Former Military President General Ibrahim Badamasi has explained that his desire is for the nation to remain united even after the 2023 election. The former ruler stated this in Minna on Thursday in an interaction with journalists He said that Nigeria has tried to be united amid challenges and admonished politicians to put National interest above all interests. He said, Read More
The presidential candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, his counterparts from the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) were among the 18 presidential candidates that signed the National Peace Accord Thursday at the International Conference Centre (ICC) Read More
Signs that the crisis in the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is getting messier emerged Thursday with 5 members of the National Working Committee (NWC) loyal to Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, returned a total of N151.2 million paid into their separate accounts by the party. Members of the NWC that rejected the money include; Deputy National Chairman (South) Ambassador Read More
Salem University in Lokoja Kogi state is the only private university in The Confluence State. In an interview with SALIHU OYIBO, its vice chancellor, Professor Alewo Johnson Akubo, is asking the federal government to extend grants and intervention to private universities, just as it does to public universities since both of them are doing the same thing in the interest Read More
Some 62 years ago, the country called Nigeria in which we all now find ourselves and experience life, cut the umbilical cord that tied it to Britain, and gained political independence. The emphasis here is on ‘political’ for, though we are now independent and self- governing as a nation, our country is still very much reliant on foreign nations for Read More
Tyson Fury has returned to negotiations for the all-British heavyweight super-fight with Anthony Joshua. But Fury has set his rival another deadline and called for him to sign the contract for their showdown today. “My promoter Frank Warren convinced me to let Queensberry carry on negotiating with your team this week, despite me knowing that you were never going to Read More
Influential Egyptian Muslim cleric and thinker Yusuf al-Qaradawi has died in Qatar aged 96, according to a statement by the International Union of Muslim Scholars. Qaradawi is among the Islamic world’s most renowned – and controversial – clerics and public intellectuals, and is one of the few Muslim clerics who publicly backed the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt and across the Arab world. Read More
My dear brothers and sisters! Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the accession of King Charles III to the throne has been dominating airwaves in an unprecedented fashion. This has prompted a race to understand more about the new “Head of the Commonwealth” containing 2.4 billion people across the world, drawing Muslims into the vortex, too. Among this coverage Read More
The platform provides a wide range of services and information to pilgrims. Saudi Arabia on Monday launched a unified government platform “Nusuk.sa”, a new gateway to Makkah and Madinah, facilitating the procedures for their arrival from all over the world, as part of the initiatives of the Pilgrim Experience Programme.Saudi Press Agency has quoted the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah Read More
The director general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah, has paid a condolence visit to the family of a deceased Corps Member, Abdulazeez Rabiat AD/22B/0591 who was involved in a fatal road accident alongside other passengers after the completion of her Orientation Course in Adamawa state during the 2022 Batch “B” Stream One Read More
Rotary Club of Abuja, Maitama, Thursday donated 300 Literature text books to the Government Secondary School (GSS), Garki, Abuja, to improve the reading culture among students. President of the club, Rotn. Yusuf Alli, in his address, said the books given to the school after the needs assessment, were aimed at easing off the financial burdens of parents from purchasing the Read More
The Registrar/Chief executive, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Professor Olusegun Ajiboye, Thursday said that 1.2million people need emergency education in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. Professor Ajiboye stated this while speaking at the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), National Delegates Conference. He said insurgency has reduced foreign investment by putting local economy on pressure and that the “presence of Read More
The Kwara state police command Thursday said it will ensure a level playing field for all political parties in the state as they go about their electioneering campaigns ahead of 2023 general elections. The command said irrespective of party affiliation, religion or tribe, the police would discharge their duties with clear conscience and fear of God. Addressing his maiden press conference Read More
A member representing Buji/Birninkudu federal constituency of Jigawa state, Hon Magaji Da’u Aliyu, has donated food items and other relief materials worth N19 million to the victims of flood in his constituency. Speaking at the occasion that took place in Birninkudu, Thursday, Hon Aliyu urged the victims to accept the disaster as an act of God. He also observed that Read More
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Nasarawa state command, Thursday, arrested three persons accused of rape and defilement. Parading the three suspects at the command’s headquarters in Lafia, the state capital, the spokesman of the command, DSC Jerry Victor, stated that the suspects were arrested in different locations in Lafia. “The suspects, Haruna Abdullahi, 39, who hails from Tudun Kofa in Read More
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tuesday, organised a two-day training for regulatory agencies to remedy business-related human rights abuses. According to the Executive Secretary NHRC, Chief Tony Ojukwu, SAN, the commission is not targeting law enforcement or security agencies for training on human rights but turning its attention to the business sector. “Business activities impact the lives of Read More
Amidst growing security threats from operations of motorcycles, authorities of the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) have urged investors to put their monies into other ventures that are profitable and do not constitute security threats to the society. Secretary, Transportation Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Abdullahi Adamu Candido, gave this advice Thursday while inspecting transportation facilities in Abuja. Read More
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has appealed to the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to accept what has been put on the table so far, while engagements to address all the issues continues. The Speaker made the appeal on Thursday, after the resumed meeting of the House’s leadership with the union. “The House in Read More
Former Vice President Namadi Sambo has described science as the bedrock of development in all facets of life. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholder said as chairman of the launch and presentation of a book, “The Fundamentals of Geoscience”, authored by Professor Matoh Dogara Dari. Sambo, who was represented by Sani Sidi, former Executive Secretary of the National Emergency Management Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria remains committed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and will continue to promote it, warning that expending further resources on nuclear weapons stockpiling and maintenance makes no sense at all. President Buhari made this position known while addressing delegates at a High-Level Plenary Meeting to Commemorate and Promote the International Day for the Total Elimination Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission has exposed new rules on Shariah Advisory Services for non-interest capital market products and services. According to the SEC, Shariah governance is crucial considering that compliance with Shariah rules and principles is important in Non-interest Capital Market operations/transactions. “The provision of the rules is in line with local and international best practices. The regulatory organization Read More
The Federal Government has decorated 37 Special Economic Zones Security (SEZSEC) personnel to boost the security architecture of Nigeria’s free trade zones. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo who performed the ceremony noted this on Thursday in Abuja said is a deliberate measure to further fortify the country’s 46 free trade zones against economic sabotage and for the Read More
The Dangote Group has been described as a significant premium player as over 300 corporate exhibitors are participating in the 17th Abuja International Trade Fair (AITF) that is expected to be declared open by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. Speaking to newsmen, the Director-General of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Ms. Victoria Akai said: “As a member Read More
A group of civil society organisations have disclosed that Nigeria loses a total of N6.272 trillion to oil theft every year. This formed part of recommendations on the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper at the end of a workshop jointly organised by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), ActionAid, ChristianAid and BudgiT held in Abuja on Wednesday. Read More
The Naira tumbled to a fresh record low against the dollar this week, trading at N734 to the dollar on the unofficial market from N715 at last week’s close. Nigeria is not alone in this free fall, the Ghanaian cedi and the Egyptian pound sank to new lows, with the South African rand continuing on its free fall. The sharp Read More
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