The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Cross River, Dr Johnson Alalibo, has confirmed the receipt of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) gadgets to be used for the 2023 general elections in the state. Alalibo announced this at the end of his tour of offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, […]
The Minister of Finance, Budget and national Planning, Mrs Zqainab Ahmed, on Wednesday, explained how the Federalo Government woulod operate the balanced N20.51 trillion budget on total revenue of N9.73 trillion. This is an indication that the government may borrow more than the current estimate of N10.78 trillion in 2023. Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the […]
Special sports athletes, consisting of para-athletes and deaf sports athletes, on Wednesday, staged a protest in front of the National Stadium, Surulere Lagos. They protested alleged exclusion from the 2022 National Sports Festival. According to their spokesperson, Joseph Babalola, who is a wheelchair basketball athlete, the protest would have been averted if the Federal Ministry […]
Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, on Wednesday in Abuja confirmed that the construction of the second Niger bridge has reached its completion stage. Fashola announced this at an ongoing press briefing to present President Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard. According to him, the bridge will soon be released to the public for use. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says the establishment of a National Carrier for Nigeria has reached 91 per cent completion and is expected to begin flight operations by Decemnber. The president gave the assurance at the third Ministerial Performance Review Retreat on Monday in Abuja. According to him, the feat is being boosted with the certification of […]
From Our Correspondents As campaign for the 2023 general elections thicken, presidential candidates of the two leading political parties, Bola Tinubu of APC and Atiku Abubakar of PDP literally throw jabs at each other in a show of strength before the Northern Leaders in Kaduna. At an interactive session with the Arewa Joint Committee on […]
By Our Correspondent Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, eulogised the Nigerian LNG Limited (NLNG) for helping to build a better Nigeria through its flagship corporate social responsibility initiative of the annual Nigeria Prizes for Literature, Science and Literary Criticism. Obasanjo gave the commendation while speaking at the Grand Award Night, organised by NLNG […]
BY Our Correspondent Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described agriculture as being synonymous with human survival and development. Obasanjo gave the advice at the Grand Award Night for the 2022 Nigeria Prize for Literature, Science and Literary Criticism, organised by the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on Friday night in Lagos. He, therefore, emphasised the need […]
Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, says all hands must be on deck to ensure academic strikes in universities become a thing of the past. Gbajabiamila made the remarks in a statement issued after the Acadenic Staff Union of Universities announced the suspension of their eight-month-old industrial action. “It is time […]
From Our Correspondent Dr Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied allegations that he collected N1 billion from one of the party’s governors. Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, had on Friday in Port Harcourt alleged that chairman of he leading opposition party collected huge sum of money from […]