By Tordue Salem, Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Power, Wednesday, dismissed as illegal, President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company, NBET should be an agency under the Ministry of Finance. ALSO READ: #EndSARS: Lalong threatens to relocate govt properties to other communities The Chairman of the House Committee on Power, Rep. …

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has called for immediate the disbursement of the ederal Government’s N10 billion COVID-19 palliative for transport operators. NURTW National President, Prof. Tajudeen Baruwa, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He commended the federal government for making …

President Muhammadu Buhari (L) and President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan during the launch of Emblem Appeal for the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday (28/10/2020). 06039/28/10/2020/Callistus Ewelike/NAN Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (L) being decorated by the National Chairman, Nigerian Legion, Brig-Gen Adakole …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Niger on Wednesday issued certificates to 801 corps members of the 2019 Batch ‘C’, Stream two. Reports that the certificates were issued to them during a low-key passing out ceremony at the Bako Kontagora Stadium in Minna. Mrs Funmilayo Ajayi, the NYSC Coordinator in the state, commended the …

The Coordinator, CACOVID Palliatives Distribution for Zaria Local Government, Malam Sabiu Sani, said about 4,000 poor and vulnerable people have been earmarked to receive CACOVID palliative in the area. Sani disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Zaria. The coordinator who is also the Permanent Secretary, Kaduna …

Gov Simon Lalong in company with Plateau Caucus at the National Assembly and Minster of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, assessing level of damages at the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) warehouse, on Tuesday. Gov.Simon Lalong of Plateau has threatened to relocate government properties from host communities to other areas, following the invasion of the facilities …

The Police Command in Katsina State said it had killed five suspected bandits in Safana Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman of the command, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Katsina. Isah said that the suspects were killed on Oct. 27 at about 04:00 hours at Tsaskiya community in …

A U.S.-based Nigerian rights advocate, Dr Emmanuel Orji, has urged organizers of the #EndSARS protest to constitute a team to dialogue with the Federal Government. Orji, a Research Fellow at the City University of New York, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York. He said it …

South Africa’s President. Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has entered self-quarantine after coming into contact with a person with COVID-19, his office said on Wednesday. Ramaphosa “has begun a period of self-quarantine following the positive COVID-19 diagnosis of a guest at a dinner attended by the President on Saturday, Oct. 24,’’ a statement …

By Dapo Akinrefon The Yoruba Summit Group, YSG, on Wednesday, vowed to actualise the quest for self-determination if the Federal Government fails to restructure the country. This was contained in a communique signed by its Publicity Secretary, Mogaji Gboyega Adejumo. ALSO READ: #ENDSARS: 7 Customs Command attacked, one officer killed The YSG also warned that the ship of the country …

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Judiciary has assured the state Ministry of Justice of support to address the challenges facing the judicial system in the state. Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim- Alkali, the Vice Chairman of the Committee, gave the assurance on Tuesday in Lafia when the Ministry’s officials appeared before the committee for …

The Ministry of Power is to collaborate with the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) to improve power generation, transmission, and distribution in the country. Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman, made this known when he received the National Executive Members of the NSE in his office. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has dismissed a Corps Assistant Illiya Ibrahim of the Gwagwalada Division Abuja from the service in relation to the looting of Covid-19 palliatives discovered in a warehouse in Gwagwalada, Abuja. The Media Assistant to the Commandant General NSCDC, Ekunola Gbenga, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists …

Pioneer member of University of Benin Law Class, Mrs. Juliet Osaghae Osiyen, protesting against police brutality in Nigeria as part of #EndSars protests in London Nigerians resident  in London have continued to demand an end to police brutality and bad governance in the country. In their numbers,  they flooded the major streets in the city,  calling …

Gen Abayomi Olonisakin, Chief of Defence Staff Says it defies conditional warfare rules FG to unveil new cyber policy to check digital threat ― NSA By Chris Ochayi Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, Tuesday, declared cyberterrorism as the most precarious challenge facing Nigeria today. General Olonisakin, who spoke at the multi-stakeholders workshop for …

Early votes in the 2020 U.S. presidential election hit 69.6 million on Tuesday, according to the United States Election Project. This represents more than half of the total 137 million ballots cast in the 2016 presidential election. The data came in the “2020 General Election Early Vote Statistics” published on the website of the body, which …

Aminu Tambuwal Joseph Erunke THE Federal Government, Tuesday, disputed the claim by the Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, that it was the cause of the delayed distribution of COVID-19 palliatives to citizens in the state. The Sokoto State governor, while defending his administration’s delay in the distribution of the relief items to residents of the state, …

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Fuel Scarcity— Motorists queuing for fuel in Abuja, yesterday  Abayomi Adeshida Nigerians have been urged to resist the urge to engage in panic buying of petroleum products due to the current fuel scarcity of products in some of the distribution outlets across the country which was occasioned by the recent rally by youths across the country …

The Kubwa Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Abdullahi Bello, on Tuesday, said the hoodlums who looted the NYSC Orientation Camp in Kubwa almost stabbed him while trying to safeguard the facility. Bello, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said he and his men had to retreat to avoid the …