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Over N50b needed to complete National Library project says FG

Over N50b needed to complete National Library project says FG

Gives TETFUND nod to take over funding By Joseph ,Erunke ABUJA -THE federal government said over N50 billion was needed to complete the abandoned National Library project. This was as it approved the takeover of the project by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND. READ ALSO:Dignitaries storm PTI, for the commissioning of American Society of […]

Nobody can stop Lagos rally — Igboho vows

Nobody can stop Lagos rally — Igboho vows

JUST five days to the much-touted Yoruba self-determination rally in Lagos, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Igboho, the organiser of the proposed rally has vowed that no Jupiter can stop him from holding the rally as planned.

Delta spends N1.3bn monthly on pensions

Delta spends N1.3bn monthly on pensions

Delta Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday, said the state government spent N1.3 billion monthly in servicing pension obligations to its retirees. Okowa made this known while swearing in nine Special Advisers and Chairman, Bureau of State Pensions, at Government House, Asaba. He said the state was facing lots of challenges as a result of […]

We want Biafra, but not through violence – BLC

We want Biafra, but not through violence – BLC

By Ugochukwu Alaribe A pro Biafra group, Biafra Liberation Council, has said it wants an independent state of Biafra, but not through violence and warned those it described as enemies of the zone to stop turning the South East into a killing field. It further warned the youths of the zone not to allow themselves […]

Tony Amechi hails Nwaoboshi at 64, welcomes lawmaker to APC

Tony Amechi hails Nwaoboshi at 64, welcomes lawmaker to APC

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta State, Chief Tony Amechi, has congratulated the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District in the Senate, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, as he clocks 64, on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

How agreements can result in financial losses — Osinbajo

How agreements can result in financial losses — Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says poorly negotiated economic agreements have led to illicit financial flows and losses for many nations. Osinbajo stated this at the opening capacity-building event for Nigerian negotiators organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday in Abuja. The event was organised in conjunction with the Inter-Agency […]

Greensprings School to Integrate Robotics, Artificial Intelligence into Curriculum

Greensprings School to Integrate Robotics, Artificial Intelligence into Curriculum

The management of Greensprings School has announced that the school will start offering robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to its secondary school students. This announcement came as a result of the admission of the school into the second phase of the Next Robotics Legend Program organized by Edu360. Speaking on May 7 during the official […]

Flee from juicy, irresistible temptations, CJN tells new Court of Appeal Justices

Flee from juicy, irresistible temptations, CJN tells new Court of Appeal Justices

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, on Monday, swore-in 18 justices into the Court of Appeal bench, even as he warned them to flee from “juicy and irresistible temptations”. The CJN said the new appellate court Justices must against all odds, conduct their affairs within the ambit […]

Okowa mourns Delta lawmaker, Kenneth Ogba

Okowa mourns Delta lawmaker, Kenneth Ogba

Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed shock and sadness over the sudden demise of a member of the state’s House of Assembly, Mr. Kenneth Ogba. The lawmaker, who was representing Isoko South Constituency I, reportedly slumped and died on Sunday in his home in Oleh. He was elected into the House of Assembly […]

Anambra 2021: Andy Uba  solicits cooperation of co-aspirants

Anambra 2021: Andy Uba solicits cooperation of co-aspirants

By Vincent Ujmadu SENATOR Andy Uba, who won the controversial primaries of All progressives Congress, APC, for the November 6 Anambra State governorship election is already looking beyond the exercise as he calls on his other 13 co-aspirants who lost the primary to support him to enable the party to win the November election. Uba […]

Two soldiers, 12 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Borno clash

Two soldiers, 12 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Borno clash

By Ndahi Marama Atleast two soldiers paid the supreme price, while 12 Boko Haram Terrorists were neutralized during a failed infiltration into the Forward Operational Base at Bula Yobe in Borno State. During the encounter, several arms and ammunitions were recovered from the terrorists. Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu stated this in […]

Ghana commences 1st fully digital census

Ghana commences 1st fully digital census

Ghana has started its first fully digital national Housing and Population Census (PHC) on Monday in a bid to capture the exact number of population for better national development. Ghana’s last census was done in 2010, which put the number of the population at 24.6 million. The 2020 census was postponed to 2021 due to […]

Passengers stranded, as Abuja-Kaduna train develops fault

Passengers stranded, as Abuja-Kaduna train develops fault

By Ibrahim Wuyo A train conveying passengers to Abuja from Kaduna had developed a mechanical fault, a few minutes after takeoff from the Rigasa station, leaving the passengers stranded at Dutse before they were evacuated at 10.20 am on Monday. The National Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Midat Joseph, who was […]