President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a committee to immediately commence the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The steering committee, which has 12 months duration for the assignment, is headed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre…
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), says it has been thrown into mourning over the death of Alhaji Ahmed Joda, a long-serving member of its board of trustees. NCF’s Board of Trustees, National Executive Council and Management, stated this in a…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Wednesday, felicitated with former President Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The association extended its congratulatory message to the former president in a statement signed by the National President, Prof.…
The Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa in Nasarawa State has expelled 51 students for examination malpractice during the 2019/2020 academic session. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Malam Uba Mana, the polytechnic’s Director of Information, Publicity and Protocol.…
A 40-year-old fashion designer, Taiwo Uko, on Wednesday prayed a Customary Court sitting in Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve her 13-year-old marriage to husband, Nkem, on grounds that he was an unrepentant womaniser and an adulterer. Uko, in…
Not Too Young To Perform (NTYTP), a leadership advocacy group, wants the All Progressives Congress (APC), to elect a young, incorruptible Nigerian as its next national chairman. Mr James Ezema, the National Coordinator of NTYTP, made the appeal in a…
The Federal Government says it has spent over N1.8 billion on the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Ondo State in the last three years. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Nneka Anibeze, the Special…
A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Wednesday sentenced a 51-year-old man, Hananiya Gimba, to six years in a correctional centre for cheating. The Magistrate, Mrs Mary Adams, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charges of…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Wednesday, felicitated with former President Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The association extended its congratulatory message to the former president in a statement signed by the National President, Prof.…
The Federal High Court, Abuja has granted the request of the Central Bank of Nigeria to freeze the accounts of some companies allegedly involved in fraudulent financial activities. The request, granted by Justice Ahmed Mohammed, was filed by former Attorney-General…
