Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike was among eminent personalities that attended the wake-keep of late Mother-General Margaret Umahi, mother of Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi at Agu-Ugwu, Umunaga Uburu in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Other dignitaries at the programme which took place on Thursday 31 March, …

The Lagos State Government has clarified reports making rounds on social media that the monthly environmental sanitation in the State has been outlawed, saying that the policy on the monthly exercise has not been reviewed for now. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve …

In a replay of the days of anti-colonial struggle when the mantra was “boycot the boycottables,” the Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has boycotted eating of foreign rice. In the last six months, Governor Ikpeazu has taken foreign rice out from his menu and said the reason is to …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said there is no disagreement whatsoever between the Executive and the Legislature on the 2016 Budget, which has been passed by the National Assembly. ”There is absolutely no rift, no issue of budget being sent back. Things are just taking …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has commended the United Nations for standing by the over two million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) that are victims of the Boko Haram insurgency. Governor Shettima who gave the commendation on Thursday when the heads of United Nations System in …

The Governor of Enugu State, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, Thursday advocated coordinated efforts at all levels of government aimed at diversifying the nation’s economy from its present mono-economy status. They spoke in Enugu when the minister, accompanied by the management team …

Segun Oni Undoubtedly, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission called NERC is the sole authority for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Nigeria. As a regulator, part of its duties is to instill discipline in the electricity industry and make sure that participants and stake holders in the industry …

Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) on Thursday in Enugu informed depositors of liquidated banks across the country to file their claims for payment, insisting that the corporation remained committed to ensuring that no depositor lost any money for reasons of bank liquidation. The agency specifically asked depositors of four banks …

President of the United Church of Christ in Nigeria, Rev. Emmanuel Dziggau and two other clergymen who were abducted along Kaduna – Abuja Expressway by armed gunmen have regained their freedom after ten days in captivity. A senior top official of United Church of Christ who pleaded anonymity said Dziggau …

United States Secretary of State, John Kerry has ssured that his country will invest more than $600 million in Nigeria this year. He disclosed this during the opening session of the U.S.A – Nigeria Bi-National Commission meeting. The delegation from Nigeria was headed by Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyema, flanked …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) to immediately embark on extensive repair on the ever busy Lagos-Badagry Expressway so as to improve driving experience of motorists in the area. Special Adviser to the Governor/C.E.O, Public Works, Engr. Ayotunde Sodeinde, told journalists, Thursday, …

Fondly called ‘the Guitar Boy’, Edo-born Nigerian music icon, Professor Victor Efosa Uwaifo, is also a sculptor, a visionary, a philosopher and inventor. The super star music maestro and world famous artist whose song ‘Joromi’ won Africa the first Gold disc 50 years ago, in this interview by AGENE GODWIN, …

Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concern over the non-release of outstanding results of the March 19 Rivers State and National Assembly rerun elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In the results so far declared by the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Aniedi Ikoiwak, the PDP …

NCR Corporation, the global consumer transaction technologies and Access Bank Plc, have partnered to enhance the bank’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) portfolio with the company’s latest SelfServ ATMs to improve speed. The new NCR’s next generation ATMs will help the bank to enhance customer experience with reduced ATM downtime and …

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, Wednesday, declared that no pupil was abducted by Boko Haram from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. Over 200 pupils of the school were reportedly abducted in 2014 by the terror group. The governor said the report was politically motivated to influence public opinion …

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, Wednesday, in Abuja said he had no regrets hiring Sunday Oliseh as the Super Eagles’ Head Coach. This is also as the football boss insisted that he would not resign amid public outcry that has trailed the failure of the Super …

Minister of Defence, retired Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, has denied reports credited to him in which he claimed that Boko Haram insurgents still controlled two local government areas in the North-East. The minister stated this in a statement issued in Abuja, Wednesday, by Col. Tukur Gusau, Public Relations Officer in his …

Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau has attributed the high number of persons awaiting trials in prisons across the country to poor investigations by the police. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that over 70 to 80 per cent of inmates across Nigerian prisons are awaiting trials. Dambazau …

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, Wednesday, donated assorted relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue. Mrs Buhari, who was in Benue to empathise with the state government on the recent farmers/herdsmen crisis, was represented by the wife of the Vice President, Mrs Oludolapo Osinbajo. Donating the …

Country Office of the French Development Agency (Agence Francaise de Developpement), Wednesday, said it has spent about one billion euros to fund various projects in Nigeria since 2008. A statement issued by Mr Olivier Delefosse, AFD’s Country Director, on Wednesday in Abuja, said the agency’s support for the private sector …

Federal Government, Wednesday, reaffirmed its earlier position over the dismissal of 13 Vice Chancellors of some government-owned tertiary institutions, including the dissolution of their Governing Councils, insisting the affected officers will not be recalled despite the public apology tendered by President Muhammadu Buhari over their matter. It would be recalled …

Senate President Bukola Saraki has donated N5 million to victims of the recent fire incident at Sabon Gari market in Kano State. The Chairman, Senate committee on Works, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, announced the donation when he paid a sympathy visit to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje in Kano, Wednesday. Gaya, who represents …

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it plans to sell N218.89 billion worth of treasury bills on April 7. The CBN disclosed this in its treasury bills issuing calendar for second quarter of 2016. It said it would sell N55.40 billion worth of three-month tenored bills at the auction and …