Senate passes Buhari’s Finance Bill 2020
By Henry Umoru THE Senate Tuesday passed President Muhammadu Buhari’s Finance Bill 2020 that was transmitted to the National Assembly two weeks ago for consideration and subsequent passage. President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter dated 25th November, 2020, which accompanied the Finance Bill during transmission, said its passage would support the implementation of the […]
Chevron contributes N7bn to fund projects in Delta Ijaw communities
Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (CNL) says it has contributed over N7 billion, under NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture, to the Egbema and Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF) since its creation in 2005. Mr Esimaje Brikinn, the General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs (PGPA) of CNL, made this known on Tuesday at the 10th Annual General Meeting of […]
Police re-arrest man behind Ughelli viral video that sparked #EndSARS protest
By Perez Brisibe, Ughelli The videographer behind the viral video alleging the killing of one person by a team of policemen that sparked the #EndSARS protest across the country, Mr. Nicholas Makolomi, was Monday rearrested and whisked to Abuja by a team of operatives from the Force Intelligence Bureau, FIB. Mr. Makolomi, a resident of […]
COVID-19: Confusion over CJN’s health, as Supreme Court debunks reports
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja There is confusion over the health status of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad. Whereas the Supreme Court, in a statement that was signed by its Director of Press and Information, Dr Akande Festus, debunked report that there is anxiety over the CJN’s health, a Justice of […]
COVID-19: Eight Corps members test positive in Jigawa
By Aliyu Dangida – Dutse The Jigawa state government has announced that it has discovered eight new cases of COVID-19 among members of the National youth service (NYSC) corps posted to the State. The Permanent Secretary Ministry Of Health, Alhaji Salisu Muazu Babura made the disclosure in a press briefing yesterday in Dutse, confirmed that […]
Kano Assembly gets new Speaker as Speaker, Majority Leader resign
By Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano Following the resignation of the Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly, Abdulaziz Garba Gafasa and the Majority Leader, Labaran Abdul Madari on Monday, the member representing Makoda Constituency, Hamisu Chidari has emerged as the new Speaker of the House. In a plenary on Tuesday, the member representing Wudil Constituency Nuhu […]
LG poll: Automatic tickets for 16 Delta PDP council chairmen
By Emma Amaize The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, has resolved that all Chairmen of Local Government Areas in the state running for a second tenure be returned as the party’s candidates for the March 6, 2021, local government election. Vanguard gathered that the decision to return the chairmen was taken at the […]
NCC pledges commitment to regulatory transparency
By Emmanuel Elebeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has promised to continually maintain high ethical standards in all its regulatory activities consistent with the Federal Government’s efforts to entrench the culture of accountability and transparency in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of […]
Could the invisible enemy be at the door again?
By Magnus Onyibe At a point, the second wave of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic seemed so farfetched. But with the number of cases of covid-19 pandemic carriers ramping up as reflected by the increase in the count of people testing positive for a disease that was thought to be on its way out, Coronavirus has once […]
AU Commission entertaining fears wealthy countries may hoard COVID-19 vaccines
The African Union (AU) Commission says it is paying attention to fears that wealthy countries may hoard Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine stocks, South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor said. Pandor said this while briefing the media on international developments in Pretoria. “`Vaccine Nationalism’ is a very real threat as it will create supply […]
#EndSARS: BMO accuses Amnesty Int’l, TI of trying to discredit states Judicial Panel
By Omeiza Ajayi The Buhari Media Organization BMO has accused global rights watchdog, Amnesty International and anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International of working with their local collaborators in Nigeria to set up parallel investigative panels just so as to rubbish the judicial panels on police brutality earlier constituted by sub-national entities in the country. At a […]
