Director General of the Progressives Governor Forum (PGF) and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Salihu Moh. Lukman, has said that the party is now open for anyone or any zone to contest in any election, even as the party prepares for the 2023 general elections. Speaking with newsmen Monday in Abuja, Lukman said nobody can say President Read More
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) in conjunction with the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Africa, on Friday, recognised 10 journalists reporting sciences for their good projection of science work within and outside Nigeria. Speaking at the 4th Edition of the OFAB Media Award, Gala Nite & Investiture Ceremony, the Coordinator OFAB Nigeria Read More
As Nigeria joins the rest of the global community to celebrate World Children’s Day (WCD) 2020, the National Human Rights Commission has blamed the falling standard of living and general well-being of children on inadequate budgeting and insecurity in some parts of the country. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu Esq. on Friday stated this in Abuja recalled Read More
Executive Secretary Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro has advocated for a well-Coordinated, decentralised Research and Development (R&D) driven national Program on dairy and livestock production to boost the nation’s foreign exchange. According to Professor Bogoro Nigeria Presently spends a whooping sum of $1.3 billion annually on importation of powdered milk that are doing reconstituted into various Read More
Over 3,000 persons displaced by cult clash at Oruk Anam local government area, Akwa Ibom state, have appealed to Governor Udom Emmanuel for necessary security actions that will bring peace for them to return home. The supremacy war between Debam and Iceland confraternities in Inen community laid to the death of dozens of persons while forcing many to vacate their Read More
The president of the young innovator of Nigeria, Mr. Andrew Agbo, has been conferred with an award at the prestigious NTITA, in an event organised by the association of telecoms companies in Nigeria Young Innovators Nigeria has create new firms, facilitate the growth of existing small and medium size companies (SME’s), and support large companies to renew their businesses – Read More
The Ibadan Varsity Christian Union Alumni Association (IVCUAF) has asked the federal government to rid Nigeria of self-acclaimed religious fundamentalist groups IVCUAF at a press conference addressed by its International President, Dr Tunde Emmanuel Ajala held at the Chapel of Resurrection, University of Ibadan on Saturday also tasked the federal government to yield to the call for the restructuring of Read More
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has issued the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) with a new certificate of registration and reconstitute the new board of trustees. CAC had in a letter with reference number COM/SPM/2020/044 dated 9th October 2020 signed by Dr Femi Ogunlade for the Registrar General addressed to the sacked Chairman, Board of Trustees titled “Re: Consent Read More
Alo Monday, an indigene of Ebonyi state and member of an armed robbery gang who specialises in snatching of cars has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command on Friday 20th November, 2020. The suspect, according to a statement made available to Blueprint by the police public relations officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi was arrested with a Read More
An Oyo State High court sitting in Ibadan has sentenced a native doctor identified as Seyi Adekoya to 14 years imprisonment for raping a primary 3 pupil. The naturalist doctor residing at E7/207 Oke Offa Baba Isale, Ibadan was accused of forcefully having carnal knowledge of one Damilola Olawuyi on 16th August 2015 in Ibadan contrary to section 357 and Read More
Governor Seyi Makinde over the weekend said Oyo state government now has the opportunity to restore the lost glory of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso. The governor stated this Saturday while speaking on the recent ceding of the University to Oyo state during a live telephone conversation on Fresh FM, Ibadan programme, ‘Political Circuit’. The governor said the Read More
Troops on Saturday night successfully foiled an attack by armed bandits on communities in Sabon Birni area of Igabi local government of Kaduna state.The military informed the Kaduna state government of this development when heads of security agencies led by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, visited Sabon Birni on Sunday, on a confidence building meeting. Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday deplored the killing of Chief Philip Shekwo, the Nasarawa State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying the nation’s security system must do more to end the incidents of violence in the country.The president welcomed the decision of the Inspector General of Police to send reinforcement of men and materials to the state. The late Read More
Speaker Nasarawa state House of Assembly Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, Sunday, condoled with the family of late Philip Shekwo, the state All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman assassinated in Lafia. The speaker who was at the family compound of the late party chairman in also condoled with the government, APC and the people of the state over “the painful loss.” While expressing Read More
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has debunked the report that eight corps members currently undergoing orientation course in Bauchi state tested positive to COVID-19 or any of it camps across the nation tested positive to COVID-19. The scheme in a statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, in Abuja Sunday said all corps Read More
A group under the aegis of Righteous On-Lookers Association, has appealed to the National Security Adviser, Maj.- Gen Babagana Monguno (rtd) to prevail on Kogi state government to put in place procedures for the appointment of a substantive Chief Imam of Ebira Central Mosque in order to avoid recurring crisis rocking the mosque over imamship tussle. The appeal is contained in Read More
Over 1500 residents of Kabba/Bunu/ Ijumu federal constituency of Kogi state have benefited from the free medical outreach facilitated by Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf, a lawmaker representing the constituency at the National Assembly. Hon. Yusuf at the end of the three-day programme held at St Augustine College Kabba on Sunday, said the free medical outreach was part of his campaign promises Read More
The Ibadan Varsity Christian Union Alumni Association (IVCUAF) has called on the federal government to rid Nigeria of self acclaimed religious fundamentalist groups. IVCUAF at a press conference addressed by its international resident, Dr. Tunde Emmanuel Ajala, held at the Chapel of Resurrection, University of Ibadan, Saturday also asked the federal government to yield to the call for restructuring of Read More
The first chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uyo local government area, Akwa Ibom state, Elder Enefiok Ekefre, has accused political leaders of squandering the future of unborn generation. Ekefre, who made the accusation recently during an interactive session with newsmen in Uyo, the state capital, asserted that leaders in positions of authority in the country are there to Read More
The Nigerian Defence Academy, Department of History and War Studies, has presented a book titled: “War, Society and Leadership in Nigeria,” in honour of the Director General, National Youth Service CorpS (NYSC), Brig.- Gen Shuaib Ibrahim. In his opening remarks, the representative of NDA commandant, Maj.- Gen J. Sarham, the Provost, Nigeria Defence Academy, Professor Isa Garba, during the Read More
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has disclosed that a special trust fund to cater for education needs of children of the newspaper vendor, Ifeanyi Okereke, killed by a security aide attached to hm would be in place soon. The vendor was reportedly shot dead by a personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS) attached to the Read More
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has implored federal and state governments to take proactive steps to safeguard the lives and property of all academic environments to curtail indiscriminate occurrence of kidnap activities on campuses. A statement signed by chairman of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria chapter of the union, Comrade Engineer Aliyu Musa Kofa, which was made available to Blueprint Read More
The House of Representatives Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has debunked reports that the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, OSSAP-SDGs spent N26.9 billion COVID-19 funds.The committee said there was no evidence of such money appropriated by the National Assembly for the procurement of materials following the COVID-19 pandemic, to the said Read More
The national publicity secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Emmah Isong, has called on the federal government and all stakeholders to intensify efforts at fighting drug abuse in the country. He said it was difficult to fight and win the war against crime without first attacking drug abuse which he identified as the root cause of Read More
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) national secretariat is to present an award of ‘Life Patron of NULGE in Nigeria’ to Governor Samuel Ortom Monday. Benue state chairman of NULGE, Comrade Terungwa Igbe in a letter to the governor made available to journalists in Makurdi Sunday said the national president will be in Makurdi to perform the ceremony.He Read More
Copyright © 2020 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes