States able to capture at least 50 per cent of their property that have electricity connections in urban areas before June 30, 2021 using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) will get World Bank’s $2million each. The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) disclosed this in a statement by its Head, Media and Public Affairs Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, in Abuja on Wednesday. Bello-Barkindo said that the states able to update …

NYSC members The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim says anyone caught unlawfully with NYSC uniforms will face a three-year jail term. Ibrahim said this after hoodlums invaded the NYSC orientation camp in Kubwa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that hoodlums on Tuesday carted away mattresses, food items and …

Enugu Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman. The Enugu State Police Command said it lost two police officers, who were allegedly murdered by hoodlums during the violence that trailed the peaceful #EndSARS protest in the area. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman, said this on Wednesday, when he paraded before newsmen, 23 suspects arrested for …

FOR the management of the Nigeria Police Force Pensions Limited, NPFPL, not even the axiomatic sky is the limits. It is only a stepping stone to greater heights because the stakes in the pensions industry will always be high. That is the worldview that drives the Pension Fund Administrator, PFA, and for her clients, men …

Orji Kalu Chief Whip of the Senate,  Orji Kalu has felicitated with the Muslim community on the occasion of the 2020  Eid-el- Maulud celebration. The former governor of Abia, while commending religious leaders and traditional rulers for promoting peace and unity across the country, urged Ingrains to use the season for sober reflection and devotion. …

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ended a state visit to Sri Lanka as part of his Indo-Pacific tour on Wednesday, sharply criticizing China for “lawlessness at land and sea” in the region. “The Chinese Communist party is a predator,” Pompeo said at a joint press conference with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, before …

Efe Anaughe (left) and Timothy Melaye By Ebunoluwa Sessou GIABA, an institution of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, responsible for facilitating the adoption and implementation of Anti-Money Laundering, AML, and Counter-Financing of Terrorism, CFT, in West Africa has charged media professionals on ethics and professionalism. Saying Journalists are essential in fighting money laundering …

A file image of the #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, before the gunfire. By Chinonso Alozie Nigerians in Turkey, yesterday, said they would continue the protests against bad governance in Nigeria as well as EndSARs campaign, under President Muhammadu Buhari. They made this known to newsmen in a statement in Owerri, through their leader Prince Emre …

Hoodlums have invaded Kogi Central Medical Store, looted and vandalised medical equipment and consumables worth billions of Naira. Dr Saka Audu, the State Commissioner for Health, disclosed this at a press conference on Wednesday after he led a team from the ministry and the media to inspect the burgled medical store located along Zone 8, …

Princess Abiola Dosunmu One of the most enduring icons of the Lagos monarchy and international cultural ambassador, the Erelu Kuti of Lagos, Princess Abiola Dosunmu; calls for symbiosis between the young and the old in this chat with WO. Excerpts: So much has been made of the recent looting of the palace of the Oba of Lagos, …

By Ebunoluwa Sessou The need for young girls to study Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, STEM for the development of the country and humanity was a subject for discourse at the just concluded capacity building organised by the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria, APWEN. Organising the 3rd Nkechi Isigwe Annual Lecture in commemoration …

By Ndahi Marama – Maiduguri Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State was on Wednesday attacked by Boko Haram members, with sounds of gunshots and explosions, leaving thousands of residents and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) scamper for safety. reliable security sources have said. This is coming barely few hours after a stakeholders meeting on peaceful …

African The African Union (AU) has expressed concern over growing threat to peace and security in Africa posed by terrorism, radicalisation, violent extremism, as well as influx of foreign terrorist fighters into the continent. According to a statement, on Wednesday the AU Peace and Security Council, in its latest meeting, had deliberated on the Impact of …

Omilola Oshikoya By Ebunoluwa Sessou Cherie Blair Foundation Mentee Alumni and convener, Do it Afraid conference, Omilola Oshikoya has called on Nigeria as a nation and as individuals to look beyond oil and develop other sectors that will transform the economy of Nigeria and impact the world, stating that in Nigeria as in Singapore, the true …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved N4.519 billion for the award of contract for printing of examination materials and rehabilitation of road networks within the satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. This was disclosed at the end of the 21st FEC virtual meeting presided over by President Muhammadu …