The presidency has affirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to the student loan scheme, following the recent postponement of its launch. Speaking after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, stated that final touches are being put in place to enable proper launch … [Read more…]
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, is of the opinion that the Nigerian Senate still owes the people some explanations as regards the budget padding scandal rocking the Upper Chambers at the moment. Obi said the claims and counter-claims over the alleged N3trillion which was padded into … [Read more…]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect. This directive is in compliance with the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at its extraordinary summit on February … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has stated that the Federal Government will not pay any ransom to secure the release of abducted victims. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris disclosed this to State House correspondents on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister acknowledged … [Read more…]
The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has expressed readiness to partner with Enugu State government on food production and other agricultural developments through provision of technical assistance to improve the state’s agro-allied sector. The UK body, which through its Propcom+ project, provides climate resilience programme and supports sustainable, smart agriculture and forestry … [Read more…]
Pst. Solomon Essiet (ACIA) The Free Medical Outreach for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District currently ongoing at the General Hospital, Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area continue to gather momentum as the number of beneficiaries from the Free Medical intervention by Pst. Umo Bassey Eno, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State increases by the day. From the … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has appointed Sir Chinyeka Ohaa, as the Chairman of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Governing Council. The governor also approved the appointments of Prof. Ikenna Chukwu, Engr. James Ajibo Ifeanyi, Gladys Ngozi Okoro, Hon. Chinedu Onu and Dr. Eric Oluedo as members of the … [Read more…]
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union have declared a 7-day warning strike – beginning March 18, 2024 – to demand the payment of four months of their members’ withheld salaries after the 2022 nationwide strike. The decision was part of the resolution of the joint action committee of … [Read more…]
One of the kidnapped pupils from Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mustapha Abubakar, who luckily escaped has recounted his ordeal in the hands of his abductors. This was according to a report by BBC Hausa Service published online on Monday, March 11, 2024. According to Abubakar, the kidnappers treated them like a … [Read more…]
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Saturday, March 2, 2024, was a sad day for the family, friends, colleagues and fans of `Mr Ibu`, the veteran Nigerian actor whose demise was announced on that fateful day following a protracted illness. Announcing the death of the popular comedian, the President of the Actors Guild … [Read more…]
…CP Kanayo reaffirms Police determination to purge Enugu State of unrepentant criminals Police Operatives of Enugu State Command, serving in the Uwani Police Division, have busted a car-stealing syndicate, arresting four (4) male suspects and recovering four (4) suspected stolen vehicles and numerous car keys from them. The success follows the mounting of operational surveillance … [Read more…]
Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has appointed the editor of The Tide Newspapers, Nelson Chukwudi, as his chief press secretary (CPS). The governor, in a statement signed by his senior special assistant on media, Boniface Onyedi, said the appointment was with immediate effect. The one-paragraph statement reads: “This is to bring to the notice of … [Read more…]