Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar says the air force will deepen its partnership with the National Engineering Design Development Institute (NEDDI) for greater efficiency. Abubakar, who disclosed this during a visit to the NEEDI office complex in Nnewi on Tuesday, said that the partnership would encourage home-made engineering designs. He expressed happiness […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has ordered the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to resolve the issues of illegal data deduction and review downwards the price nationwide within five days. He stated this during the presentation of Adeleke Morofolu Adewolu as a new board member/Executive Commissioner by the chairman of […]
Twenty-four suspected members of a sex trafficking ring accused of forcing Nigerian women into prostitution in France go on trial Wednesday, the latest case to highlight the growing use of Nigerian migrants as sex slaves in Europe. Nigeria was the main country of origin of the migrants arriving across the Mediterranean to Italy in 2016 […]
A Federal Court, Lagos has ordered the Nigerian Army and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, to suspend the ongoing operation positive identification campaign by the military. Justice Rilwan Aikawa yesterday directed parties to the suit to maintain the status quo ante pending the determination of the suit filed by Mr. Femi […]
The Senate yesterday confirmed the appointment of Dr. Pius Odubu and Bernard Okumagba as chairman and managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The lawmakers, who also confirmed 13 other nominees as members of the board of the commission, however, turned down President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee from Rivers State, Dr. Joy Yimebe Nunieh, […]
The Federal Government has listed five conditions for reopening of the country’s land borders for goods importation from neighbouring countries. As one of the conditions, the Federal Government said Nigeria would not accept imported goods that were repackaged by neigbouring countries and brought to Nigeria. It said the conditions which would be presented to Benin […]
Niger Delta indigenes under the auspices of different groups yesterday warned that there would be consequences unless Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio dissolves the interim committee he set up to oversee the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).Akpabio, however, had declared at the weekend that “corruption” was “fighting” his efforts to sanitise the commission. […]
Watch the special highlight of the birthday celebration of the esteemed Pastor Femi Otenigbagbe that held recently in Nigeria.
Henry is joined by two political analysts for the second series of our discourse on crisis of power & stability in Africa.
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday debunked the rumour that it had reached a conclusion on which part of the country its next presidential candidate would come from. PDP alleged that politicians in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who had become jittery of its rising political fortunes were […]
Zoe is joined by Mr.Noble, Loveworld Music & Arts Ministry Artiste, as he talks about his latest release and more…
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has expressed FCT’s readiness to partner with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to tackle human trafficking in the territory. Chief Press Secretary to the Minister Mr Anthony Ogunleye, in a statement on Friday, said Bello made the pledge when the Director-General of NAPTIP, […]