…….Says FG alone cant secure Nigeria without State, Community Police A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome, has called for collective efforts of Nigerians in the fight against insecurity. Speaking while presenting some office equipment to the Maitama District Police in Abuja on Tuesday, the legal Icon said state and community policing was…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has urged all party members and stakeholders to remain calm as seven members of the National Working Committee (NWC) tendered their resignation letters on Tuesday. There has been palpable tension in the PDP as seven national deputy officers of the party resigned from their respective positions, citing "bad…
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Wednesday, produced the 12 detained associates of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, before a Federal High Court, Abuja in compliance with its earlier order. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Obiora Egwuatu had, on July 23, ordered the security agency…
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President of Niger Republic, Mohammed Bazoum, on the country’s Independence Day being observed on Aug. 3, 2021. The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Tuesday, described Niger Republic as “one of Nigeria’s best friends in Africa”. According to him, the French speaking…
Director-General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN), Dr Dikko Umaru-Radda, on Tuesday said the sub-sector had provided over 41 million businesses and 59 million employment opportunities in Nigeria. Umaru-Radda said this at the opening ceremony of 2021 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Opportunity Fair in Kano, with the theme”MSMEs: Key to an Inclusive…
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olurunnimbe Mamora, has appealed to the leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to return to the negotiating table to address outstanding issues. The minister appealed to NARD at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nigeria Medical Association…
Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to zero tolerance to Gender Based Violence (GBV) and reaffirmed its commitment toward ensuring care and justice for survivors. The vice president declared this on Tuesday during the official launch of USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership (MCGL) in Abuja. Represented by Sadiya…
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated the Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, as he turned 58 on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement signed by Okowa’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika and made available to journalists in Asaba. Okowa said that Omo-Agege, who represents Delta Central Senatorial District, remained…
The Federal Government said it would optimise the country’s abundant gas resource to achieve transition to low carbon energy sources. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, said this assertion at the 2021 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE) on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of…