A former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru, has lost her brother, Dr. Austin Omoigui in the United States of America (USA). According to a joint statement by Omoigui and Asemota family, the late Austin died on April 18, 2021. The deceased was described as a “pre-Eminent Interventional Cardiologist in Columbia, South Carolina and foremost Read More
A group, Mothers for United Nigeria (MUN), has commended the President, Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), Barr (Mrs) Vickie Irabor, for plans to provide a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) centre for military personnel and families. Barr. Vickie Irabor had during her recent visit to the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, unveiled the plan. The DEPOWA president who is also wife Read More
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has honoured a construction firm, BashDee Transport Limited for donating two classrooms to a primary school in Bauchi. It will be recalled that the governor awarded a contract for the construction of three classrooms to the company in Shadawanka Army Barracks primary school Bauchi. The contractor has after executing the project built two more Read More
Some stakeholders under the umbrella of FCT Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19 has Monday donated a world-class molecular diagnostic laboratory to the FCT Administration, to boost fight against the pandemic and other health challenges in the Territory. Speaking at the commissioning and handover of the multi million Naira laboratory project provided by the Committee at the Kubwa General Hospital, Read More
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has asked the federal government for the bailout to revive the Nigerian media industry in view of the effects of the Covid-19 on the industry. The body of Editors in a communiqué issued at the end of its Standing Committee meeting held in Enugu, Enugu state, last Friday, said the intervention became necessary in order Read More
The special adviser to the Anambra state governor on disability matters, Barr. Chukwuka Ezewuzie, has commended the governor on his giant strides aimed at improving the welfare of persons with disabilities (PWDs). Addressing journalists Friday at the Anambra liaison office in Abuja, Ezewuzie said Governor Willie Obiano had employed over 200 PWDs since he became governor, and urged other governors Read More
The federal government is exerting energy to ramp up its deployment in harnessing renewable energy to power critical infrastructure including schools, hospitals and homes. Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba, who spoke at the Obudu Cattle Ranch, Cross River state, during the inauguration of a 60kWp solar hybrid mini-grid power plant, stated that government was fine-tuning its policies in Read More
The uncertainty surrounding the continuation of the 20th Edo National Sports Festival has been resolved following re -assurance by the federal government to support the Edo state government. Speaking in Benin on Thursday, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Nebeolisa Anako said, “The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development is the organiser of Read More
In a bid to scale up reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent services, the Bayelsa state Ministry of Health is developing a 10- year road map to develop the health system’s performance through strategic planning and stakeholders’ engagement. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Pabara Igwele, who announced this in Yenagoa during a pre-event briefing, said the summit is aimed Read More
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) said it is alarmed by the persistent killings ongoing in Effium community, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state, calling on the federal government led by President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently intervene and put an end to it. The Ebonyi indigenes said The “senseless attacks on defenceless citizens” have claimed Read More
Despite reported cases of banditry and criminalities in Katsina state, available record shows that in terms of eco system, the state has one of the best environment for habitation because of the deliberate effort of the state government. HAMIDU SABO reports. The environment plays an important role in healthy living among human beings. This matters because it is the only Read More
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN,Tuesday, reiterated that reviewing of Draft Guidelines will promote standardization and consistency in plea bargains by Federal Prosecutors. The draft guideline, which was part of strategic interventions by his ministry he added, will enhance the principles of accountability, equity, integrity and transparency.The development, according to the AGF Read More
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to argue with facts over alleged stolen N15trillion and the employment racketeering. The ruling party was reacting to reports of stolen N15 trillion public funds as canvassed by the opposition party, describing it as “unfounded and baseless allegation.” In a statement signed Wednesday in Abuja by the Read More
A socio-cultural pressure group, Ilaje/Ese Odo Progressive Union has faulted succession arrangement of the position of the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) which has denied Ondo State the occupation of the highest seat of the intervention agency since it’s inception. The group described the development as unacceptable and at variance with the extant laws establishing the Read More
The recent Corruption Perception Index, 2020 report, published by Berlin-based Transparency International, ranked Nigeria, at 149th position, out of 180 countries surveyed in the corruption chart. By that, Nigeria slipped, dropping from 144 in 2018, to 146 in 2019 on the annual Corruption Perception Index. As it stands, Nigeria is the second most corrupt country in West Africa, while Guinea Read More
A civil society group on the platform of Conduct and Due Process Group has raised an alarm that the peace and tranquility enjoyed by the residents of areas where oil production facilities are situated may soon come to an abrupt end if the conflict between the two directors of a pipeline security surveillance company are not settled. The group said Read More
The federal government has urged women entrepreneurs to apply for its intervention grant for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to enable them overcome challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Amb. Mariam Katagum, made the call at a news conference on the implementation process of the survival fund on Tuesday in Abuja. Read More
The federal government has put in place various interventions in the housing sector aimed at making the process of owning houses easy for the citizens, Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said on Wednesday.The minister said this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari Read More
The Nigerian Foundation for the support of the Victims of Terrorism (VSF) said it has finalised plans to begin the third phase of the Covid-19 emergency task force intervention. The programme, which starts on November 16, 2020, would have the North West and North Central states of Kano, Kaduna, Zamfara, Katsina, Benue, Niger and Plateau as beneficiaries. The Spokesman of Read More
Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has urged the reappointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to ensure that the rare opportunity provided by his second tenure did not end in disappointment after 2023 general elections. The CNPP in a statement signed by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu also advised Yakubu to use his Read More
The Victims Support Fund COVID-19 Emergency Task Force has said none of its pallaitives was among those looted by hoodlums across the country. The group also said all palliatives handed to states under its Phases one and two were completely distributed among those targeted.Spokesperson of the group, Alkasim Abdulkadir made the clarifications Monday in a statement in Abuja. He said the Read More
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South Uneme clan of Etsako Central local government area of Edo state have described the re-election of the Governor of the state Mr. Godwin Obaseki and his Deputy Mr. Phillip Shuaibu as the testament to the confidence reposed in their administration in the last four years. They also commended the Vice Chairman Read More
The House of Representatives Committee on Civil Societies and Development Partners has insisted on making civil society organisations in the country accountable the the citizens.Chairman of the panel, Hon. Kabir Idris, reiterated the resolve of the parliament to ensure Organisations, Civil Society Organizations, Donor Agencies and Development Partners operating accountable to the citizens. Hon. Idris who stated this during an Read More
The death of notorious militia leader, Terwase Akwaza, popularly known as Gana would usher a new era of peace in the Middle-Belt region, the Ethnic Minorities in Nigeria (EMN) has said. Spokesman of the group, Comrade Tony Odey made this known at its media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the ECN, natives of Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa states breathed a Read More
Niger state is like a hinge that connects the South-west and the Northern parts of Nigeria. Hence, it is home to critical federal roads like the Mokwa-Tegina-Brinin Gwari road. Again, of the 32,182.80 kilometers federal roads across the country, Niger state has the largest share traversing the length and breadth of the state with 2,374, the highest in Nigeria. However, Read More
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