The Federal Government has announced plans to reinstitute a national discourse on reorientation following the lack of trust on the ruling class by the citizens Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this while speaking to State House correspondents after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. Idris…
The new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olukoyede Ola, has said that about ₦2.9 trillion meant for some government projects was diverted into personal use by contractors between 2018 and 2020. Mr Olukoyede disclosed this on Wednesday when he appeared before the Senate. Mr Olukoyede said the stolen funds during the…
Niger State Government, yesterday, said it has paid over N205 million examination fees of the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) to West African Examinations Council (WAEC), which was owed by the former administrations. Special Adviser (SA) to the Governor on Print Media, Aisha Wakaso, gave the hint at an interactive session with journalists at the…
The Federal Government has withdrawn the criminal charges preferred against Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and his oil firm, Capital Oil. It was barely two weeks since he joined All Progressive Congress (APC). Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday struck out the charge filed by Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria,…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have recovered two locally made Artillery Projectile Launchers from the camp of the Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network, in Anambra State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed this in a statement Mr Nwachukwu, a brigadier-general, said the combined troops of 302 Artillery…
The Director General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Prof Ayo Omotayo, on Wednesday, declared that Nigeria must have a national focus to be able to record meaningful growth and development. Omotayo declared this position while speaking at a retreat organised by the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) for both National…
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, yesterday said the number of Nigerians (84 million) living in poverty is unacceptable to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu The situation makes ending poverty a priority for the Administration, he added. The minister hopes the N25,000 conditional cash transfer to 15 million households, which…
The daughter of a member of Borno State House of Assembly, Bukar Abacha, was reportedly constringed to death by unknown persons in the Gidan Dembe area of Maiduguri, the state capital. The incident, which caused the doldrums of activities in the area, attracted a large crowd of residents who thronged the scene to catch a…
The Association of Nigerian Authors, (ANA) has commended the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, for making the bold move to rename Anambra International Airport after the celebrated global author, Chinụa Achebe. Renaming the airport after the Ogidi-born literary giant can’t be seem as a small decision because of it high considerable impact….
Popular Nollywood star John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu marks his 62nd birthday today. In a video posted to his official Instagram account, the veteran actor was dressed in a hospital dress and sat on the bed while his loved ones chorused happy birthday song to him. In front of him was a cart…
