BAN ON OPEN GRAZING: Southern Governors blast Garba Sheu, say he lacks authority to make policy statements for Presidency
***His pronouncement betrays dubiety, mischief ***No inch of space in whole South will be ceded to invaders masquerading as herdsmen under any guise ***He’s an agent provocateur, should stop insulting governors ***Shehu’s working for extraneous interests whose game plan stands at variance with peaceful coexistence ***He lacks understanding between licentious criminality and qualified rights under […]
127,754 urban poor to get FG COVID-19 cash transfer in Kaduna
No fewer than 227,754 urban poor will benefit from Federal Government Expanded Cash Transfer Programme in Kaduna State, the Coordinator, Mrs Nina Dawong, has said. Dawong told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Monday, that the beneficiaries would be captured in the COVID-19 Rapid Response Register (RRR). She explained that the RRR […]
Over 116 killed by herders, militias in Benue, Plateau in 2 days
•Over 100 victims in Benue killed by killer herders •Gana loyalists connive in 4 Wards of Katsina-Ala LGA •16 killed in 2 LGAs in Plateau •Protesters block Karina-Suleja-Abuja highway over abduction of 15 women, children By Wole Mosadomi, Peter Duru, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Mary Therese-Nanlong BENUE — No fewer than 116 persons were weekend killed […]
ICT leads sectoral contribution to GDP with over N4trn in Q1, 2021
By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor, Emmanuel Elebeke & Juliet Umeh Information and communications technology, ICT sector alone contributed over N4 trillion to the N40 trillion the country generated as Gross Domestic Product, GDP in Q1, 2021. This is even as the sector fell 10 percent behind its contribution in the same quarter last year. Statistics […]
NAFDAC destroys N515.7m unwholesome products
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has destroyed unwholesome products with a street value of N515, 732.587
CSO rejects FG’s ICT exam as prerequisite for appointment of Perm Sec
…Threatens to disrupt exercise By Chris Ochayi A non-governmental organisation, CSO, New Era for Sustainable Leadership and Accountability Initiative, NESLAI, has appealed to the Federal Government to drop the idea of putting a Director in the civil service through a written and ICT examination as prerequisite for appointment as Permanent Secretaries into Federal ministries. The […]
Again, hoodlums attack INEC offices in Enugu, Owerri, Awka
•3 feared dead in Awka attack •7 INEC vehicles, 50 generating sets, others burnt •Police comb hospitals for wounded attackers •8 riffles, ammunition recovered, as attackers abandon 3 hilux vans •Suspected arsonists torch INEC office in Imo •Ebonyi Police arrest mastermind of attacks on Police Divisions in Onicha, Abaomege, Ohaozara LGAs •Recover firearms, Police radio […]
Southern govs’ open grazing ban no solution — PRESIDENCY
By Anayo Okoli, Regional Editor, South-East, Dapo Akinrefon, Festus Ahon, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Davies Iheamnachor & Olayinka Ajayi The Presidency yesterday questioned the propriety of the ban placed on open grazing in Southern Nigeria by governors of the region. The 17 Southern governors, under the aegis of Southern Governors’ Forum, had in what is now described […]
Ministry wants independent regulator for NIPOST
The Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy has called for the establishment of an independent regulator for effective operations of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)
United South for a balanced Federation
For only the fifth time since the restoration of democratic rule in Nigeria in 1999, the Governors of the 17 states of Southern Nigeria met in Asaba, the Delta State Capital on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. They had previously met in Lagos thrice in 2001, 2005 and 2017 with an Enugu summit in 2006. While […]
Biden to meet George Floyd’s family to mark one year since killing
US President Joe Biden is set to meet with the family of George Floyd, a black man whose death at the hands of police exactly one year ago spurred protests in the US and abroad. The White House announced that Floyd’s family would meet with Biden in Washington on Tuesday, the anniversary of Floyd’s killing, […]
Time to act is now, Transformation in Ministry of Foreign Affairs MUST go on
Opinion By Samuel Haruna Recently, I had the pleasure of writing the memoirs detailing the decades spent in active service by a retired distinguished senior officer in the Nigerian Foreign Service. It was a most informative and educating exercise, to say the least. The discourse that ensued is best narrated in his own words. The […]
Buhari commiserates with Okadigbo family on death of Pharaoh
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family of the former Senate President, the late Chuba Okadigbo on the death of their son, Pharaoh Okadigbo.
Drayson Little tells the story of a multi-million success at just 21 years of age
Operating a business is not everyone’s cup of tea, it needs continued hard work and time in equal measure. However, as with everything else in this world, putting in efforts and receiving rewards goes hand in hand. Whether you are skilled or not skilled, if you are talented or not, we can always come to […]
54th anniversary of states creation (2)
By Eric Teniola I AM sure about what we have done right to keep the country going in the past but, to continue to survive, we have as a nation to satisfy the following necessary conditions: Equal opportunity for all citizens in education, employment and all matters relating to law enforcement (federal character should not […]
The beatification of a coup plotter
By Owei Lakemfa Mahamat Idriss Deby, 37, bedecked in the military fatigue of a four-star General spotting a red beret and some decoration on his chest, was seen at the Nigeria Aso Rock Presidential Villa on Friday, May 14, 2021. He had at least two other four star generals in similar fatigue in red and […]
