The Senate has alleged that some retired military generals are responsible for illegal mining activities across Nigeria, which continue to undermine the country’s efforts to diversify its economy. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, made this allegation during the budget presentation by Senator Sampson Ekong, Chairman of the Senate Committee…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka There was an ear-rending shout of joy at the Godwin Ezeemo International Press Centre, Awka, on Friday, as Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, PhD, got re-elected as the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Anambra State Council. The keenly-contested election, which held at the Council’s Secretariat in Awka, the Anambra…
World number one Jannik Sinner will face Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final after the defending champion saw off Ben Shelton in straight sets in Melbourne. Sinner recorded a 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 6-2 victory over American Shelton on Rod Laver Arena – the stage where he claimed his first major title 12 months ago….
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has urged the 2024 Batch C, Stream 2 corps members deployed to the state for their mandatory one-year national service to be worthy ambassadors of the National Youth Service Corps. Diri was represented by the Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr Alfred Nimizigha, at the opening/swearing-in ceremony at the NYSC…
A woman in Eswatini, identified as Dumsile Dludlu has been remanded for allegedly snooping through the WhatsApp account of her husband, Samukeliso Matse, without his consent. Dludlu’s act is said to contravene Eswatini’s Computer Crime and Cybercrime Act of 2022, which criminalises accessing any part of a computer system without justification in Eswatini, according to…
The Ebonyi State Government have the approval of the National Universities Commission (NUC) for the establishment of Ebonyi State University of ICT, Science, and Technology, Oferekpe Agbaja, in Izzi Local Government Area of the state. The Executive Secretary (ES) of NUC, Mr. Abdullahi Ribadu, presented the letter of approval the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State,…
The Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Olubunmi Kuku, has threatened that when she is tired of her role as the boss of the agency, she will throw in the towel. Kuku said this while fielding aviation industry-based questions on Television Continental on Thursday evening. The FAAN MD,who said she had stepped…
The Enugu State Government and Fungtai Engineering Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, for the production of cash crops on 7,221 hectares of agricultural land at Ugwujoro, Nimbo, in Uzo-Uwani LGA, in line with Governor Peter Mbah’s vision to ramp up agriculture and agro-industrialisation, boost security, and create employment. They also signed another…
The Ebonyi Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Tuesday sealed an illegal mining site at Ameka in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi. It also sealed an illegal gas refilling plant at 135 junction in Ezzangbo of Ohaukwu LGA located at a densely populated residential area. Mr Francis Nnadi,…
Anambra State Government has collaborated with the World Health Organization (WHO) to organize a one day retreat for 21Local Government Chairmen, LG Directors of Health, Supervisors and partners on Integrated Primary HealthCare (PHC) Service Delivery across the state. The retreat is aimed at ensuring uptake in routine immunization, vaccine acceptance and optimal healthcare service delivery…
