By Maureen Okon Abuja, Feb. 3, 2021 The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says 420 Nigerian returnees arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Abdul-Rahman Balogun, Head, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NiDCOM. Balogun said …
Read More »NCDMB supports 2,000 bpd Modular Refinery as construction begins in Brass, Bayelsa
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Wednesday said construction for a 2,000 barrels per day (bpd) modular refinery in Brass, Bayelsa is underway. The modular refinery is the fourth supported by the NCDMB under the Federal Government’s plan to use modular refineries to drive the development of …
Read More »NDDC not the birthright of any ethnic group, state says Gov. Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has condemned the posture of some ethnic groups in the Niger Delta Region that behave as if they own the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC). Governor Wike said the commission belongs to all States in the region and no one particular ethnic group can …
Read More »Buhari returns to Abuja after 4-day official visit to Daura, Katsina State
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Feb.. 2, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday returned to Abuja after four-day official visit to Daura, his hometown in Katsina State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Presidential aircraft carrying the president and some presidential aides landed at the Presidential Wing of …
Read More »Igangan youths didn’t walk out on Makinde – Farmers’ secretary says
…what we need now is solution to the crisis …our people appreciative of gov’s gesture Youth leaders from Igangan have denied insinuations that the youths walked out on Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday, when he held a Town Hall meeting in the area. General Secretary of the …
Read More »Police brutality: Be discrete while recording police officers, CP Okoli advises
Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa Police Command, CP Mike Okoli has called on Nigerians to be discrete and cautious when taking pictures and video of police officers brutalising citizens. Okoli gave the advice in Port Harcourt on Tuesday while receiving award as ‘Most Active’ commissioner of police in South South, serving …
Read More »Real Madrid president tests positive for Coronavirus
Barcelona, Feb. 2, 2021 Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez has tested positive for the Coronavirus, the club said on Tuesday. The 73-year-old, who is tested regularly, is self-isolating and without symptoms. The news came on the day Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane returned to training after he tested positive on …
Read More »Obi faults FG’s poverty eradication strategies
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has explained why the cash transfer strategies employed by the Federal Government to lift people out of poverty, will not work out in Nigeria. Obi, who spoke on The Morning Show on Arise Television on …
Read More »Sanwo-Olu commiserates with Dabiri-Erewa over mother’s death
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commiserated with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on the death of her beloved mother, Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo. The late Alhaja Sadiat Erogbogbo, a businesswoman and retired teacher died at age 90 on Monday. Governor …
Read More »Elections ‘ll witness reduced violence after amendment to Electoral Act in June– Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the 2023 General Elections will see a drastic reduction in electoral violence after the passage of the amended version of the Electoral Act in June this year by the National Assembly. Lawan gave the assurance on Tuesday while fielding questions after …
Read More »Kyari commends President Buhari’s non-interference in NNPC …Tasks Govts, institutions on technology, innovation
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for giving the Corporation’s Management free-hand to deliver on its mandate, saying that he remains the only president that has never interfered in the operations of the Corporation. Mallam Kyari stated …
Read More »COVID 19: Nigeria to get 80 million doses of vaccines in 2021, says Fayemi at Chatham House … increase investment in health security
The Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr Kayode Fayemi has revealed that about 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines would soon be available in the country to immunize 40 percent of the population this year. This, he said was part of measures being put …
Read More »We have turned heat on kidnappers, criminals in Ibarapa, Oke Ogun – Makinde declares
*Says we can’t lose more lives to insecurity …’to meet Ibarapa traditional rulers’ *We’ll compensate victims of Ibarapa crisis, gov says Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State declared on Monday that the state government has turned the heat on kidnappers and criminals in Ibarapa and Oke-Ogun axis of the state, …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccines from Covax arrive Nigeria soon– Minister
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Feb. 1, 2021 The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from Covax will arrive in Nigeria from February. Ehanire made this known on Monday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 national briefing. The minister, who said …
Read More »Senate Constitution Committee reviews 254 memoranda, 2014 National Confab, APC ad-hoc Committee reports, others at retreat
The Senate Constitution Review Committee has concluded a retreat where 254 memoranda received from the public towards the amendment of the 1999 Constitution were reviewed. Also reviewed were the 2014 National Conference Report, the report of the All Progressives Congress, APC, ad-hoc Committee on True Federalism and other previous reports …
Read More »Ensure full enforcement of COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021 – IGP orders AIGs, CPs
· Cautions officers to respect rights of citizens while urging voluntary compliance The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered the Assistant Inspectors General of Police, AIGs, in the 17 zonal commands and their constituent Commissioners of Police, CPs in the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), …
Read More »2023: Expect surprises from women… Gombe APC stalwart; Urges Buhari to consider more women
William Attah, Gombe An All Progressives Congress stalwart in Gombe State, Mrs Finney David says women would come out stronger to contest elective positions in 2023 elections. Speaking in an interview with our correspondent in Gombe, the Jakadiya of Waja said women had for a long time been deprived of …
Read More »Buhari condoles with Abike Dabiri-Erewa on death of mother
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Feb. 1, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on the death of her mother, Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo, aged 90. The president’s condolence message is contained in a statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina, the Special …
Read More »Gov. Sanwo-Olu mourns Tony Momoh …Describes his death as colossal loss to Nigeria
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the death of former Minister of Information and Culture, Prince Tony Momoh, as a colossal loss to Nigeria and the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Sanwo-Olu in a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr …
Read More »Senate President mourns Tony Momoh
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, shares the grief of the family, friends and politial associates of a former Minister of Information, Prince Tony Momoh, over his death on Monday. Lawan commiserates with the government and people of Edo State and the All Progressives Congress(APC), where he was a …
Read More »Access Bank Lagos Marathon holds April 10
By Olanrewaju Akojede Lagos, Feb. 1, 2021 The organisers of Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on Monday announced April 10 as the date for the 2021 edition. The Project Consultant of the race, Bukola Olopade, in a statement in Lagos, said the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon had been …
Read More »POEM: Surviving the Shipwreck By Ozichukwu Chukwu
The storm was sudden The experience was tsunami From the bonfire of vanities It was the year Uzziah died Isaiah saw God What destroys, reshapes and updates. I saw the Captain running Everything was bizarre Everyone seemed berserk In shared amnesia, collective forgetfulness No bonding nor existence of group consciousness …
Read More »High powered Committee of eminent personalities constituted for Obi Senator Nosike Ikpo’s burial
A high powered Committee has been constituted to give the departed elder statesman, Obi Senator Nosike Ikpo, a befitting burial. The Committee, made up of 16 eminent personalities, announced by Eugene Ikpo on behalf of the family, has Dr. Austin Izagbo, Ogbueshi Adizue Eluaka and Chief Felix Nwabueze as Co-Chairmen. …
Read More »Dutch court ruling on N/Delta spill victims: Fishermen want Shell to pay $ 3.6 bn Bonga spill fine
Artisanal Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN), on Sunday applauded Friday’s Dutch Court ruling that found Shell liable of polluting the farmlands of four farmers in the Niger Delta. They urged the oil firm which lost the case at appeal to consider complying with the judgement and compensate the farmers and …
Read More »Insecurity: Lanlehin, others seeking to derail Oyo’s economy, chase away investors -CPS
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, on Sunday, accused opposition figures in the state of a deliberate plot to chase away investors and slow down the state’s economy. Adisa, who was reacting to a statement credited to the governorship candidate of the African Democratic …
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