Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has extolled the virtues of his deputy, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase, on his 58th birthday. Gbajabiamila described Wase as a worthy ally, whom he said has proven to be a dependable co-pilot in the affairs of the 9th House of Representatives. The speaker in a message on Tuesday said at 58, Read More
Nigeria’s current housing deficit is estimated at 17-20 million units. This deficit is partly driven by high cost of building materials among other factors. Recently, the Managing Director of New Material Nigeria Company Ltd, Mr. Jackie Dai Hui announced the introduction of a new product, Fibre Cement Board into the Nigerian market. This is a wholly owned Chinese firm. DAVID AGBA Read More
The TAKEN/ECWA block of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Tuesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari and all the security agencies in Nigeria to urgently arrest those who are based in Kaduna, but calling for religious war in Taraba state. The Chairman of the block, Rev Micah Dopah, while briefing newsmen in Jalingo said those threats were tantamount to causing Read More
In a bid to drive the level of discourse on oil dependency and the nexus with energy transition in the Nigerian economy, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), through its Natural Resource and Extractives Programme (NAREP), in partnership with Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), held a one day capacity building workshop for media and Civil Society Organisations in Read More
Nepalese officials on Tuesday confirmed that all the 22 people on board the plane that crashed on May 29 were killed after rescuers found and recovered the last body from the wreckage. The spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, Deo Chandra Lal Karn, said that they are waiting for favourable weather to transport the remaining bodies to Kathmandu Read More
Ivan Perisic has completed his move to Tottenham and took to social media to bid an emotional farewell to Inter Milan. His switch was confirmed by Spurs a few minutes after he put a statement out paying tribute to his ‘unforgettable’ time in Serie A. Perisic leaves the Italian side after seven years, albeit with one season spent on loan at Read More
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has described as disturbing Nigeria’s inability to meet its OPEC production quota due to oil theft. According to Sylva in an interview in Abuja, the situation is not allowing Nigeria to take advantage of the present high crude price in the oil market. As at Tuesday, Brent crude was trading at Read More
National chairman of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) Chief Ralph Nwosu, has promised to rescue the country of from the elites “who are neck bent on frustrating the electorate and the masses as a whole.” To this end, the party said it hold a special convention on the 8th of June in Abeokuta, Ogun state to elect its presidential Read More
Crisis is brewing in Cross River Central as the All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant for the Ikom/Boki federal constituency has threatened to drag the party to court for allocating 24 votes to him even when he was not part of a reported primary election for the constituency seat. The aspirant, Mr Dan Osim Asu, who is also the Commissioner of Read More
Former Akwa United coach Maurice Cooreman has reportedly died. He passed on, aged 79 in Belgium, Blueprint reports. Coach Cooreman coach other Nigerian clubs including Enyimba, Ocean Boys, Warri Wolves, Gombe United. Cooreman led the defunct Ocean Boys to the Nigerian title in 2006, but was sacked in September 2006 and then rehired two weeks later. He managed Enyimba from October 2006 to Read More
Muhammad Abacha is a household name in Kano state politics. The people ofKano state will make no mistake in voting him into power in the 2023 general elections. This time around, it is only God that can stop him. The good thing is that he will realise his dream of leading Kano state to the promised land on the platform Read More
Hunger is ransacking every nook and cranny of millions of households in Nigeria. The report of the National Bureau of Statistics released in April 2022 indicated an astronomical increase in food prices by an average of 42% in the last year (BBC News). This figure is a conservative estimate as food prices skyrocketed to over 100% in many markets. The Read More
Air Mashall Sadiq Abubakar needs the support of APC faithful and by extension the good people of Bauchi state to win the 2023 governorship election. We hope his victory at the just concluded primary will be a turning point for uniting the party and make positive difference—if God gives him the leadership of our dear state. In terms of competence, Read More
The idea to remodel Bauchi state by Governor Bala Mohammed was mooted long ago as part of master plan to establish a buoyant business friendly-state. The state known as Bauchi was carved out of the old northeastern state, now stands to be the gate of the region. Successive governments tried to work on the proposed plan that has layout with Read More
If there is one sector that can boast the readiness to take Nigeria to the desired height in global competitiveness, a state of development that will signal Nigeria’s capacity to overcome its myriad challenges, it is the Information and Communication Technology sector. Ever so proactive, the leadership of the sector has created the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB). The agency Read More
I did not know Dr Ladan Salihu before 2015, perhaps because of my young age or lack of exposure to the media. When I finished secondary school in 2015, I became an ardent listener of radio and thus, I developed interest in becoming a journalist, particularly a broadcaster. Coincidentally, at the moment, there were hundreds of youths of Bauchi state Read More
Former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has for the second time, emerged as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku polled 371 votes from the 767 delegates to beat his closest rival Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state who scored 231 votes. Atiku garnered about 48 per cent of the total Read More
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kastina state, Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda, has expressed confidence that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct the freest elections in the country. Radda said the new electoral act signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari allows the transmission of results from Read More
Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has withdrawn from the squad for their four Nations League matches over the next fortnight just days after his Champions League heroics with Real Madrid. He has a groin strain and has been withdrawn after a medical examination, as has defender Jason Denayer, the Belgian football federation said on Tuesday. Courtois said after the Champions League Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has demanded that stakeholders in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Just Transition for Nigeria and Nigeria Green Jobs Project, embrace the importance of a participatory and representative process of social dialogue involving all social partners to promote high employment rates, and adequate social protection. NLC General Secretary, Comrade Emma Ogboaja, who said this at the Read More
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), says it has engaged about 330 youths in a new job creation training scheme in 11 States of the federation. The 11 States according to a statement by NDE’s Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations, Edmund Onwuliri, are Adamawa, Benue, Borno, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Lagos, Kwara, Osun and Yobe. Mr Onwuliri further revealed that the Read More
The federal government has commended the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) for resuming duties after its warning strike. The government also commended the union for acknowledging the efforts of the federal government towards the resolution of the challenges facing polytechnic education in the country. In a statement released in Abuja, Minister of Labour and Employment Senator Chris Ngige said Read More
National Directorate of Employment(NDE) has trained about 3.1 million unemployed persons in Nigeria in various skills and empowerment programmes in the last two years. NDE Deputy Director and Head of Information and Public Relations Edmund Onwuliri made this known in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital during the media tours of Skills and Vocational centres of the Directorate in the state. Read More
Confluence Stars got the biggest win of match day 8 of the Prudent Energy Handball Premier League 2022 ongoing at the Indoor Sports Hall Package B of the MKO Abiola National Stadium. The Lokoja based club defeated Seasider Boys of Lagos with more l resounding 44-32 victory to neutralise any threat poised by the Lagos team. Other results in the Read More
Lionel Messi believes Benzema deserves to win the Ballon d’Or this year after helping to guide his team, Real Madrid to the Champions League title. Benzema scored 44 goals and recorded 13 assists in all competitions as Real Madrid won a LaLiga-Champions League double. The forward was top scorer in both competitions. ”There are no doubts; it’s very clear that Read More
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