The first batch of about 376 Nigerian students trapped in war-torn Sudan finally arrived in Abuja on Wednesday night. They arrived at exactly 11.25 p.m. through the Pilgrims Terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. The first batch of stranded students was evacuated from the Aswan border of Egypt via the Air Peace Plane […]
Diaspora communities are the greatest off-shore assets useful to achieve sustainable development in their countries of origin. Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Georges Chikoti, made this remark at the second edition of the Global African Diaspora Symposium (GADS), in Abuja. He said GADS ”is geared towards creating right framework […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, earlier scheduled to hold between May 3 and May 7. The postponement is contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Muhammed. Muhammed stated that the incoming administration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu will determine […]
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says it has engaged over 17 million Nigerians living globally, in various programmes since its inception in 2019. The Chairman of NiDCOM, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, announced this at the ongoing Global African Diaspora Symposium (GADS) which opened on Thursday in Abuja. Dabiri-Erewa also said the commission had seen the benefits […]
The Federal Government, on Wednesday said no Nigerian died in the fierce battle ravaging Sudanese since April 15. Mr Zuberu Dada, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, who announced this in Abuja, said the government had started evacuating Nigerians after securing authorisation from the Sudanese government to evacuate Nigerians to safety. “We are evacuating […]
Mr Hope Ikiriko, the Chairman, Ahoada West Local Government Area (LGA) in Rivers, has inaugurated a 13-member Publicity Committee ahead of the 2023 Population and Housing census in Nigeria. Ikiriko announced the inauguration in a statement he issued on Saturday in Port Harcourt. He commended the National Population Census (NPC) for its preparation to ensure […]
The South West Youth Parliament (SWYP) has conferred an award of ‘Excellent Leadership’ to Mr Omotade Ayodele Folorunsho, the Director, Corps Welfare and Health Services of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The SWYP is the apex body governing the youth of South West region in Nigeria. The award presentation took place at the NYSC National […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N49 billion being the revised reimbursement for the old Enugu-Onitsha road project. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, announced this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the Council. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presided over the meeting in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Fashola said his […]
The remains of former Judge of the World Court in The Hague, Prince Abdul-Jabbar Ajibola, were laid to rest in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Ajibola’s buriak followed a Janazah (Islamic prayer for the dead) held for him at the Islamic Mission for Africa (IMA) on Sunday. The Janazah was led by the Chief Imam of […]
The Centre for Media, Policy and Accountability (CMPA), has begun the implementation of the Nigeria Anti-Corruption Performance Public Reporting (NAPPR) Project 2023 in the country. The project is in partnership with Anti-Corruption Agencies (ACAs) in the country. Ibrahim Yusuf, CMPA’s Director of Communications, Outreach and Advocacy, announced this in a statement mailed the statement to […]