By Isaac Aregbesola The Chairman of ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has attributed the rising level of corruption in public offices and the country as a whole to community pressure and expectations of people in office. The Independent Corrupt Practice and Other related Offences Commission (ICPC) chairman said this on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has distributed relief items to 11,101 victims of the 2022 flood disaster as well as vulnerable groups in the FCT. Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA, flagged off the distribution of the items at the Tunga Maji warehouse of the agency, onContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The family of the late former Head of State, Gen. Murtala Muhammed, has expressed profound discontent with the prosecution of murder trials in Nigeria, urging the National Assembly to enact legal framework for seamless prosecution. The family expressed this in a statement on Tuesday in remembranceContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Jami’iyyatu Ansariddeen Attijaniyya, an Islamic organisation, has urged the Niger military junta to develop a comprehensive transition plan for the restoration of democratic governance in the country. The National Secretary of the group, Malam Muhammad Yahaya, made the call at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Contractor, Mr Christian Igbo, on Tuesday, said he will appeal a ruling by an FCT High Court, Abuja setting aside its June 22 judgment directing the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to pay over N29 million balance of the contract sum legitimately awarded andContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has charged the youth the Niger Delta Region to set the stage for success by rising above the ‘entitlement mentality’. The Interim Administrator of the PAP, retired Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu, said this in a statement by Mr Musa Wilfred,Continue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Nigeria to adopt a comprehensive approach to pandemic preparedness. Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, WHO Country Representative, Nigeria, said this on Monday at the second Joint External Evaluation (JEE) of Nigeria’s health security capacity through the assessment of its International HealthContinue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo Mr Abdullahi Usman of Taraba, has petitioned the Acting Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Mr Folashodun Shonubi over alleged plans by Gov. Agbu Kefas to access a N206 billion loan facility. Usman alleged that the governor planned on getting the loan from commercial banks in violationContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze The Kaduna State Government and Google on Tuesday announced a patnership to train 5,000 women and girls in data science, artificial intelligence and entrepreneurial application of digital technologies. Google’s Director for West Africa, Olumide Balogun said in a statement that the partnership was a significant move towardsContinue Reading
An analysis by Femi Ogunshola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Nigeria has one of the highest unemployment rates in Africa. According to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s unemployment rate stood at 33.3 per cent in the last quarter of 2020, while the rate of unemployment among youths was evenContinue Reading
