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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently direct Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning to disclose spending details of the $700 million looted funds reportedly recovered by the Federal Government in the past four years, including the list and location …

Abuja, May 23, 2021 Kurt Simeon-Okraku has been named the new President of the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Zone B. The 49-year-old was unanimously approved as the new leader of the regional body by all seven member-associations during the WAFU B 14th General Assembly in Accra on Saturday. The …

TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest technology and lifestyle distribution company, will be celebrating this year’s edition of the Girls in ICT Day by hosting 50 girls to a potentially life-changing experience. The session holds on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Partnering with TD Africa for the event is leading Original Equipment …

The  State Coordinator of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Akwa Ibom, Mrs Chinyere Ekwe,  has assured the 1, 268 corps members deployed to the state of safety against COVID-19’s third wave. Ekwe said this on Friday during the Swearing-in Ceremony of the 2021 Batch ‘A’ Stream II corps members …

Accra, May 22, 2021 The European Commission (EU) has named Ghana as one of its possible manufacturing hubs of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa. A statement signed on Friday by Mr. Eugene Arhin, Acting Director of Communications at the Office of the President, said the announcement was made during a two-day …

Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Senator Kashim Shettima and Senator Abubakar Kyari on Saturday joined top dignitaries and hundreds of sympathizers for the funeral prayers of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru. The funeral, held around 1:30 pm at the national mosque in Abuja, was …

The State Director of National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr Enoh Uyoh, has said that maritime business remains the 21st century major driver of nations economy with abundant benefits. Uyoh said this in his address during a Maritime Business/International Trade Sensitisation Forum organised by Bright Flow Logistics Services and Nigeria Private …

By Fabian Ekeruche Lagos, May 21, 2021 The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) said it has donated assorted Bibles worth ₦8.1 million in 2020 as part of its free Bible distribution project. The Society in a statement signed by Mr Benjamin Mordi, Manager, Media and Programmes in Lagos said it …

By Deborah Coker Benin, May 22, 2021 A unionist, Mr Peter Esele says the National Assembly should probe the causes of recent military plane crashes in the country. Esele, a former president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, May 22, 2021 The remains of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 others involved in the ill-fated NAF aircraft on Friday in Kaduna have arrived in Abuja for burial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while the remains of …

By Lucy Ogalue Abuja, May 21, 2021 Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has urged Oyo State government to participate in putting infrastructures in place for the Inland Dry Port in Ibadan. Amaechi, in a statement by his Media Assistant, Mrs Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, on Friday, also appealed for access roads to …

Eni, Italian parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on Friday said ongoing protests over power outage at Twon Brass host community did not adversely affect oil export. It would be recalled that residents of Twon Brass in Bayelsa had on May 14 blocked access and occupied the Brass …

Nairobi, May 21, 2021 In response to Ethiopia’s expulsion yesterday of New York Times reporter Simon Marks following allegations of “fake news” about the ongoing conflict in the Tigray region, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement: “Ethiopia’s decision to expel Simon Marks, without warning or explanation, exposes …

By By Ismaila Chafe/Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, May 21, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received briefing from Minister of Defence, retired Maj. – Gen. Bashir Magashi, on the plane crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of …

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sadness over the air crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers. A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) said the President condoles with families of the deceased, the …

The Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) has denied reports that it will require Nigerians to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones to it from July, 2021. A statement by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the Director, Public Affairs of NCC said that “At no time did the Commission issue a Statement regarding …

Abuja, May 21, 2021 A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft conveying some top military officers has crashed near Kaduna, NAF Twitter handle @NigAirForce, has confirmed. Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, was feared dead in the crash on Friday, alongside some other military personnel. A tweet by the Nigerian …

Troops of the Nigerian Army and men of the Nigerian Police Force in the Kontagora local government area have eliminated no fewer than seven bandits, in a dense forest on the outskirts of the town. PRNigeria gathered that Lt. Colonel T.O. Olukukun, the Commanding Officer of the 311 Artillery Regiment, …

New York, May 21, 2021 Google on Friday announced it plans to open its first ever physical retail store in New York in summer 2021. The new Google Store in Chelsea will offer hardware and services to customers. The new store will be part of the company’s urban campus in …

The explosion in at the Marque Event Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), has raised fears in some quarters concerning the safety of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Though the explosion has been linked to fake air conditioning gas and not bomb, and though the former President was not in his …

By Yakubu Uba Maiduguri, May 21, 2021 Some residents of Maiduguri, Borno have expressed delight over media reports on the alleged death of a Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau. A cross-section of residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, said that they were excited with …

The Ministry of Petroleum Resources has said, categorically, that there will be no increase in the price of  Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) “in the month of June until the ongoing engagement with organized labour is concluded.” This assurance is contained in a statement by the Minister of State for Petroleum, …

Avutu Obowo, Imo State – born cleric, the Rev. Dr. Polycarp Chukwuemeka Okewulonu will be laid to rest today, Friday, May 21, 2021. According to the burial plan released by the family of late Chief Godwin Okewulonu of Umuololo Amaeke, Avutu in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, a …

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a club owner, Emeka Williams Kingsley, alongside 14 other suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos. Kingsley, owner of Glass House, a club in the Abule Egba area of Lagos, was, according to a statement by Wilson …