Month: January 2021
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President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has approved the appointment of ABUBAKAR FIKPO as the acting Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment pending the appointment of a substantive DG. The presidential approval was contrary to the position of the Senate which on December 10, 2020, urged President BUHARI to cancel the presidential directive sacking Doctor NASIRU ARGUNGU, […]
Police operatives of the Elekahia Division in Port Harcourt have arrested an officer and his suspected accomplice who were robbing people of their valuables. The Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police, NNAMDI OMONI, said the suspects were identified as Sergeant IBRAHIM ODEGE attached to the Operations Department of the Rivers Police Command and one […]
The National Youths Council of Ogoni People, NYCOP, says it will regulate activities of the Ogoni youth groups by ensuring they register under it as an umbrella body. The newly-installed President of NYCOP, EMMANUEL BARINUAZOR, said this in an interview with journalists on the sidelines of an inauguration ceremony in Tai Local Government Area. In […]
The Nigerian Governors Forum said it will meet on Wednesday to chart a way out of the second wave of the pandemic as schools reopen across the country. In a statement signed by its spokesman ABDULRAZAQUE BELLO-BARKINDO, the Governors forum said it was alarmed by the intensity of the second wave of the global pandemic […]
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has threatened to delist schools that refused to comply with COVID-19 protocols when they resume. The National President, YOMI OTUBELA, made this known in an interview with newsmen. He explained that the association has set up a task force team that would ensure compliance. OTUBELA added that […]
The Rivers State Governor NYESOM WIKE has called on the Federal government to change the security chiefs in order to allow for fresh ideas and strategy in tackling the threats to internal insecurity in the country. Governor WIKE made the call during the wreath laying and parade ceremony organized to mark 2021-Armed Forces Remembrance Day […]
At least, 20 doctors have contracted COVID-19 at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). President of UITH chapter of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Dr. Badmus Habeeb, disclosed this in Ilorin, adding doctors were battling with the pandemic based on available resources and advised the government to provide necessary resources and incentives to health […]
The presidency has faulted a group, the Muslim Solidarity Forum, over a threat it issued to the bishop of Sokoto diocese, Most Rev Matthew Hassan Kukah, to tender an apology over a recent comment credited to him or leave the state. In a statement signed on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, […]
Former Anambra State Governor of, Doctor PETER OBI, is billed to tomorrow open the Phase Two of Isiokpo Internal Roads. Governor NYESOM WIKE is expected to host the event scheduled for 11a.m., while a colourful display of Ikwerre traditional dances is lined up as one of the items on the agenda. In a statement, Commissioner […]
The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, has insisted that Nigerians complete their national identity number, NIN, registration irrespective of generating it through Bank Verification Number, BVN. The agency had earlier announced that NIN generated by the BVN can be used after it has been updated at the NIMC enrollment centre. In a post on its […]
