Category: News

Pensioners Task FG On Insecurity
October 3, 2021 No Responses

Pensioners Task FG On Insecurity

The Federal Parastatals and Private Sector Pensioners Association of Nigeria (FEPPPAN) has urged the Federal and state governments to urgently tackle insecurity bedeviling the nation.   The Pensioners’ union in a statement issued on Saturday expressed sadness over the alarming insecurity...
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World Bank Approves $400m Credit For Nigeria
October 2, 2021 No Responses

World Bank Approves $400m Credit For Nigeria

The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $400 million credit for Nigeria from its International Development Association (IDA) for COVID-19 vaccine acquisition.   A statement issued on Friday, in Washington, explained that the&nb...
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Ministry Inspects Agenebode, Uromi, Agbor, Itape-Warri Rail Stations
October 2, 2021 No Responses

Ministry Inspects Agenebode, Uromi, Agbor, Itape-Warri Rail Stations

A team of officials led by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr Magdalene Ajani on Friday embarked on the inspection of Rail Way Stations running through Kogi, Edo, and Delta States axis to ascertain their operations.   Meanwhile, the...
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Four Years After, D’Banj Releases New Album
October 2, 2021 No Responses

Four Years After, D’Banj Releases New Album

Nigerian pop star, Dapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as “D’banj”, has released a new album titled, “Stress-Free.  The album came following his four-year break from the music scene and its release coincided with Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary.&...
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Agriculture Stakeholders Seek Elimination Of Middlemen
October 1, 2021 No Responses

Agriculture Stakeholders Seek Elimination Of Middlemen

Some agriculture stakeholders have called for the elimination of middlemen activities across all crop value-chain to curb hike in food prices.  They made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos in...
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INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTY-FIRST INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2021.
October 1, 2021 No Responses

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTY-FIRST INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2021.

Citizens of Nigeria.  It is with full gratitude to God that today, we celebrate Nigeria’s sixty-first Independence Anniversary.   2.     For 1st of October 1960 to happen, all hands were on deck. East, West, North all came...
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Pantami To Nigerians: Do Not Use 5G Technology Against National Unity
October 1, 2021 No Responses

Pantami To Nigerians: Do Not Use 5G Technology Against National Unity

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has urged Nigerians not to use the proposed Fifth Generation (5G) Technology against the unity of the nation.  Pantami made the appeal at the virtual, 10th edition of the Nigeria...
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Nigeria@61: NLC Implores Nigerians On March To Greatness
October 1, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria@61: NLC Implores Nigerians On March To Greatness

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has called on Nigerians to resume their match to greatness as the country marks its 61 years of Independence.  In a statement on Thursday, NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said:”On this commemoration of another independenc...
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NCC Launches Telecom Campus Conversation Forum In UniAbuja
October 1, 2021 No Responses

NCC Launches Telecom Campus Conversation Forum In UniAbuja

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has launched Telecom Campus Conversation Forum as a way of expanding the scope of its consumer enlightenment programme.  NCC, on Thursday in Abuja, said, the new initiative was targeted at creating awareness fo...
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NIN-SIM Integration: NCC Sensitizes Telecom Consumers On October 31 Deadline
October 1, 2021 No Responses

NIN-SIM Integration: NCC Sensitizes Telecom Consumers On October 31 Deadline

The management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reminded telecoms consumers to link their National Identity Numbers (NINs) with their Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) before the expiration of the deadline of October 31, 2021 set by the Fe...
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SON Raids Market, Seals Warehouse, Shop
September 30, 2021 No Responses

SON Raids Market, Seals Warehouse, Shop

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Thursday raided Yankura Market in Kano and sealed off shop and a warehouse where new and branded fertiliser bags with SON certification logo were being sold.The Director-General of SON, Malam Faruk Salim, who...
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Nigeria@61: Archbishop Adewale Martins Charges Nigerians On Unity, Bright Future
September 30, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria@61: Archbishop Adewale Martins Charges Nigerians On Unity, Bright Future

As the nation marks its 61st Independence anniversary amidst insecurity and other areas of anxiety, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins has assured Nigerians that a bright future still lies ahead provided there is the sincerity...
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Customs Impounds Sacks Of Gunpowder, Indian Hemp
September 30, 2021 No Responses

Customs Impounds Sacks Of Gunpowder, Indian Hemp

Between August 26 and September 29, 2021, the Zone B unit of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) seized smuggled gunpowder, Indian Hemp, rice and other goods    Customs comptroller in the zone, Mr Al-Bashir Hamisu told Journalists in Kaduna on Thu...
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VAT: Oyo Seeks To Join Rivers’ Suit Against FG
September 30, 2021 No Responses

VAT: Oyo Seeks To Join Rivers’ Suit Against FG

The Oyo State Government has asked the Court of Appeal, sitting in Port Harcourt, to be joined in the suit instituted by the Rivers State Government against the Attorney-General of the Federation.  The suit is in respect of the bid...
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