By Dapo Akinrefon The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF, on Wednesday, warned that it will no longer allow a section of the country to play any supremacist role over others. The forum said this, in a communique, after an emergency meeting held in Abuja. The communique was signed by Chief EK Clark (PANDEF Leader), …
…..Moves to confiscate passports of erring travelers By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Federal Government has lamented the lack of compliance with the PCR test protocol by about 65 percent of Nigerians returning to the country, saying it has taken steps to seize the international passports of erring returnees. Secretary to the Government of the Federation …
By Emmanuel Elebeke The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC says raising the $5 billion infrastructure fund for implementation of the new Nigerian National Broadband Plan 2020-2025 remains its greatest challenge. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta made this known on Tuesday at stakeholder consultatation with industry players on implementation of NNBP organized …
The National Human Rights Commission panel of investigation into the allegations of human rights violations against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has received 150 complaints. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu, who made this known at the inaugural sitting of the Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations, said that the …
Want Emmanuel to complete Eket, Ibeno road By Harris Emanuel – Uyo Commercial activities were paralyzed at Mkpanak, host to Qua Iboe Terminal of ExxonMobil as aggrieved youth from oil rich Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on Wednesday took to the streets to vent their spleen, blocked the gate of the American oil giants …
…as NMA down tools over colleague’s kidnap By Ike Uchechukwu Calabar Medical Doctors in Cross River on Wednesday downed tools over the kidnap of their colleague ,Dr Godwin Udo by gunmen on Sunday despite the 6pm to 6:a.m curfew imposed by the state government. Vanguard learned that the medical practitioner who is with the University …
Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau state By Marie-Therese Nanlong The Plateau State Internal Revenue Service, PSIRS has surpassed its revenue target by over N500m and promised that despite scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Service would evolve strategies to ensure that revenues are harnessed and collected from the few economic activities that are ongoing in the …
By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youth Council, (IYC) Worldwide, has stressed the need for youths in Bayelsa State to look beyond politics, oil and gas sector and explore business opportunities that abound in the state. Its spokesperson, Ebilade Ekerefe made the call yesterday in Yenagoa during a meeting with the Chief Eexecutive Office, BARAZA …
Afenifere By Dapo Akinrefon The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF, on Wednesday, warned that it will no longer allow a section of the country to play any supremacist role over others. The forum said this, in a communique, after an emergency meeting held in Abuja. The communique was signed by Chief EK Clark …
The Lagos State University, LASU has thanked the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETfund for its contributions in ensuring that the university was not once closed down by crisis or strike since 2016. The vice chancellor of the university, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun who spoke on Tuesday as he received the board and senior management of the fund …
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Cross River chapter, on Wednesday, embarked on an indefinite strike over the kidnapping of its member, Dr Godwin Udo, of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital. Dr Innocent Abang, the state Chairman of NMA disclosed in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Calabar. …
Slovakian police on Wednesday said Austrian authorities had received a tip-off about the late Vienna terrorist attacker from Slovakia in recent months after he had tried to buy ammunition. Kujtim Fejzulai killed four people and injured more than 20 others on Monday in a shooting spree in the Austrian capital before police shot the extremist …
Nigeria map indicating Edo State By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City A cleric Pita Onaivi has expressed fear that local dialects in Nigeria may go into extinction of urgent steps were not taken to address the dominance of English language over local dialects. He expressed this fear in Igarra, Akoko-Edo local government area at the formal …
By Aliyu Dangida – Dutse Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has presented the sum of N156.6billion appropriation bill to the Jigawa State House of Assembly for 2021 fiscal year. Badaru, who presented the budget during plenary of the State House of Assembly in Dutse on Wednesday and, tagged the budget as “Budget of Thrust and …
The Secretary to the Niger State Government (SSG) and Chairman of the state Task Force on COVID-19, Ahmed Matane, has denied a report attributed to him that three commissioners have tested positive to Coronavirus. In a statement issued by Tanko Lawal, the Information Officer in his office, on Wednesday in Minna said the report published …
Nigeria map indicating Edo State By Ozioruva Aliu, Benin-City As armed robbers continue their prowl in Benin City with policemen yet to return to the streets, a nursing mother and persons believed to be family members were yesterday morning robbed of their Toyota car at the popular 3rd Junction by Murtala Muhammed Way while onlookers stayed …
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has urged intending Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) entrepreneurs and start-ups to take advantage of the ongoing free business name registration in the state. Mr Louis Amoke, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Enugu State Governor on Media disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu …
A woman with post-term pregnancy has miracuously given birth in a church as Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin prayed for her. The miracle happened on Sunday, November 1, at the Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry in Warri, Delta State, In a statement by the church, Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, founder and senior prophet of the church had organised a special …
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos State branch, has called on the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, to release innocent citizens arrested during the #EndSARS protests. The association made the call in a letter signed by the branch Chairman, Mr Yemi Akangbe and Chairman, NBA Lagos Human Rights Committee, Mr …
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) founding partners have approved the postponement of the 2020 AIF to 2021. According to a statement from the AfDB on Wednesday, the postponement is due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The annual three-day investment marketplace was initially scheduled …
