The Senate, on Tuesday, considered two critical bills seeking to tackle poverty and put a stop to intellectual property theft in the country. One of the bills provides for the establishment of the National Poverty Alleviation Management Commission; while the…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has inaugurated the newly appointed Governor’s Local Government Liaison Officers, with a warning not to compete with their local government chairmen, but rather complement them to serve the people at the…
By Ogaga Ariemu The Most Rev. Daniel Okoh has emerged as the new president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). This is contained in a statement released to Nigerian NewsDirect Newspaper on Tuesday in Abuja by Mr Joseph Daramola…
By KOLA OLABISI It is not unusual for a genuine exceptional performance to witness a litany of congratulatory messages from well-wishers, friends, relations and acquaintances. Such congratulatory messages should however, not be at the behest of the person being celebrated. …
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has inaugurated the Expert Level Planning Team (ELPT) to draft the National Maritime Security Strategy (NMSS) to sustain the Agency’s successes in the fight against piracy. The Director-General, NIMASA,…
The leadership of the National Assembly on Tuesday held a consultative meeting with the Minister of Finance and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed over the draft 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper(MTEF/FSP). The President of the Senate,…
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Monrovia, Liberia called on leaders in West Africa to do all within their powers to ensure that elections are conducted in their countries in an atmosphere of trust, freedom and transparency as this is the…
By Jethro Yerga, Jalingo The Speaker, Taraba State House of Assembly and Member representing Lau State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Prof. Joseph Albasu Kunini (MP), has raised alarm over outbreak of cholera epidemic in his constituency which has killed no fewer…
Olaseinde Gbenga The Federal Government has said it will halt rampant fake agricultural inputs proliferation in the country, saying it is causing huge losses for farmers and affecting productivity. Specifically, the Director of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural…
By Mike Adebayo, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has named a 46-member committee to coordinate activities marking the end his tenure as well as inauguration ceremonies for the incoming administration of Hon. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, billed to take…
