represent Nigeria in future Olympics – GOC
Ruth David, BAUCHI The Acting General Officer Commanding [GOC] of 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General E.N Njoku has expressed hope that his men can represent the country in future international sports competitions like the Olympics and win medals and trophies in various sporting activities. Njoku said this …
Read More »Former Funke Atolagbe weds Moses Oyinloye in Ibadan
50th Anniversary of Africa’s bloodiest coup d’état By Chuks Iloegbunam
The first shots shattered the peace of the night at the Abeokuta Garrison of the Nigerian Army a few minutes after midnight on July 29, 1966. Three casualties lay instantly dead in the persons of Lieutenant Colonel Gabriel Okonweze, the Garrison Commander, Major John Obienu, Commander of the 2nd Reece …
Read More »NLNG, Warsash partner on maritime training and safety
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has commissioned a manned model of its new Dual Fuel Diesel Electric (DFDE) vessels at Southampton Solent University’s Warsash Maritime Academy, United Kingdom, to contribute to the training and development of mariners globally. In a ceremony in Southhampton, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of NLNG, …
Read More »President Buhari commissions/flags off commercial operation of Abuja-Kaduna rail project
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 commissioned/flagged-off commercial Operation of the Abuja-Kaduna segment of the Nigerian Railway Modernization Project in Idu Abuja. The colourful ceremony was graced by Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Mahmud …
Read More »Saraki urges NLNG to reduce gas flaring in Nigeria
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has advised the management and board of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), to work towards reducing the current 20 per cent of gas being flared in the country, stating that it is by so doing that activities of the gas company would …
Read More »The ding-dong in Ekiti – 2 By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “We have relied essentially on natural gas for the generation of electricity. This has created a lot of problems for the nation, particularly when gas supply is disrupted…Virtually all the developed and emerging countries…rely heavily on coal for electricity generation, and our own coal is better …
Read More »Anti corruption: President Buhari welcomes FIFA reforms
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja said his administration will pay keen interest to accountability and transparency to fast-track football development in the country. Receiving the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, and the Secretary-General, Fatma Samuora, at State House, President Buhari challenged football administrators to fashion out strategic programmes to develop …
Read More »Some people say they don’t want to hear about the past; But you need the past to unlock the future – Femi Adesina
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Femi Adesina, was on Radio Continental on Friday, July 22,2016, and responded to salient issues affecting the nation. Excerpts: ALLEGED LOPSIDED APPOINTMENTS What I would like to say is that this government takes feedback very serious. The feedback …
Read More »Adeosun calls for economic patriotism from Nigerians in the Diaspora *Describes remittances as key contributor to Nation building
The Federal Government has called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to see the current economic realities in the country as good opportunities for them to participate actively in the ongoing efforts to reposition the nation’s economy. The Minister, who spoke at the 2016 Diaspora Conference in Abuja, on Monday, described …
Read More »NNPC intensifies oil search in Chad Basin ….As President Buhari directs further exploration in North East …11 companies bid for installation of masts in NNPC offices
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC is stepping up measures to ensure a successful operation in the ongoing search for crude oil in the Chad Basin and other parts of the Inland Sedimentary Basin even as President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for deeper inquest into the prospectivity of some hitherto …
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