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Wike wants PIB to allocate 10 per cent of revenue to oil-bearing communities
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Thursday advocated that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), currently before the National Assembly, should allocate 10 per cent oil revenue to host communities.Wike made the call when members of the National…
AK-47: Issue shoot-at-sight order yourself – Reps minority leader tells Buhari
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, has said that it would be better if the order to shoot-at-sight any non-state actor bearing AK-47 rifle in the bushes came directly from the president's mouth.Elumelu…
COVID 19: ECOWAS, WAHO Donate Medical Equipment to PTF
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) have donated medical equipment to support Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic.The equipment were received by the…
”I have no rift with Gov. Diri” -Ex Gov. Dickson Says
Former Governor of Bayelsa, Sen. Seriake Dickson says he has no rift with his predecessor, Gov. Douye Diri, who took over from him on Feb. 14, 2020.Dickson said his noticeable absence from government functions was deliberate…
Counterfeit Goods Worth N613m Destroyed in Kano – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Drug, Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit drugs, cosmetics and food items worth over N613 million in Kano State.The NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, stated this…
Buhari Meets Gov. Bello, Says Nigeria’s Unity Not Negotiable
President Muhammedu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met with Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, where he enjoined all Nigerians to go about their lawful businesses as ”the country’s unity is not negotiable”.Speaking to State House…
National Assembly, Stakeholders to Curb Pension Administration Challenges
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service, Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau, says the National Assembly is working with stakeholders to address Nigeria’s pension administration challenges.Shekarau disclosed this…
Reps to Investigate Abandoned Projects in Nigeria
The House of Representatives has vowed to track all abandoned projects in the country to ensure their completion.Rep. Makki Abubakar, Chairman of the house ad hoc committee on abandoned project said this in Abuja on Thursday.…
INEC Trains Supervisory Polling Officers Ahead Ekiti-East by-Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced training of Supervisory Polling Officers (SPOs) in preparation for Ekiti East constituency by-election, scheduled for March 20.Mr Nick Dazang, Director, Voter…
World’s First Boat Made From Recycled Plastic Starts Sailing in Kenya
Flipflopi, the world’s first boat made from recycled plastic on Thursday started sailing around Lake Victoria in Western Kenya to spread awareness on hazards posed by non-biodegradable material to the environment.…
Malian Soldiers Neutralise 4 Suspected Terrorists
Four suspected terrorists who attacked a convoy of relief items in central Mali on Tuesday were neutralised by Malian soldiers escorting the mission, according to an official statement.The information directorate of the Malian…
Money Laundering: Go After Yahaya Bello Now – PDP Tells EFCC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, over revelations of billions of naira money laundering by an anti-graft body, the…
NSCDC Bursts Illegal Foreign SIM Card Dealer
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Lagos Command, has paraded a man, (name withheld) for allegedly dealing in illegal foreign Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card business.The NSCDC, Lagos Commandant,…
Buhari reacts as Bishop Wale Oke emerges PFN President
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Founder of The Sword of The Spirit Ministries International, Bishop Wale Oke on emerging President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN).In a statement signed by his Special…
#EndSARS: Probe Oba of Lagos over looted $2m, N17m – Nigerians urge EFCC
Some Nigerians have taken to social media to call on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu.Their demand is not unconnected to the monarch's revelation that hoodlums carted away $2…
Bandits kidnap 70 nursing mothers, others in Zamfara
Suspected bandits have kidnapped 70 people, including nursing mothers and children, at Ruwan Tofa village in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.According to Sahara Reporters, the motorcycle-riding gunmen stormed the village…
Nigerian elite causing insecurity, tension – APC chieftain
Chief David Kente, an APC chieftain in Taraba, on Thursday in Wukari, Taraba, blamed the Nigerian elite for the insecurity and tension in the country.Kente, a Commissioner on the Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC),…
COVID-19: China Makes Anal Swabs Compulsory For Foreign Travelers
The Chinese government have made Covid-19 anal swabs compulsory for all foreign travelers arriving into the country.According to the government, such tests provide a higher degree of accuracy than other screening methods for the virus,…
Insurgency getting worse despite change of service chiefs – Zulum
The Chairman, North East Governors Forum, Prof. Babagana Zulum says the change of the nation's service chiefs has not reflected positively on the fight against insurgents in the region.Zulum, who is also the Governor of Borno State,…
Staff disengagement: Labour issues 7-day strike notice to Ekiti Assembly
Organised labour in Ekiti has issued a seven-day strike notice to the state assembly over alleged irregular disengagement of some of its staff.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the notice, which was handed over to the…
U.S. Launches COVID-19 Messages of Hope Intervention in Nigeria
US Consul General, Claire Pierangelo, on Wednesday launched the COVID-19 messages of Hope intervention project in Nigeria in a bid to stop the spread of the disease.Pierangelo launched the project in Lagos, in…
No Recruitment Into Federal Civil Service Without HOSF’s Approval – Chairman
The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has said that there will be no recruitment into the federal civil service until waiver is granted by the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation.Dr Tukur lngawa Chairman…
AfCFTA can Transform Africa’s Food System- FAO
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a unique opportunity for the transformation of the continent’s food system.
FAO’s Regional Representative for Africa, Abebe…
Petroleum Industry Bill to Address Infrastructure Deficit in Oil Producing Areas – Sen.
Sen. Albert Akpan, the Chairman of Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, says the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will provide a framework for addressing infrastructure deficit in oil producing areas.Akpan said this…
FG to Reconstruct Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway at N797.2bn
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a total reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway at a cost of N797.2 billion.This shows an increase of N642.2 billion of the N155 billion it originally approved…
ESN: IPOB faults Uwazuruike over attack on Nnamdi Kanu
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has flayed the Founder of Biafra Independence Movement (BIM), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, for demanding the hand over of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) to the South-East governors.IPOB challenged…
We’ll resume food movement to South – Northern traders
The leadership of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria has agreed to resume supply of foodstuff to the South six days after commencing an indefinite strike that halted the supply.The union stated this after a…
FG, OCP of Morocco Sign $1.4bn Agreement on Gas Industrialisation
The Federal Government has signed a 1.4 billion dollar agreement with OCP Group of Morocco to produce ammonia and diammonium phosphate in the gas industrialisation strategy.A statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Mr…
”My Husband Has Abandoned me Sexually”, Divorce-Seeking Wife Tells Court
A housewife, Maryam Muhammad, on Wednesday, prayed a Shari’a Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna to dissolve her 20-year-old marriage to her husband, Abdulhamid Yakubu.The complainant, a resident of Kontagora road in Kaduna…
PFN elects Bishop Wale Oke as new President
Bishop Francis Wale Oke of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries has been elected as the seventh National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) for a four-year term.A statement from his Media Aide, Mr Kayode Oladeji,…