The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday destroyed shanties and makeshifts structures to intensify efforts against activities of scavengers at Kubwa. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr Ikharo Attah, Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to FCT minister led the operation in Abuja, in collaboration with the leader of the Joint Security Team, CSP Solomon Adebayo....
The United Nations Information Center (UNIC) and Media Awareness and Information for All Network (MAIN) on Tuesday called on journalists to increase integration of sustainability in news reporting. They made the call at a two-day training of selected journalists on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), organised by UNIC and MAIN in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Lagos...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says he will ensure inclusive governance and provide quality leadership if elected president in 2023. Mohammed said this on Tuesday in Lafia when he met with PDP delegates in Nasarawa State. According to him, Nigeria needs a bridge builder like himself who...
Prof. Olumuyiwa Popoola, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, has advised journalists to avoid using conflict-inducing words or phrases in their reportage as the 2023 general election draws nearer. Popoola gave the advice on Tuesday in Ibadan at the commemoration of the 2022 World Press Freedom, organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council. He is also...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Tuesday inaugurated projects at the Jaji military cantonment in Kaduna State. The inauguration was part of activities lined up for the 2022 Nigerian Army Combat Arms Training Week. Some of the projects inaugurated by the COAS were remodeled and restructured Commandants Office at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and...
The Naira on Tuesday appreciated at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N418.25 to the dollar. The Naira gained 0.18 per cent to thollar, compared with the N419 traded on Monday. The open indicative rate closed at N417.70 to the dollar on Tuesday. An exchange rate of N444.00 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within...
The bears resurfaced at the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.,(NGX) on Tuesday as a result of profit taking in MTN Nigeria and 11 other stocks. Accordingly, the All-Share Index declined by 97.07 basis points or 0.19 per cent to close at 51,805.41 from 51,902.48 recorded on Monday. Consequently, the year-to-date (YTD) return fell to 21.28 per cent. Similarly, the market capitalisation shed...
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday assured Americans that tackling rising prices was his top domestic priority. The president said 60 per cent of inflation in March was due to price increases at the pump for gasoline. Biden, who gave the assurance in his speech at the White House on the Economy, said the plans and policies of the administration...
Stephen Ibelli, Public Affairs Officer of the U.S. Consulate in Lagos, says the U.S. Mission is committed to building long term partnership between Nigerian institutions and the United States. Ibelli made this known on Tuesday, at the Inaugural Nigerian Higher Education Conference, held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The conference was themed: “Opening New Frontiers: Mobilising Stakeholders to...
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has reiterated deepened commitment to the promotion of the country’s non-oil export. Mr Emmanuel Jime, Executive Secretary, NSC, said this when Dr Ezra Yakusak, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) led a team to visit him on Tuesday in Abuja. Jime expressed the council’s readiness to partner with the NEPC to ensure compliance of...
Reactions have continued to trail the extension of the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the striking lecturers had on Monday extended its warning strike which expired on May 8 by 12 weeks. This was after their meetings with the Federal Government failed to yield positive results. NAN...
The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly for the Czech Republic to replace Russia on Human Rights Council, following its suspension over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Spokesperson for General Assembly President, Abdulla Shahid, Ms Paulina Greer announced this at a news conference on Tuesday at the UN Headquarters, New York. “In the General Assembly...
Mr Shehu Tukur, the Zonal Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasarawa West Senatorial District, says he is more competent and experienced to occupy the vacant seat atbthe National Assembly. Tukur, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Canonic Associates, said this when he led his campaign team on a visit to the Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim...
Dr Bello AbdulAfeez, a medical expert, has called on the government to address the health needs of special class of people, especially those at the grassroots level. AbdulAfeez made the appeal on Tuesday while speaking at a medical outreach organised by Amicable Hospital, Ilorin, in collaboration with Zakkat and Sadaqat Foundation and the Frontliners, an NGO. He particularly called on...
Prof.Hauwa Imam ,National President, National Association of Educational Administration And Planning (NAEAP), on Tuesday charged the Lagos State Government to develop a plan to improve the standard of education in the state. Imam gave the charge while delivering the keynote address at the opening of the maiden Annual Education Symposium of NAEAP in Lagos, The News Agency of Nigeriareports that the...
The Inspector General of Police, Baba Usman Alkali, on Tuesday inaugurated the newly built Ogele Police Station in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara, with a warning against vandalism. Represented by the Kwara Commissioner of Police, Mr Tuesday Assayomo, the police boss said approval was given for the establishment of the Ogele police station based on the growing population of...
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has commenced a weeklong Women Employment Branch (WEB) training for 80 unemployed women in Nasarawa State to enable them become self reliant and contribute to the development of the state. Mr Chris Bamsida, the state NDE Coordinator, made this known on Tuesday at the opening of the WEB training in Lafia. Bamsida explained that...
Kaduna State Government has made four strategic appointments in its bid to fill certain vacancies and invigorate the machinery of governance, as the administration inches near to the end of its term. This is contained in a statement issued by Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the Governor, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye. The new appointments are for the Statistician General,...
The Kwara Welfare Board has announced commencement of special prayers for the 2022 Hajj operations. The Executive Secretary of the board, Mr Bashiru Hammed, told newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday that the prayers would start on May 12, at at Gereu Road, Ilorin. Hammed advised all the intending pilgrims to be present by 12 pm in the premises of the...
Prof. Benedicta Egbo, a Canada based educationist on Tuesday joined the 2023 presidential race on the platform of the Nigerian Rescue Movement (NRM).Egbo said this in Asaba, promising to provide the necessary leadership for Nigeria’s development.“Nigeria, a blessed country, has been taken back to its dark days by leaders who promised the citizens better deals, but ended up taking them...
