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Traders and consumers at Mile One Market in Port Harcourt are lamenting over the high cost of perishable goods. Speaking to our correspondent who visited the market over the weekend, some of the traders lamented that price of perishable produce recorded an increase every day. Similarly, one of the traders ELIZABETH ONUOHA urged President MUHAMMADU […]
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Brazil-based suspected drug baron, EJIOFOR ENWEREAKU, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. The NDLEA operatives, who rejected a 24, 500-dollar bribe, had linked EJIOFOR to earlier seizure of cocaine worth 8billion naira on May 8th. In a statement, the NDLEA […]
The president’s statement was relayed by the Minister of Aviation, HADI SIRIKA, who led a federal government delegation to sympathize with the people and government of Zamfara. The minister said new measures had been developed by the federal government which would bring complete end to all forms of criminality in the nation. Meanwhile, Zamfara state […]
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has announced the return of 384 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates. The returnees are part of the 802 Nigerians stranded in Saudi Arabia that the Nigerian government had promised would be evacuated to Nigeria on Thursday and Friday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed that the second batch will […]
Rivers State Governor, NYESOM WIKE, has disowned presidential campaign posters bearing his name which flooded some major streets of Abuja today. In a statement, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, PAULINUS NSIRIM, said Governor WIKE had not informed anyone that he was interested in the Presidency of Nigeria. The statement noted that the posters were […]
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 Federal Government has imposed a six-month travel ban on 100 passengers who failed to undergo the compulsory COVID-19 test after their return to the country. The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 announced that the affected persons would not be allowed to leave Nigeria until June 30th, yesterday. In a post on Twitter, the government […]
The Federal Government has announced a three-day public holiday for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The work-free days are Friday, the 25th, and Monday, the 28 of December 2020 as well as Friday, January 1, 2021. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Doctor SHUAIB M.L BELGORE, announced this in a statement on […]
The Rivers State House of Assembly has passed the 2021 – 2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF. The Speaker of the House, IKUINYI-OWAJI IBANI read the letter on the Fiscal Policy during plenary after it was sent by Governor NYESOM WIKE. The Speaker of the House also spoke on the significance of the Expenditure Framework, […]
Governor NYESOM WIKE has promised that the ongoing recruitment of five thousand youths into the state civil service, will be distributed across the 23 local government areas of the State. Governor WIKE, who made the promise during a courtesy visit by the Etche -America Foundation, assured the delegation that he would ensure that every local […]
