The PDP Governors’ Forum has urged the National Assembly, NASS, on resumption to immediately set up its Conference Committee to harmonise the different versions of the Electoral Act Amendment Bills passed by both Chambers. The forum made the appeal in a statement by its Chairman and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal on Tuesday in Abuja. The forum said that the committee should be set up with a clear mandate to harken to the wishes of Nigerians and be guided by national interest, particularly on the issue of electronic transmission of results. The PDP governors said any further delay in…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought approval of Senate for external loan as addendum to the 2018 to 2021 Federal Government’s external borrowing plan. Buhari’s request was contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate Ahmad Lawan and read at plenary on Tuesday. Buhari in the letter said the loan which would be sourced from the multilateral organisations would be used to finance critical projects of the Federal and States governments. Buhari’s letter reads: “Addendum to the Request for Senate concurrent approval of Multilateral Fund Projects under the 2018 to 2021 Federal Government external borrowing plan. “I write to the…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced a probe into how N11 billion contracts were awarded by the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). The commission is also probing how the Fund spent N1.6 billion grant provided by the federal government for its take-off. The invitation letter dated September 6, 2021 and signed by Director of Operations, Akeem Lawal of the commission was addressed to the Executive Secretary of the Fund. According to the letter, “This commission is investigating alleged violations of the provisions of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act No. 5 2020.…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has directed all successful second batch Narcotic Assistant (NASS) candidates to report for training between Friday, Dec. 3 and Monday, Dec. 6. This is contained in a statement by the agency’s Director Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi and issued to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. The agency had initially fixed Sept. 25 for the training. According to Babafemi, successful candidates (Narcotic Assistants) are to report at the NDLEA Academy, Kotton Rikus, in Jos, with some documents. He added that the documents included original and photocopy of credentials with NDLEA online application reference slip.…
By Abujah Racheal The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr Boss Mustapha, says Nigeria is expected to receive a total of 52 million doses of vaccines for Coronavirus (COVID-19) by the second quarter of 2022. Mustapha, who is also the Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 disclosed this while speaking at the national briefing of the PSC in Abuja, on Monday. “The most potent way of getting out of this situation is through vaccines, which science and research have presented to us. I call on every eligible person to come out and be vaccinated.…
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, has won the Global Finance ‘Private Bank of the Year 2021’ award. The Deputy Managing Director of the bank, Mr Gbenga Shobo, disclosed in a statement made available on Monday in Lagos. Shobo said the bank was bestowed the award for its excellent service delivery to customers, dedication and commitment toward meeting expectations of the bank and providing state of the art financial services to its customers, irrespective of their location. According to the deputy director, customer service has been integral in fostering the bank’s relationship with customers. “We are delighted to dedicate this award…
North Korea said Monday that it successfully tested newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, the first known testing activity in months, underscoring how the country continues to expand its military capabilities amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations with the United States. The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported that the missiles showed they can hit targets 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) away on Saturday and Sunday. State media published photos of a projectile being fired from a launcher truck and what looked like a missile traveling in the air. The North hailed its new missiles as a “strategic weapon…
By Abujah Racheal The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says 1,692,315 eligible Nigerian have received two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this at the briefing of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 on Monday, in Abuja. The progress was recorded in the six months since the country commenced the COVID-19 vaccination of its citizens. “1,692,315 persons have received two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, as approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). “As at Monday evening, 4,052,756 eligible Nigerians have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines.…
By Abujah Racheal The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said that the Delta variant of COVID-19 virus as the dominant strain in the country, requiring Nigerians to keep all the prescribed protective measures in place and increase testing. Speaking at the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 briefing on Monday, in Abuja, the minister said: “The dreaded 3rd wave of COVID-19 may appear to be levelling out, because there had been no catastrophic increases in infections and fatalities. ”But, it is not wise to assume that the threat is gone, especially as cases are fluctuating and have to…
By Lizzy Carr, Bauchi The Nigerian National Troupe has revived children’s creative station in a bid to discover young talents as a first step towards creating more human capacity for the country’s growing creative economy. Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Troupe, Ahmed Ahmed disclosed this at a three-day National Troupe of Nigeria Children’s Creative Station workshop for 10 selected secondary school students in Bauchi. According to him, the workshop is aimed at introducing the students to the rudimental foundations upon which the participating schools are expected to develop performances based on the theme of the edition,…