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In line with its tradition of honouring those who have done well in different fields of human endeavours, The Sun Publishing Limited has announced winners of the various categories of The Sun Awards for 2022. According to a press statement signed by Onuoha Ukeh, Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Group Chief Operating … [Read more…]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), its Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami have been dragged to a Federal Court in Awka over the implementation of the naira redesign policy. The redesigned currencies N1,000, N500 and N200 went into circulation on December 15, 2022, and would finally displace … [Read more…]
A yet-to-be-ascertained number of people have reportedly been killed after suspected armed herdsmen attacked Ebor, Eha-Amufu community in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State on Sunday morning. This is as another set of suspected herdsmen, weekend, carried out a fresh attack on Adaka community, killing at least three persons. Since 2021, communities in Isi … [Read more…]
Hoodlums yesterday set ablaze a section of the Owerri Magistrate’s Court in Imo State, barely 24 hours after gunmen razed down a High Court in Orlu council in the state. The magistrate’s court, which is located at the heart of the state capital, was housing the Owerri High Court close to the official residences of … [Read more…]
AS Nigeria grapples with mass migration of medical personnel to Europe and North America, the same may soon be witnessed in the education sector as the United Kingdom begins employment of qualified Nigerian teachers from February next year. Currently, 350,000 Nigerian teachers are qualified for such employment from a pool of 1.5 million. Already, the … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has berated an international media organisation, Reuters, over a report about the Nigerian Army’s involvement in a mass abortion programme. According to Reuters, the Nigerian Army operated an unlawful, systematic, and covert abortion operation since at least 2013. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, while speaking at an event in … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has thrown its weight behind the decision of the federal government to set up a ‘Special Investigative Panel on Oil Theft and Losses in Nigeria’, noting that oil theft has robbed the country a whopping $46.16 billion in revenue between 2009 and 2020. NEITI in a statement described … [Read more…]
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has dismissed the 48-hour ultimatum issued by the Department of State Services (DSS) for oil marketers to make petrol available for Nigerians as inconsequential. PETROAN Chairman, System 2E, Eastern Zone, Sunny Nkpe, who said this during Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday, tasked the … [Read more…]
The Enugu State House of Assembly has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for rising to the task of routing pockets of insecurity situations in the state. The Assembly also alleged that there was possible sabotage from external factors against the efforts of the state government in tackling traces of insecurity in the state, and urged the … [Read more…]
Protesters, yesterday, barricaded the entrance of the National Assembly and called on lawmakers to support the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cashless policy and currency redesign. The agitators under the umbrella of Initiatives for Patriotic Nigerians argued that the new policy would stabilise exchange rate and promote free and fair elections. The Convener, Abubakar Kurawa, … [Read more…]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating petitions against top Nigerian politicians. Chairman of the agency, Abdulrasheed Bawa, stated this when he appeared on the Ministerial Media Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday. He said the Petitions Vetting Desk/Committee of EFCC made up of experienced officers … [Read more…]
The Army Council Thursday approved the promotion of 122 officers to the ranks of Brigadier Generals and Major Generals. The council after it’s sitting in Abuja, ratified the promotion of seventy Colonels to the ranks of Brigadier General and 52, Brigadier Generals to the ranks of Major Generals. Director army public relations Brigadier General Onyema … [Read more…]