…warns Umahi over attacks in Ebonyi The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Sunday, alleged there was a grand plot to assassinate the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. According to the group, desperate politicians and unscrupulous elements…
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said the establishment of universities with the wrong template for funding is one of the factors responsible for the falling standard of tertiary education in the country.…
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have opened talks for the revitalisation and commercialisation of Federal Government properties abroad. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Manji Yarling, the Acting Head, Media…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday condemned the attack on vigilantes at Yargoje Forest in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State, where many lives were lost. The insurgents ambushed a convoy of vigilantes in the forest as they went to…
Seven distressed workers have been saved by the prompt response of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, following a distress call to the Director General, Bashir Jamoh. It was gathered that the call came in at about 11.30…
The Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, NEPZA, Adesoji Adesugba, has revealed that the agency was working with the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ACCI, and the ‘Best Centre,’ that specialised in the training of gemologists,…
The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, has in his maiden visit to the Kaduna Orientation Camp advised corps members against embarking on unauthorised journeys, stressing that they could undermine their security. The News Agency of…
The Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, has congratulated Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of the state on the occasion of his 63rd birthday. The speaker, in a message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sheu Yusuf, noted that family,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has trained 26 personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Bauchi Command, on election security duties. This is contained in a statement signed by the Spokesman of the Command, DSC Ibrahim…
Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai, says winning hearts and minds of the North East populace was a major step taken by the Army that turned the tables against insurgents during his time. Buratai, who is the…
