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Enugu State Government yesterday, reiterated that the administration will continue to support the Nigerian Army and other security agencies in the state to ensure that they effectively discharge their duties. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi gave the assurance during the 82 Division Nigerian Army West African Social Activities, WASA 2021, held yesterday at the 82 Division … [Read more…]
First Republic Aviation Minister and foremost nationalist, Chief Mbazulike Amechi has said that his appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari concerning the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu and the Igbo question, was still attainable. In an interview with DAVID ONWUCHEKWA, the respected statesman expressed the abundant hope that … [Read more…]
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State yesterday called for immediate assessment of the cause of the petroleum product tanker explosion, which razed no fewer than 25 houses and destroyed valuables worth millions of naira in Ohoror community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday night in the community … [Read more…]
Leader of Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has disagreed with the claim by President Muhammedu Buhari that his administration has succeeded in improving the state of security and bringing peace in the North East and South-South from what he inherited. Clark who is also the Chairman, Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, in … [Read more…]
The United Arab Emirate has said the restriction on flights arriving from Nigeria and 11 other African nations will be lifted on Saturday January 29. UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), which said it was lifting the ban initially imposed as part of measures to curb the spread of the Omicron … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, pledged to continue to support the Nigerian private sector with policies and programmes to propel it toward higher investments and productivity in the various sectors of the economy, even as he acknowledged that economic policies of his administration are indeed working. Buhari, who spoke at the official commissioning of line 4 … [Read more…]
The police profession is hardly attracting the requisite attention among the youths in the Southeast. But things may get better as the Police Service Commission (PSC) toured the region in a move to re-awaken the interest of youths in the police. DAMIAN DURUIHEOMA reports. In the past, recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force was … [Read more…]
The House of Representatives, yesterday, settled for the version of the recommitted Electoral Amendment Bill passed by the Senate last week, after its initial position not to cave in. In the passed amendment, yesterday, provisions which clearly defined the mode of primaries for political parties were stated. President Buhari, had rejected the Electoral Act … [Read more…]
The Federal Government on Monday met with oil marketers in the downstream sector to perfect plans for the full deployment of autogas in filling stations and the conversion of 200,000 commercial vehicles to run on gas this year. At the meeting, which was convened in Abuja by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, … [Read more…]
Two non-governmental organisations, the Coalition for Good Governance and Economic Justice in Africa and the Unity Project Nigeria have, this weekend, jointly condemned the gruesome murder of Hanifa, a five-year-old pupil who was abducted and eventually murdered by the proprietor of the primary school she attended in Kano. Describing the incident as a “harrowing … [Read more…]
Nigerians seem to be at crossroads over the move by the Federal Government to suspend payment of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol. President Muhammadu Buhari had in August 2021 signed the Petroleum Industry Bill into law, signaling an end to petrol subsidy. But in what looks like a dramatic twist, … [Read more…]
The House of Representatives, yesterday, passed for second reading, a bill to repeal the Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2007 and enact the Investments and Securities Act to establish Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The bill, which seeks to make SEC the apex regulatory authority for the Nigerian capital market, prescribes 10-year jail term … [Read more…]