Monrovia — Amid varying opinions on the status of the three top senior government officials designated by the US government for corruption a fortnight ago, the National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) remains unbending on its effort to ensuring that those officials are dismissed rather than suspended as done by President George Manneh Weah. […]
The human rights lawyer maintained that it is the constitutional responsibility of the local governments and not the state to collect park levies. Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has fired back at the Lagos State government over the newly introduced parking fees. Mr Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), in a statement Thursday insisted […]
Gbarnga — Residents of Bong and Nimba Counties have expressed their gratitude to the Swedish Government and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for their continued support to several development initiatives in their respective counties. The Swedish Government, through UNFPA and other partners including the Government of Liberia, is funding several projects in the health […]
Monrovia — Lawmakers at the House of Representatives have summoned Education Minister, Professor Ansu Dao Sonii, Sr. to appear before its plenary on Tuesday, September 6 to provide clarity over activities leading to the reopening of school. The decision was derived based on communications from several lawmakers, seeking their colleagues’ acquiescence to invite Minister Sonni […]
Monrovia — The House of Representatives is reviewing a joint resolution forwarded to it by the Liberian Senate calling for Liberia’s overdue National Population and Housing Census to finally be conducted this year. There have been never-ending disagreements over the dates for the conduct of the census. The Executive had proposed several dates before the […]
Monrovia — Following weeks of intensive entrepreneur skills training programs, the Watkins Initiative For Nations (WIN) says all is now set to graduate over 300 students who are residents of Montserrado County Electoral District #10. The graduates have acquired training in Chlorax, Powder Soap, Liquid soap, Tie Cleaner and Tie and Die materials production. WIN […]
Barclay Training Center — Authorities at the Ministry of National Defense and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) have given a brighter outlook to the Ministry and the AFL, indicating that much has been achieved under the current leadership of the Ministry and the Armed forces of Liberia. Liberia’s Minister of National Defense, Maj/Gen. Daniel […]
Monrovia — The timing, and lack of expertise are major concerns boggling the minds of many after the NEC’s announcement of its planned transition to biometric voter registration. The chairperson of the National Elections Commission on Wednesday said the Commission has completed a tender evaluation and submission to Public Procurement Concession Commission for approval to […]
Monrovia — Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor has concluded a week-long consultative meeting in and across Bong County, where she did not only assess the development challenges and gaps of Liberia’s third vote-rich county. Howard-Taylor, a native of Sanoyea District in Bong County, used the week-long visit to rally residents of the county to vote […]
From the start of his first term as France’s president in 2017, Emmanuel Macron made the relaunching of French as a world language his prime cultural project. For some three centuries, the status of French as an international language was seen as a key asset for the French nation. It is spoken across some 106 […]
Hawassa, Ethiopia — Tigrayan rebels in Ethiopia say government forces and troops from neighboring Eritrea have launched a coordinated offensive, as fighting intensifies in the region. On Thursday, a spokesperson for the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front said on Twitter that Eritrean forces have joined Ethiopian federal forces in the fight against the TPLF. Getachew Reda […]
A forensic audit company hired by the Kwara State Government yesterday disclosed that about N11.9 billion of public funds were allegedly carted away from the treasury of the state between 2011 and 2019 without any project or programme to show for it. Also, the forensic audit revealed that N2 billion cash withdrawals were not tied […]
The CG said the NCS is on course to meet the N2.267 trillion target at the end of the fiscal year. The Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, has said the Service generated N1.167 trillion in the last seven months. Mr Ali disclosed this on Thursday at the public hearing on the […]
The Federal Government has expressed its determination to reposition the Onne Port in Rivers State with a view to maximize its hugh potentials in export and import trades. Disclosing this yesterday, Minister of Transportation, Engr Mu’azu Sambo as part of a 3-day fact finding tour to ascertain why the port is not performing at maximum […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, has expressed commitment towards achieving sustainable industrialization in Nigeria. The NCDMB aims at achieving this through patriotism, professionalism and commitment to its Expatriate Quota Management, EQM, initiative. The Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Wabote, who disclosed this at the stakeholders sensitization workshop on EQM, initiative to companies […]
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says new data shows that 98 million children and youth between the ages of six and 18 worldwide are still out of school in Sub-Sahara Africa. This is as the new school year begins in many parts of the world. UNESCO, in new data published online on Thursday, […]
As Nigerian airlines continue to suffer economic decline, as a result of growing challenges emanating from high price of aviation fuel, naira depreciation, high cost of maintenance and scarcity of forex, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has moved to stabilise the airline sub-sector in order to ensure continuous safety. The move, THISDAY gathered, would […]
With total spending on the controversial petrol subsidy now exceeding oil revenue, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) outstanding debt on what it terms under-recovery hit N1.044 trillion in July. Data from the National Oil Company (NOC) released late yesterday indicated that in July, the firm also deducted N448.7 billion for the purpose, a record […]