AVM Kinsley Lar (in white gloves) in a group photograph with wife and other senior Military personnel at the pulling-out parade. By Evelyn Usman AVM, Kingsley Lar has urged Nigerians to desist from speaking ill of Nigeria but to do all within their ability towards building a united and better country. This admonition was given by …

Dr Bashir Jamoh, the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to the establishment of a strong and sustainable national fleet. Jamoh in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday said that the desire for a Nigerian shipping line was gradually being achieved. Jamoh said this while receiving members of …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected alleged moves to regulate social media in Nigeria. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Wednesday described it as unconstitutional, anti-people and attempt to silence Nigeria. Ologbondiyan said that the attempt to censor the social media was targeted …

Electricity workers protesting at the gate of PHCN headquarters in Abuja The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), says its officials did not divert N2.5 billion from Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to buy property in Aso Savings and Loans (ASL). BPE’s Head of Public Communications Amina Othman made this known in a statement on Wednesday in …

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has called on African governments to pay attention to the diversification of their economies to prevent the effect of unprecedented situations such as COVID-19. Mr Bartholomew Armah, Chief, Renewal of Planning Section, Macroeonomic Policy Division, UNECA made the call during a virtual presentation in Addis Ababa on the …

U.S. President Donald Trump, has filed a suit at the Michigan Court of Claims to halt vote counting there, his campaign organisation said. Trump’s campaign manager, Mr Bill Stepien, alleged that the president’s team had not been provided with “meaningful access to numerous” collation centres in the state. “As votes in Michigan continue to be …

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The Chairman, Judicial Panel of Investigation on brutality, human rights violations, and extrajudicial killings by security operatives in Ogun State, Hon. Justice Solomon Olugbemi (rtd) has disclosed that the aim of the panel was not to witch hunt any security personnel within the state but to investigate any violation of human rights …

Chris Ngige The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are yet to reach an agreement on the union demands. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed door conciliation meeting between Federal Government representatives and ASUU on Wednesday in Abuja. …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja As the Federal Government has promised to distribute over six million electricity meters free to Nigerians, President Muhammad Buhari has assured that his administration will end the estimated billing regime in electricity supply in the country. The President gave the assurance Wednesday evening in a thread of tweets on his …

Oye Owolewa By Arogbonlo Israel The first Nigerian-American, Oye Owolewa, to be elected as a US (Shadow) Representatives emerged winner on Wednesday to represent Washington DC. Recall at least, nine Nigerian-Americans were in the race for different political offices at the federal, state and local levels in the US 2020 elections. Owolewa clinch the seat …

Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa,  Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has commended another Nigerian-American, Esther Agbaje, for winning the Minnesota Representative ticket in the United States. This was contained in a statement signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit (NIDCOM), in Abuja on Wednesday. Dabiri-Erewa rejoiced with Agbaje for being the first Nigerian-American in the …

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, has congratulated Democrat Oye Owolewa on his victory as a shadow US Representative for Washington DC, describing his emergence as a pride to his homeland Kwara and Nigeria. The congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued in Ilorin on Wednesday by Malam Rafiu Ajakaye, …

By Tordue Salem, Abuja The National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of the AUD-NEPAD/APRM, Princess Gloria Akobundu on Wednesday sought the backing of the National Assembly tackle poverty in the country. Princess Akobundu made the charge during the 2021 budget defence held at the instance of the joint Senate and House of Representatives’ Committees of Integration and …

Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment We can’t afford N110bn revitalisation fund—Ngige By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA- THE meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, over the poor funding of Universities and the controversy surrounding the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, payment platform, yesterday ended …

says most of the govs’ resolutions  misplaced By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG,has said that though the expanded meeting  of the Northern Governors’ Forum,NGF, was a welcome development in the search for improved northern cohesion, some issues raised were apt while most were  misplaced. Speaking at a press conference in Kaduna on Wednesday, …

Temporary Voter’s Card Calls on NASS to amend Electoral Act to accommodate diaspora and early voting Says INEC is set for a totally different Salary Structure for Staff Says INEC has 1,700 Pre/ Post Election Cases in 2019 By Henry Umoru CHAIRMAN, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has disclosed that voter registration will …

tax …As agency seeks reps’ Intervention to free LG funds By Tordue Salem, Abuja The Chairman Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, Mr Elias Mbam, on Tuesday, disclosed that the federal government, its ministries and agencies, and states were owing taxes, to the tune of over N154billion. Mr. Mbam raised the alarm, at a budget …

A North Dakota man who died from the coronavirus last month won a seat in the state legislature, according to official results. David Andahl, a 55-year-old cattle rancher, according to The New York Times died last month, after being hospitalized with the coronavirus, the Bismarck Tribune reported. Mr. Andahl’s mother, Pat Andahl, told the newspaper that …

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. By Ozioruva Aliu AS a way of boosting the morale of police officers across the country to quickly recover from the effects of the #EndSARS protests, the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu Wednesday said all officers and men who lost their lives and those injured would be promoted to the …

File photo of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos. PHOTO AKEEM SALAU. By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Some civil society organizations, CSOs, have described the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s preliminary inquiry into the demonstrations against police brutality and extra-judicial killings as a welcome development. In separate interviews with Vanguard on Wednesday in Abuja, they said the move was a …