By Jacob Ajom Nigeria’s number one golfer, Oche Andrew Odoh from IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja is excited at the prospects of his making it to the top in his chosen career as he has broken into the European tour circuit. Odoh was in Lagos at the weekend on the invitation of his […]

ABUJA– MINISTER of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,Sadiya Umar Farouq,has reassured of government’s determination to rescue Chibok girls from their abductors, insisting that contrary to beliefs in some quarters that no action was being taken by the federal administration,it was determined to get the girls out of captivity.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has called on bureaux de change (BDCs) directors to improve on their corporate governance responsibilities and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said it is determined to ensure availability of marine fuels that comply with the regulation by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) limiting the sulphur in the fuel oil used on board ships to 0.50 per cent m/m (mass by mass).

The Senator representing Ekiti North in the 8th National AssLepmbly, Senator Duro Faseyi, has commended the National Reconciliation and Strategy Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its role in the recently concluded South West Zonal Congress of the party. In a statement issued by his Media Office in Ekiti, Faseyi emphasized the role […]

The ground-breaking of the proposed 200,000 barrels per day BUA Refinery will hold later this year, even as the BUA Group and Axens of France signed a progress acknowledgement statement on the project in Lagos yesterday.

…stakeholders call for open budget process By Gabriel Ewepu THE Civil Resource Development and Documentation Centre, CIRDDOC, Wednesday, declared Jigawa State top among 36 States on Budget Transparency Index 2020 ranking. This was made known by the Lead Researcher, CIRDDOC, Engr Ralph Ndigwe, why presenting ‘2020 Nigerian States Budget Transparency Survey’, which was funded by […]

It is either self-determination or nothing – Obinrin Oodua Agbaye By Dapo Akinrefon THE Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Wednesday, highlighted the importance of women in Yoruba’s strive for freedom, stating that the new twist to the agitation for self-determination is that women are now involved. He spoke when some women from the diaspora, […]

…Investigate Ebonyi killings, Senate urges Ag IGP, security agencies …Join forces to secure Igbo land, Ohanaeze tasks ESN By Anayo Okoli & Ugochukwu Alaribe South East governors yesterday, vowed to resist attempt by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to frustrate its new security network, code-named Ebube Agu. This came  as the Senate  also yesterday […]

By Olu Fasan THE coronavirus is still raging across the world, and Nigeria is not immune to it. Yet, it often takes the death of a prominent person to alert Nigerians to its clear and present danger. The latest high-profile death was that of Yinka Odumakin, national publicity secretary of Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, […]

…Strike: Reps accede to JUSUN’s demand on independence of judiciary …To meet with Govs on implementation …Appeal to staff to allow federal courts operate By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja House of Representatives, yesterday, agreed with the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, on the need to guarantee the independence of the judiciary to enable courts function effectively […]

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has said the schoolgirls abducted from Chibok, a town in the state, as well as other abductees, will be safely recovered. The governor’s assurance came on a day Allen Manasseh, strategic team member of the Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG, group, revealed that over 20 parents of the Chibok […]

…As Ohuabunwa backs North on zoning . Warns Nigeria may implode without restructuring By Steve Oko As reactions still trail the position of a coalition of Northern groups including Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF; and the Northern Elders Forum, which accepted the clamour for restructuring Nigeria but rejected zoning of the Presidency, a chieftain of the […]

OVER N10 million meant to be paid to ad-hoc staff of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, as allowance has been hijacked into the accounts of over a dozen fraudsters who gained entry into the internet site of the board.

By Bose Adelaja The Executive Chairman of Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Comrade Olusesan Daini on Monday, said the council would build two additional police stations and posts within the area. While rendering his account of stewardship within 1,358 days in office, at the Council Secretariat, he said this will […]