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By Leonard Okachie, Nicholas Obisike and Ijendu Iheaka Umuahia, March 12, 2024 Hoteliers in Umuahia and Aba, the two major cities in Abia, have decried the increasing cost of doing business arising from  epileptic power supply to the areas. The hoteliers and entrepreneurs who spoke with the News Agency of …

Former Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside and chairman of Odu’a Investment Company Nigeria Limited, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru are among the dignitaries being expected at the public presentation of Azuh Arinze’s two new books, Anything And Everything Journalism and My Story Of Many Colours. Equally being expected at the …

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Tuesday held the Q1 2024 Staff TownHall Meeting at the 1000-seater NCDMB Conference Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The quarterly TownHall Meeting enables NCDMB’s Management and Staff to interact and communicate effectively. This edition allowed the Executive Secretary, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe to canvass …

By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, March 12, 2024 Gunmen, suspected to be abductors, on Tuesday kidnapped a senior matron serving with the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku-Ozalla in Enugu State. Dr Augustine Duru, Chairman, Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) UNTH Chapter, confirmed the incident to the …

The Executive Secretary (ES) of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe on Monday applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for announcing three Presidential Executive Orders directed at incentivizing the Nigerian oil and gas industry, encouraging new investments in the sector, reducing contracting costs and timelines, …

By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Aba, March 12, 2024 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia says the state government will assist traders who lost their shops and wares to Monday’s fire incident at the Timber section of Ehere Market in Aba. Otti said this on Tuesday when he visited the scene of the …

By Kingsley Okoye Abuja, March 12,2024 Sen.Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi),who was suspended for three months for alleging that the 2024 budget was padded to the tune of N3 trillion has resigned as Chairman, Northern Senators’ Forum (NSF). Ningi, in a letter addressed to the Secretary of NSF on Tuesday in Abuja …

By Kingsley Okoye/Naomi Sharang Abuja, March 12,2024 Senate on Tuesday explained that the N3trillion alleged to be padded in the 2024 budget was actually statutory transfers to first line charge agencies of government not domiciled in the ministries. Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity Sen. Yemi Adaramodu gave the …

By Ismail Abdulaziz Abuja, March 12, 2024 President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Dayo Mobereola as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for a renewable term of four years. The appointment follows the exit of Mr. Bashir Jamoh, whose tenure recently expired. …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, March 12, 2024 The UN on Monday highlighted the need to defend women’s rights which were under threat, citing a reversal in hard-won progress, increasing violence against women and a growing digital gender divide. UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said this at the opening of the …

By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Umuahia, March 12, 2024 The Abia Government says it has commenced investigation into the death of a student of Abia State University (ABSU), who lost his life in a clash between rival cult groups. Mr. Okey Kanu, the state Commissioner for Information and Culture, made this known …

The Nigeria U-20 female football team secured a semi-final spot with a 4-0 rout of the Teranga Lionesses of Senegal in their second group game of the 13th African Games in Ghana. Under the guidance of coach Chris Danjuma, the Super Falconets continued their winning streak after defeating Morocco in …

Sadiq Isyaka scored a late-penalty for the Flying Eagles of Nigeria as they sealed a 1-0 win over South Sudan in their second game of the ongoing African Games on Monday, March 11, 2024. The Flying Eagles had a disappointing start in the African Games, suffering a 2-1 loss to …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday flagged off the Food Security and Agricultural Mechanization Programme in Niger State, emphasizing that his administration remains committed to ensuring food sufficiency and protecting local industries for sustainable economic growth. The project, an initiative of the Niger State government, is for the deployment of cutting-edge …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 11, 2024, tendered more evidence against MICAD Project City Services Limited and James Nolan before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja. Micad Project City Services Limited and James Nolan are standing trial on a 20-count …

  Four years before the 1989 Miracle of Dammam, there was  Resurrection in Lagos as Flying Eagles battered the Junior Indomitable Lions 5-1 on their way to the USSR 1985 FIFA Under 20 Youth Championships. The Nigerian captain, Andrew George Uwe, was devasted after the first leg in Yaounde ended …

A Seventh Prosecution Witness, PW7, in the trial of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele on Monday, March 11, 2024 told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, how Emefiele allegedly signed and approved award and payments of contracts …

  By Alex Enebeli Enugu, March 11, 2024 Renowned Nigerian Musician, Daniel Anidugbe, a.k.a Kizz Daniel, has showered his loyal fanbase with gratitude through his latest musical offering, the ‘Thankz Alot’ Extended Play (EP). The highly anticipated EP, comprised four tracks, the Chief Executive Officer of Artmatazz Media, a media …

The outgoing Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, today (Monday) handed over the affairs of the Agency to Honorable Chudi Offodile, the Agency’s Executive Director, Finance and Administration. This is coming on the heels of the expiration of Jamoh’s tenure on …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has appealed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to help tackle the menace of crude oil theft in the country. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the company, Mr. Mele Kyari, made the appeal at an interactive session with …

LAGOS: MARCH 11, 2024 Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), says  the book “Omowale: One Man’s Justice Journey“, authored by Dr. Chris Brooks, an African-American, who has discovered his Nigerian ancestry and decided to relocate his family to Nigeria, is highly commendable and heart warming. Dabiri-Erewa said …

The philosophy of education in the South West was built strong. It was the hope, the only hope given to every child who showed up in school. A rhyme spelt it out in language that school children can relate with. Quality shoes back then were man made with sounding soles …

  Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has met with the President of Angola on a trade mission with oil refineries, hydro power, pharmaceuticals and agriculture as areas of interest. A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, said that Obasanjo led Nigerian investors under the aegis of …

By Georgina Adegbie Abuja, March 10, 2024 Team Nigeria recorded a clean sweep of gold medals on Sunday at the ongoing African Games in Ghana, after six female wrestlers won in their various categories. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mercy Genesis kick-started the gold medal rush; winning …

By Ismail Abdulaziz Abuja, March 11, 2024 The Presidency has described as false,  the claim by Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi Central) over the padding of the 2024 budget. This is contained in a statement by Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,  in Abuja. Onanuga …