Mr Willie Okolieogwo, Chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Imo chapter, has pledged the…
Month: March 2021
FG launches E-Temporary Passport for effective identity management
The Federal Government on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, inaugurated an electronic Temporary Passport to replace the…
Anambra Assembly passes Riverine Areas Development Commission Bill
The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a bill for the establishment of Anambra State…
COVID-19: Nasarawa begins vaccination of frontline workers
The Nasarawa State Government has begun the vaccination of its frontline medical workers against the COVID-19…
Buhari speaks on economic gains of Port Harcourt- Maiduguri railway rehabilitation
President Muhammadu Buhari says the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt–Maiduguri railway would reactivate economic activities along…
UK to return £4.2m looted by ex-Governor Ibori
By Deborah Hassan The United Kingdom (UK) will return £4.2m (N2.2bn) seized from convicted…
Bawa meets EFCC staff, charges them on discipline
By Ife Osemedua The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
White House praises Meghan for having ‘courage’ to speak out on mental health
The White House has stressed it still has a ‘strong’ relationship with Britain amid the…
Centenary anniversary: AGPMPN visits Odili, outlines plans to mark event
By Saidu Idris The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN), has…
N3bn loan diversion: I will not succumb to blackmail — Gov. Douye
Governor of Bayelsa State, Diri Douye, has described an allegation that the N3 billion Agricultural…
Nigeria records improvement in volume of non oil exports— NEPC
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has announced a remarkable improvement in the volume and…
Ngwuta: Hypocrisy in High Places
For Justice Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta, who departed the earthly plains on Sunday, March 7, 2021,…
IWD: Group canvasses more political, social roles for women
By Kenneth Onuoha The Progressive Students Movement (PSM), a pan-African students’ movement, has called for more…
Jonathan’s meeting with Uzodinma sparks speculations
By Kenneth Onuoha Speculations have continued to rise as former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Monday,…
Sokoto breaks new frontiers; opens Nigeria’s first all-female mechanic workshop
By Peter Obiechina As seat of the Caliphate, the North west state of Sokoto…
Clear fiscal framework will enhance gas development – Kyari
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called for a legislative framework with clear fiscal terms…
Tambuwal: 600,000 out of school children now learning
About 600,000 hitherto out of school children in Sokoto State are now pursuing their education as…
Osinbajo appreciates God, Nigerians on 64th birthday
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed appreciation to God and Nigerians as he marked his 64th…
Justice Ngwuta, an erudite jurist — Tinubu
Senator Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Lagos State…
ECOWAS Women Forum seeks gender equality in commission
The ECOWAS Commission Women Forum has called for gender equality and increased women representation across all…
Uber driver bags 3 months jail term over internet fraud
Justice M. A. Odegbola of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on…
IWD 2021: 10 Nigerian Women blazing the trail
Compiled by Gabriel Atumeyi International Women’s Day is marked annually across the world to…
2023: Ex-minister makes case for Igbo presidency
By Kenneth Onuoha A former minister of state for Health, Engr. Fidelis Nwankwo has asked the…
NDLEA arrests notorious drug trafficker at Lagos airport
A notorious drug trafficker, Hassan Bishi Taiwo, has been arrested by operatives of the Murtala Mohammed…
FCT-IRS engages 165 consultants to audit arrears of MDAs, others
The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service, (FCT-IRS) has engaged 165 consultants to audit six years’…
NAMA decries attack on airspace infrastructure
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has decried the continuous vandalism of its assets across stations…
Women Day: Adamawa Assembly wants more appointment for women
The Adamawa House of Assembly has called on the state government to ensure 35 per cent…
2021 IWD: Edo Chief Judge hails Okonjo-Iweala’s leadership strides
Justice Esther Edigin, Chief Judge of Edo, has extolled the leadership strides of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,…
IWD 2021: Aisha Buhari breaks silence, calls for end to kidnapping of girls and women
By Ife Osemedua Months after going off public space, Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari,…
IWD 2021: Seek opportunities for change in every challenge, Obiano’s wife urges women
By Gabriel Atumeyi The first lady of Anambra State and founder of Caring Family…