The Senate on Tuesday approved the sum of N74,773,601,916 billion as 2022 budget for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund. The approval followed the consideration of a report by the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Police…
By Kayode Tokede The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) market capitalization has lost a total of N1.3 trillion in the first half (H1) of 2021. Nigerian NewsDirect gathered that the market capitalisation, the total market value of listed companies’ outstanding shares…
By Olumide Lawal That Senator Felix Kola Ogunwale (a.k.a) Jumokol is a charismatic personality and a crowd puller any day is not in doubt. That the Asiwaju of Iragbijiland, is a humane and down-to earth person with regards to the…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Akwa Ibom Command, on Wednesday said that it would auction all unclaimed vehicles in its custody. In a statement issued by Mr Paul James, the command’s Public Enlightenment / Public Relations Officer said that…
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has bemoaned the effects of drug use and abuse on Nigerian youths, saying it was destroying their future. He stated this during a stakeholders’ Mega Sensitisation Campaign on Drug Abuse and Prevention in Yenagoa on…
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has sacked all Education Secretaries and Zonal Education Supervisors as part of efforts to improve the state’s educational system. This is contained in a statement issued in Abakaliki on Wednesday and signed by Dr Kenneth…
Mrs Felicia Marinze, a 71-year-old PhD student of the University of Lagos, has emerged one of the best graduating students from the institution’s School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS). The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe announced this…
Tarauni Local Government Council in Kano State has settled the National Examination Council (NECO) examination fees of over 1,800 indigent students. The Council’s Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Zakari, stated this on Wednesday in Tarauni, while distributing the examination forms to the…
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has sworn in Justices Theresa Diai as Chief Judge of Delta and Patience Elumeze as President of the Customary Court of Appeal, respectively. In a speech at the brief event at the Government House in…
The Apapa Branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) says it has begun to deploy new technology on waste management in Lagos state. The Branch chairman, Mr Christian Ufot, announced this during the monthly general meeting of the branch…
