By James Ogunnaike Ogun State Government has announced Monday, 21 September 2020 for the reopening of schools in the state for the first term of 2020/2021 session. Vanguard reports that the state government, however, reduced the hours for primary and secondary school to three hours. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin …
President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States was not a fully developed country. Trump stated this at a news conference outside the White House that coincided with the U.S. Labour Day celebration. According to him, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) treats China as a developing nation, and the U.S. “as a nation that is fully developed”. He cited …
ECOWAS By Bashir Bello The Economic and Community of West African States, ECOWAS on Monday said it has eliminated over 95% of trade barriers along borders for member states under the ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme, ETLS. This was as it said that Nigeria alone accounts for 60 to 70 per cent of products under the scheme. Head of …
A Nigerian newspaper and Online version of the Vanguard, a daily publication in Nigeria covering Nigeria news, Niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment, fashion,lifestyle human interest stories, etc By Ozioruva Aliu A middle-aged man identified as Okhehelem Onyenma Monday protested the purported rape of his six years old daughter (name withheld) in Edobor Street, Uwelu quarters …
Service Chiefs in a security briefing meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari By Joseph Erunke – Abuja Elders in the North Central states of the country have joined in the call for President Mohammadu Buhari to sack the service chiefs over the state of insecurity in the country. The group of elders in the region,under the aegis of Coalition of …
…Hails Makinde’s giant strides in Oyo Former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has condemned the increase in the pump price of petrol and electricity tariff, calling on the federal government to be sensitive to the plight of the masses. Fani-Kayode who spoke in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital also revealed …
Fanwo The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo has directed the state-owned Graphic newspapers to begin a four-page magazine in the four indigenous languages of Ebira, Igala, Yoruba and Hausa, saying the first edition should be out by next week. Addressing the management and staff of the Kogi State Newspaper Corporation at its ultra-modern office complex …
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President Muhammadu Buhari The Act for Positive Transformation Initiative, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has requested President Muhammadu Buhari to freeze the account of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and suspend all further spending in the commission. Mr Johnson Kolawale, the Head, Directorate of Research, Strategy, and Programme, made the call at a news conference on Monday in …
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission By Soni Daniel The Kano Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), has arraigned one Kolapo Oduwole before Justice Musa Danladi of the Katsina State High Court on a six -count charge of forgery and fraud in the sum of N80,000,000( Eighty Million Naira only). Oduwole, a staff of a bank (Name …
By Joseph Erunke TWO medical doctors, identified as Iyoha Joseph and Mukaila Oyewumi Oladipo, have been suspended from practice after being found guilty for the death of a patient in their care by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. The medical practitioners were found guilty of negligence in the management of the 3-month-old late baby. The tribunal, …
Bayelsa State government has solicited the partnership of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) towards establishing a maritime academy, enhancing security within its maritime domain and developing its deep seaport. Governor Douye Diri, who disclosed this on Monday during a courtesy visit to the NIMASA Director-General, Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, in Lagos, said the state had …
By Sebastine Obasi Petroleum marketers, under the aegis of Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), have urged the Federal Government to take a further step towards full deregulation of the downstream sector to enhance economic growth and development of the nation. While commending the government for consistently seeking ways to reposition the sector for effectiveness and …
By Ozioruva Aliu A middle-aged man identified as Okhehelem Onyenma Monday protested the purported rape of his six years old daughter (name withheld) in Edobor Street, Uwelu quarters alleging that the suspect, Destiny Obiyan lured his six years old daughter with rice and egg to defile her. Oyenma who took his protest to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union …
President Muhammadu Buhari ….Say it shows magnitude of intelligence failure By Chris Ochayi Worried by the worsening security in the country, the Coalition of North Central Elders, CNCE, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the country’s security architecture by sacking Service Chiefs with immediate effect. The group, which attributed the scaling insecurity in Nigeria noted that sacking …
Chris Njoku, Owerri Over 100 persons have been trapped in Akwakuma in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo as a result of two- day landslide. The disaster, which occurred last Saturday, took place at Trinity Street. The Nation gathered it also cut off more than six buildings in the area with many residents trapped. One of the victims and …
By Ozioruva Aliu A middle-aged man identified as Okhehelem Onyenma Monday protested the purported rape of his six years old daughter (name withheld) in Edobor Street, Uwelu quarters alleging that the suspect, Destiny Obiyan lured his six years old daughter with rice and egg to defile her. Oyenma who took his protest to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union …
Lai Mohammed …begs Nigerians for understanding over withdrawal ….Uses N1.7 trillion on electricity tariffs shortfalls By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor (North) & Emma Ujah , Abuja Bureau Chief The federal government, Monday, disclosed that the nation spent N10. 413 trillion on fuel subsidy in the last 13 years (2006-2019) and justified last week’s discontinuation with the practice, describing subsidy …
By Adesina Wahab There was anxiety on Monday night about the health of Education Minister, Malam Adamu Adamu, as unconfirmed reports said he has been flown abroad for medical attention. When contacted on the phone, the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, said he was driving and asked that our correspondent should call back in …
By Michael Eboh The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Monday, dismissed allegation that the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project was inflated to the tune of $1.527 billion, describing the accusation as false, baseless and unfounded. In a statement in Abuja, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs of the NNPC, Dr. Kennie Obateru, stated that the NNPC was considering instituting …
