Igbo Elders Consultative Forum, yesterday, declared that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal; and other politicians who are kicking against the zoning of the presidency to the Southeast lacked conscience and could not be trusted. The Forum said it was ridiculous and hypocritical of the politicians, including former Senate President […]
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Terrorists, suspected to be the Ansaru arm of the Boko Haram sect, on Monday attacked a military base at Polewire in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna State, killing 17 soldiers and injuring 40 others, after a fierce gun battle between both parties. The gunmen also killed three locals, razed four armoured vehicles and went away with military weapons […]
Abuja — The Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, has the Nigeria needs more than military power to win the war against insurgency and other forms of insecurity, especially in the hearts of the people. Irabor stated this yesterday at a three day workshop and conference with the theme: ‘Enhancing Journalist-Military Cooperation in Checking Insecurity […]
Following the aborted strike action planned by policemen in the country over poor salary structure and the interception of the correspondences of mobilization for the strike by Force Headquarters, nine police officers have been dismissed on the orders of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba. According to a Police signal issued by the CP […]
Security has been beefed up around the Federal Capital City, FCT, Abuja, following the clash between bandits and troops last week. Competent military sources confirmed last night that troops of the Nigerian Army, comprising mainly Army Headquarters Garrison and Guards Brigade, have been put on red alert to avert a revenge attack by bandits/terrorists whose […]
The COVID pandemic has exposed long-standing structural fault lines in societies – especially in health systems. These same inequalities also drive another major global health concern: antimicrobial resistance. The World Health Organization defines antimicrobial resistance as the process by which microbes change over time and no longer respond to medicines. This makes infections harder to […]
Mr Fashola said he joined the governorship race in 2007 as a rookie but made himself known through debates against his opponents. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday, said that he earned political relevance through debates against his opponents. Mr Fashola, a two-term governor of Lagos State, spoke at the 12th […]
The 37-member zoning committee, which was inaugurated in March, cited the exigency of time as its reason for throwing open the ticket to all interested aspirants. The zoning committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has recommended that the presidential ticket of the party in the 2023 elections be thrown open to all zones of […]
The Amotekun operatives reportedly held the cows after acting on distress calls from farmers. A mild skirmish on Tuesday occurred between soldiers of the 32 Artillery Brigade, Akure, and operatives of the Ondo State Security Network, known as Amotekun Corps, over the latter’s seizure of 100 cows in Akure. They reportedly seized the cows for […]
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Nigeria Customs Promotes 3,466 Officers
The Nigeria Customs Service Board is headed by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed. The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) says it has approved the promotion of 3,466 general duty and support staff officers. According to a statement issued Tuesday in Abuja by Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi, the NCS public relations […]
“For instance, in the past year, in one ministry alone, over 1,000 individuals bearing fake letters of appointment were detected,” a Nigerian official says. The Federal Government says it has uncovered over 1,500 workers who joined the Federal Civil Service with fake appointment letters. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, […]
TEACHERS from five vocational training schools in Zanzibar have benefited from three-week training on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), to enhance their performance. The training was facilitated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Speaking at the end of the training held at Mwanakwerekwe, the Executive Director of Zanzibar […]
ABOUT 336 science teachers in the country have been trained by the Young Scientists Tanzania (YST) on how to use scientific methodology to enable students to prepare the best and realistic science projects and innovations that could bring positive changes in the society. The training which was held during the Science Outreach program from February […]
The entrance of CRDB Bank in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) markets is marking significant milestone in efforts to closethe trading and financing gaps in the eastern Africa countries. The Burundian Prime Minister, Mr Alain Guillaume Bunyoni, said he was pleased to hear that CRDB Bank is opening its subsidiary in Congo […]
THE government has pledged to continue improving investment climate in order to attract more investors for mutual benefits. Minerals Deputy Minister, Dr Steven Kiruswa said that the government has been improving laws, policies and regulations so that investors can conduct their activities smoothly. Dr Kiruswa made the remarks during the signing of an agreement on […]
ZANZIBAR has embraced social and emotional learning (SEL), with the country’s education and vocational training ministry establishing an inclusive education and life skills department to nurture youth morally and intellectually. Blue Economy and Fisheries Minister Suleiman Masoud Makame said here yesterday that through the department, the government is determined to equipping the youth with the […]
Following the implementation of a federal government’s order directing telecommunication companies (telcos) to bar unlinked Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) from making outgoing calls, some affected Nigerians have taken to social media as well as stormed the telcos’ offices around Lagos state, to express their displeasure The federal government had on Monday ordered telcos to bar […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, warned all the 18 registered political parties participating in the 2023 general election, that, there must be strict adherence to the timetables and schedules of elections released recently, else there would be consequences. The commission, therefore, noted that any of the political parties, whose presidential conventions or congresses […]