As the National Population Commission of Nigeria gets set to embark on its Enumeration Area Demarcation exercise, the Commission has been urged to see the exercise as the fundamental bedrock of any credible national headcount.

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘C’  Owerri, have intercepted 5,200 live ammunitions (cartridges of 30GR 70mm Calibre ) and various contraband with a duty paid value (DPV) of Three Hundred and Seventy-Eight Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty-Five Naira only (N378,751,935.00) between November 23rd to December 27th […]

Sankera people in Ukum, Logo and Katsina-ala local government areas of Benue State have alleged total abandonment by  Senator Gabriel Suswam who represents Benue North-East Senatorial District of the State in the Nigerian Senate.

THE Federal Government yesterday said that it was trying its best to ensure that over two million Nigerians displaced as a result of insurgency, communal clashes, armed banditry, among others were given support.

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The Chairman, Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Femi Majekodunmi, has charged staff of the agency and those at Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) to be more dedicated, diligent and punctual to work in the new year. Majekodunmi gave the charge at the new year prayer session of the […]

By Boston Edogi In reality, when African citizens travel abroad to countries like the UK, USA, Canada, Germany, France, Russia, China, India, and others in search of the golden opportunity, their primary goal is to acquire an education and specialization and eventually return to their native countries to practice what they have learned in school. […]

By Aliyu Dangida – Dutse Jigawa local government service commission has sponsored the study of 664 staff at the cost of N83.97million to acquire additional qualifications in various institutions The chairman of the commission, DIG Uba Bala (Rtd) stated this while briefing Newsmen on the achievements recorded by his commission in 2020, said the benefitting […]

The Igbo National Council, INC, yesterday said that the enemies of Igbo were behind the infighting leading to litigations in Ohanaeze Ndigbo just to split the body, especially for political reasons. 

The Lagos State Government says it is targeting a performance level of about 90 per cent in its 2021 budget. The Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam Egube, said this during a media briefing on the Analysis of the Year 2021 Budget of the Lagos State Government at Alausa, Ikeja. Egube said that […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students’ President, Comrade Sunday Asefon has described the amount allocated to the education sector in the country’s 2021 budget as the worst in a decade.

 A spokeswoman for Russia’s Foreign Ministry has described the U.S. electoral system as “archaic” in the wake of the storming of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington by supporters of Donald Trump.

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema is to face trial for complicity in an attempt to blackmail in a case linked to a sex tape featuring his former France teammate Mathieu Valbuena, French prosecutors said Thursday. Benzema, 33, made 81 international appearances but has not been selected for his country since the affair came to light […]

An Iraqi court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against U.S. President Donald Trump in connection with the murder of a top Iranian general and the leader of an Iraqi Shiite militia a year ago.

***Poly workers may go on strike over minimum wage arrears, promotion, others By Adesina Wahab The controversial payment system introduced by the Federal Government, the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS, may lead to the disruption of activities in the nation’s polytechnics, as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has cried out against […]

The World Health Organization’s European branch on Thursday said more needed to be done to deal with the alarming situation brought on by recently discovered variants of the novel coronavirus. The WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, called the current situation “a tipping-point in the course of the pandemic.” While the new year “brings […]