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The Federal Government is working hard to improve national security and prevent all secession tendencies. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who spoke in Lagos when he appeared on radio programme, yesterday, urged Nigerians not to listen to promoters of secession. He pointed out that what united Nigeria was more … [Read more…]
Remita, an electronic payment platform, has started the sale of Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) ePINs to candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions. This follows a recent announcement by the examination body, the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB), of the sale of ePINs for UTME and Direct Entry registrations till May 15, 2021. Prospective … [Read more…]
Most Federal Government workers that retired from March 2020 to March 2021 have not been paid their pensions. The Director-General, National Pension Commission, Aisha Umar, disclosed this while presenting her welcome remarks during the oversight visit of the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Services to the commission in Abuja. In … [Read more…]
Project 2023: Forward Ever, Backward Never….. Obiozor. The Igbos of all walks of life resident in Abuja and the 19 States of Northern Nigeria, on Friday, April 16, played host to the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Ambassador Professor George A Obiozor and a few members of his executive. The Abuja visit … [Read more…]
Judiciary workers begin indefinite strike Tuesday The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Friday said it will hold a nationwide protest on Monday, April 19, 2021. It vowed to continue its nationwide strike until the federal government and state governors comply with its demands. Reacting to the development, Lagos … [Read more…]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday disclosed that wheat and sugar would soon be added to the foreign exchange (forex) import exclusion list in line with government’s effort to conserve forex and promoting local production that will ultimately lead to job creation. Emefiele’s position is coming on the … [Read more…]
On May 22, 2019, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrested a young proprietor of an alleged internet fraud training school located at 14, Animashaun Street, Progressive Estate, Ojodu Berger, Lagos alongside eight students, while receiving “lectures”. Again, in June, 2020, the media reported the arrest by Interpol and FBI of a Nigerian Dubai-based … [Read more…]
By Prince Ejeh Josh In a recent politically sponsored column written by one Chinenye Ugwu, perhaps, with a pseudonym, titled: “Was there Ever a Zoning Arrangement in the Coal City State?” and published by ThisDay Newspaper on 7th April, 2021, the author had vehemently stood logic on its head in … [Read more…]
The Federal Government on Thursday distributed agricultural inputs to women smallholders farmers in North-Central states and the Federal Capital Territory. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, who carried out the distribution exercise in Abuja, said the move was to increase production and reduce wastage in the sector. He said the distribution … [Read more…]
Reprieve came for former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha on Thursday. He was granted an administrative bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Okorocha, who is being investigated for alleged mismanagement of N7. 9 billion funds, was mobilizing last night to meet the bail terms, including two sureties with landed properties in … [Read more…]
There seems to be no end in sight yet to the controversy between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and the Federal Government over the alleged printing of N60 billion by the government to augment its March monthly allocations to the states and local governments, as Obaseki yesterday dared the Federal Government to face … [Read more…]