By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, March 2, 2021 The Nigerian Army has reported a minor fire incident resulting from electric sparks on Tuesday morning at their headquarters complex in Abuja. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, in a statement said the incident which happened at about 10.15a.m. was as …

By Abubakar Ahmed Gusau, March 2, 2021 Hunainatu Abubakar, one of the abductees from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Zamfara, said the abductors asked the captives to pray for them to be good citizens. Hunainatu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Government House, Gusau on Tuesday, …

By Kingsley Okoye Abuja, March 2, 2021 The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of the new Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari. Those confirmed were- Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff, Maj-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff and AVM …

By Busayo Onijala (Lagos)/Abujah Racheal (Abuja) March 2, 2021 Nigeria, on Tuesday received 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and shipped via the COVAX Facility. The United Nations (UN) system in Nigeria made this known in a statement made available to …

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has congratulated the Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe, as he launched his autobiography, ‘Made in Aba’. The book launch, which was held on Monday at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre Abuja, …

The Special Holy Ghost Service of the Redeemed Christian Church (RCCG) holds from Thursday, March 4 to March 6, 2021. This is as Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of the RCCG has clocked 79 years old today, March 2, 2021. The Special Holy Ghost Service usually coincides with …

A Niger Delta ex-agitators’ leader, Pastor Reuben Wilson, on Monday blamed political leaders and public office holders at the federal level for the under-development of the Niger Delta region. Wilson, who is also National President of the Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative (LPCDI), regretted that despite the huge sums …

William Attah, Gombe Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya has dropped three commissioners in a minor cabinet shake up aimed at consolidating on the operations of his Government. A release made available to Journalists through the Director General, Press Affairs, Ismaila Uba Misilli, which was signed by the Secretary to …

By Kingsley Okoye Abuja, March 1,2021 A political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi has decried the growing ethnic conflict in Nigeria, saying it is the bane of development. Utomi said this,when he made a remark at the launch of an autobiography of Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP -Abia) in Abuja on Monday. …

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, March 1, 2021 The Nigerian Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says it is expecting three types of vaccines to cater to the needs of Nigerians. The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, gave the hint at the PTF briefing on COVID-19 on Monday …

Adamawa state governor, Umoru Ahmadu Fintiri has called on governments at all levels in the country to join hands with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in the war against the menace of drug abuse before the scourge destroys Nigeria. The governor made the call when he received the …

Dennis Udoma, Uyo The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC), would dominate the South-South region soon, going by indications that governors and stalwarts from the main opposition party in the country are going to join the ruling party. Senator Akpabio, …

The Management of Dangote Oil Refinery is preparing young Nigerian graduates to take over the management of its 650,000 barrels per day single train refinery when it becomes operational in 2022. Already, the company has trained several Nigerian engineers in some of the world’s biggest refineries in India and other …

It is no longer news that Nigeria is currently facing acute security challenges. The country has become a theatre of various conflicts that make millions of Nigerians feel apprehensive and insecure, conflicts that threaten Nigeria’s very existence as a nation. The country is gradually degenerating into one of the most …

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has, in strong terms, condemned the incessant abduction of students by bandits in parts of the country, noting that if not checked, it could lead to further increase in the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria. Rising from its Standing Committee meeting in Lagos …

London, Feb. 28, 2021 Manchester United lost further ground at the top of the 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) table as they drew 0-0 at Chelsea on Sunday. Thomas Tuchel’s men benefited from a contentious call relating to a potential penalty kick award against them. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side came …

Yoruba activist and pan-Oduduwa Republic agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, has threatened to eliminate politicians of Yoruba extraction, who solicit for the support of South West sons and daughters, in the build-up to the 2023 general election. In an undated video obtained and translated by PRNigeria, Igboho, while addressing Yoruba leaders and …

Contrary to speculations of imminent increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) in the country, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has ruled out any increment in the ex-depot price of petrol in March, 2021. A press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. …

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Saturday in Gamboru, supervised the disbursement of N343m and varieties of food to aid part of economic, and humanitarian intervention to residents of the border community in Ngala local government area of Borno State. Gamboru shared border with Cameroon through which Chad and Central Africa …

By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Feb 28, 2021 The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) says it has positioned itself to meet the daily domestic gas demand,  projected to hit five billion standard cubic feet by 2022,  by developing gas fields. The super-major energy firm also reiterated its support for the Federal …

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said diversification of the country’s energy mix will stimulate national economy. Speaking at the commissioning of the 1.35 megawatts solar hybrid power plant at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE), Delta State, Senator Omo-Agege noted that this will …

The abducted 317 students of Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State have been released. The schoolgirls were on Sunday gathered at the palace of the emir of Anka waiting for transportation to Gusau, the state capital. The girls were abducted on Friday by bandits who reportedly disguised as security …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information request to the Minister of Water Resources Engr. Suleiman Adamu, urging him to “clarify the action that his Ministry has taken to address and find the alleged billions missing from the Ministry and its agencies, and if there …

The Bayelsa State Chapter of Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) on Sunday said it has suspended the industrial action embarked upon by its members on Feb 12. Mr Barnabas Simon, Bayelsa Chairman of MHWUN said that the Union took the decision after a meeting of the State …