By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo The Apex Socio-cultural organization of the South-South geo-political zone, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has said it is not for the north or anybody to say whether Nigeria will be restructured or not. National Chairman of the Forum, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (retd), made the assertion while reacting to the …

A fuel pump (stock photo). …Sells to marketers at N155.17 The Petroleum Products Marketing Company, one of the downstream subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Friday, hiked the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, by N7.50 per litre to N155.17 per litre from N147.67 per litre previously. In a …

Late Ken Saro-Wiwa By Agbonkhese Oboh Civil society organisations, community leaders from within and outside Ogoniland, women leaders, youth groups, the academia and rights groups from across the world, on Thursday, got together to mark the 25th memorial of late Ken Saro-Wiwa, with a call on for an environmental audit of the Niger Delta. The …

Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has described the alleged increase of ex-depot price of premium motor spirit from 147.67 to 155.75 without any consideration for the current economic and political situation of the country as uncalled for. IPMAN therefore, appealed to the federal …

By Abayomi Adeshida, Abuja American President-Elect, Vice President Joseph Biden has been urged to consider the return of Humanitarian Administrator of global repute. Judy Heumann as the Head of the Office of the International Disabilities Rights at the State Department so as to guarantee the full confidence of the over one billion persons with disabilities globally …

By Tordue Salem, Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement on Thursday rebuked the Bureau of Public Procurement over a ‘frivolous’ expenditure of N57million on local and international travels and N22 million spent on welfare packages for staff during the Covid-19 pandemic. While N52,073,305 was expended on local travel N5,697,055 was spent on …

Lassa fever The Federal Government has expressed concern over the number of new confirmed cases of  Lassa fever in some states. The Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, expressed the concern in Abuja at the joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. He said that there had been reported cases …

Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra on Thursday donated 13 operational vehicles to the State Police Command. The governor also gave cash gifts to the families of police officers who were killed or maimed during the violent attacks which followed the EndSARS protests in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the next-of-kin …

PTF on COVID-19 Chairman, Boss Mustapha. The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has expressed concern over the mental state of survivors of COVID-19 in the country. Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the taskforce, expressed the concern in Abuja at the joint national briefing of the taskforce. …

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Some emirs that were passionate about girl- child education have lamented that Borno Zamfara, Gombe, Sokoto and kebbi states have the lowest records of girl-child education in Nigeria. Speaking to journalists after an event on the promotion of girls child education in Kaduna, the Emir of  Argungu and the Coordinator, Sultan Foundation …

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Kaduna State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Amina Baloni – Mohammed has said that the state  would partner the Paediatric Association of Nigeria, PAN, the UNICEF and other stakeholders to combat pneumonia among children in the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. Dr. Baloni spoke at a press conference to mark the …

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Kaduna State Pension Bureau has commenced the payment verification for two batches of retirees and deceased people under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). A statement issued by Professor Salamatu Isah, the Executive Secretary of the Bureau on Thursday, said that the exercise began on Tuesday   and it will cover batches 7 and …

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Rawlings Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu has commiserated with the government and people of Ghana over the death of former President Jerry Rawlings on Thursday. Kalu, while applauding the qualities of the former Ghanaian leader noted that the deceased played key roles in the promotion of democratic virtues in Ghana and Africa. …

PTF on COVID-19 Chairman, Boss Mustapha. The Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19, has said that there will be no relaxing of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), protocols ahead of the Christmas season. The coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the daily briefing of the pandemic. Aliyu said that …

…commences use of hermetic steel drums for storage of dried food In a bid to reduce postharvest losses and improve the quality of food across the country, the Nigeria Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) has commenced the use of hermetic steel drums for the storage of dried durable products. The agency which aims to reduce postharvest …

Restructuring …Afenifere, Ohanaeze, M-Belt Forum, PANDEF chide NEF …NEF’s allegation is unfortunate—Afenifere …Statement, an admission of north enjoying imbalance structure – Ohanaeze …Restructuring: Nigeria doesn’t depend on North, anybody – PANDEF …Your position on restructuring is a show of weakness, Middle Belt Forum tells NEF By Anayo Okoli, Dapo Akinrefon, Peter Duru & Chioma Onuegbu Yoruba …

By Henry Umoru President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed optimism that Nigeria’s economy was being steered on the path of growth, despite the prevailing challenges. Lawan, who spoke at the Nigeria/International Monetary Fund(IMF) Article lV Consultation virtual exercise yesterday, said the exercise was a “veritable platform to share our experiences on steering our economy …

…How he died —Daughter, Barbara …His regrets; Many of us are wondering what lies ahead now …He was a true connoisseur of the art of expression —Adetiba …We’ve lost the best raconteur —Isiguzo By Kayode Matthew, Tony Ubani, Clifford Ndujihe & Simeon Ndaji ELDER Statesman, versatile journalist, and Sports Administrator, Mr. Bisi Lawrence, fondly and professionally …

Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared seven days of national mourning in honour of former President Jerry John Rawlings, who died on Thursday morning. In a statement issued by the Presidency in Accra, he said: “I have directed that all national flags should fly at half mast for the next seven days in …