Male governors have ruled like emperors, It’s time to have female governors — Enang
By Chris Onuoha The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Ita Enang has drummed support for female governors and President, saying they have the same capacity with men in terms of offering quality leadership. He also took a swipe at the male governors whom he accused of ruling their States […]
CBN releases operating guidelines for its R200 policy
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has released guidelines for the operationalisation of its R200 policy.
‘Electricity Bill 2022 will weaken Power ministry’s supervisory authority’
The Ministry of Power says some sections in the new Electricity Bill 2022 will dilute the powers of the ministry to effectively supervise agencies under it. Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, raised the concern of the Ministry on Monday at a public hearing on Electricity Bill 2022, organised by the Senate Committee on Power. Aliyu said […]
Physicians mentoring programme takes 14 young doctors beyond consulting room
By Sola Ogundipe FOURTEEN young Nigerian doctors are currently exploring opportunities to enhance their professional and personal abilities courtesy of the Dr. Abayomi Ajayi Physicians Mentorship Programme (cohort 2). The doctors comprising 9 females and 5 males, aged 25-35, are mentees of the six-month intensive programme exclusively designed to enable emerging physicians to build their […]
Bob Marley has greatly influenced the way my art is created and performed – Doe Billz
Bob Marley has greatly influenced the way my art is created and performed – Doe Billz
PDP, Middle Belt group slam APC for boycotting Benue LG polls
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Middle Belt Movement for Justice and Peace, MBMJP, have described as cowardly, the decision of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to boycott the forthcoming May 7, 2022 Local Government elections in Benue state. This was contained in their separate reactions to Monday’s media briefing […]
If you used DSS against citizens, times have changed, agency berates Ayu, PDP Chair
By Soni Daniel, ABUJA For claiming that his party would not use the Department of State Services, DSS, operatives to harass people upon taking over power in 2023, the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Iyorcha Ayu, has been cautioned to stop maligning the security agency. DSS also said if Ayu used […]
Nigerian Embassies receive over 256 stranded compatriots from Ukraine –FG
The Nigerian Embassies in Romania, Hungary and Poland have received over 256 stranded Nigerians from Ukraine, while awaiting the arrival of 200 more in the coming days. Amb. Gabriel Aduda, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this in a statement, on Monday. “In the last 24 hours, officials of the Nigerian Embassy received 130 […]
2023:Tinubu is well prepared to lead Nigeria, says Ondo ex-Commissioner
A former Commissioner in Ondo State, Femi Adekambi, has said that the All Progressive Congress Presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was well prepared to lead the country.
CCTV cameras now being installed at Dowen College
Dowen College, Lagos, has begun installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras following the death of a 12-year-old student, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr.
DSS berates Ayu, PDP National Chairman over statement
Soni Daniel, Abuja For claiming that his party would not use the Department of State Services operatives to harass people upon taking over power in 2023, the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Dr. Iyorcha Ayu, has been cautioned to stop maligning the frontline security agency. Dr. Ayu, who is upbeat his party will […]
