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Yearly Archives: 2020

Oshiohmole meets Buhari, accuses PDP of planting Third Term Agenda

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiohmole, alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) planted the idea of third term agenda...

Reworking the National Policy on Education to Meet 2020 Demands, By Jerome-Mario Utomi

Every citizen of a modern nation is a subject of the state. And once a state is formed, the citizens formulate ethical principles or...

Zamfara Govt. earmarks N7 billion for new Govt House

The Zamfara government has earmarked N7 billion in the 2020 budget for the construction of a new Government House, according to the Secretary to the State...

NRC says Kaduna – Abuja train only hit by stone, assures passengers of safety

Mr Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), has assured Nigerians of the corporation’s commitment to the safety of passengers and train along...

HIV/AIDS: U=U and the message of hope for patient communities, By Ikenna Osuoha

The “Undetectable equal to Untransmittable” campaign (U=U) as launched by Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has been describedas a message of hope for...

Police rescue 6 kidnapped teenage girls in Katsina

The police in Katsina State has rescued six kidnapped teenage girls in Batsari Local Government Area of the state. In a statement signed by its...

Paradang urges gradual withdrawal of military from Northeast

A former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Chief David Paradang has called for a gradual withdrawal of the military from the North East region...

Nigeria: Assessing NAPTIP in checking human trafficking, child labour, By Aderogba George

Observers have noted that human trafficking has become a global menace overtime, while Nigeria is still grappling with the burden of how to curtail...

Queen’s varsity appoints Clinton Chancellor

The Queen’s University Belfast, on Thursday, announced the appointment of U.S. politician, Hillary Clinton, as its new Chancellor. An official announcement said Clinton, who received...

Africa’s MTN sells own towers businesses in Ghana, Uganda

MTN Group has agreed to sell its towers businesses in Ghana and Uganda as Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator refocuses on high-growth markets on...

Demolished land not Saraki’s ancestral home – Kwara Govt

The Kwara Government says the land reclaimed from the Saraki Family was not its ancestral home. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Gov....

Former REA boss, Ogunbiyi assumes duty as UN Special Representative for Sustainable Energy

A few days after leaving Rural Electrification Agency (REA), as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi, has assumed duties as the UN Secretary-General’s...

Zaid Abubakar, Kaduna Internal Revenue Service and the benefits of reforms

By Emmanuel Ado Until 2015, the defunct  Kaduna State Internal Revenue Board, was clearly an obvious impediment to the aspiration and capacity of previous administrations of the...

Kwara Govt demolishes late Saraki’s residence in Ilorin

Officials of the Kwara Government in the early hours of Thursday demolished a house believed to belong to the late Kwara politician, Dr Olusola Saraki. The house,...

Customers decry banks’ non-compliance with CBN’s new guidelines on charges

Some bank customers have frowned at their banks’ for not complying with the new guidelines for charges on Automated Teller Machine (ATM), released by...

UN launches biggest dialogue platform on world’s future

The United Nations has launched what it calls the “biggest global conversation on the world’s future” known as UN75 dialogues. The initiative is a “global...

NECA advocates synergy between fiscal, monetary policies in 2020

As part of its expectations for 2020, the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called for synergy between the fiscal and monetary policies of...

Air Peace gets 3rd IOSA certification

Air Peace has received  its third International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification. Mr Stanley  Olisa, the Corporate Communications Executive of Air Peace,...

Army decimates Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, rescues women, children in Northeast, others

The Nigerian Army says it launched onslaught on the Boko Haram and Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the North East, decimating many...

Africa’s wealthiest man, Dangote ends 2019 $4.3bn better off

Aliko Dangote is now part of world’s richest 100 peopleNigerian industrialist makes his fortune from cement, flour Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, became $4.3 billion...

NAF appoints new Branch Chiefs, redeploys AOCs, others

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has redeployed a total of 36 Air Vice Marshals (AVMs) and 40 Air Commodores (Air Cdres) including some Branch...

Google Doodle honours Amaka Igwe on 57th posthumous birthday

Late veteran Nollywood filmmaker, Amaka Igwe, has been honoured with a Google Doodle on her 57th posthumous birthday. A Google Doodle is a special, temporary...

Moyes makes flying start as West Ham crush Bournemouth 4-0

David Moyes made a perfect start to his second spell in charge of West Ham on Wednesday with a 4-0 home win over Bournemouth...

Jesus double helps Manchester City inflict first defeat on Ancelotti

Two goals from Gabriel Jesus helped a nervy Manchester City earn a 2-1 victory over Everton at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. The win meant...

Pogba facing “few weeks’’ out with latest ankle problems, Solskjaer says

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba will be out of action “for a few weeks” after missing Wednesday’s match at Arsenal due to further problems...
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