The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele has felicitated President Bola Tinubu on his 72th birth anniversary, describing him as a timeless doyen. This is contained in a statement titled “Ode to People’s President”, personally signed by Bamidele and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday. “Today, I celebrate a timeless doyen of democracy and an astute mentor of many leaders, President Bola Tinubu. “By global standards, Asiwaju is truly a man of the people and the visionary of our times, who devoted his life to pursuing the greatest goods for the greatest number of people”, he said. According…
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President Bola Tinubu has joined the Christian faithful to commemorate Easter, a significant moment and glorious celebration of the triumph of life over death. This is contained in a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday in Abuja. He said the President greeted Christians in Nigeria and around the world on this occasion, emphasising love, sacrifice, and compassion as the patent themes of this solemn season. Ngelale said that Tinubu noted the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for humanity as a lesson for leaders and Nigerians to yield to selflessness and compassion, and…
“Following the reported incident of unauthorised National Identification Number (NIN) verification by expressverify.com, investigation reveals that a third party who, among others, was originally authorized to provide verification services to citizens.
African countries are predicted to dominate the world’s top 10 highest-growing economies in 2024, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says in its Economic and Social Developments in Africa report.
A professor of Human Nutrition and Hospitality at Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun, Paulina Adeniji has decried the neglect of dairy farms in the country.
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has warned the Chairman, of Federal Inland Revenue (FIRS), Mr Zacch Adedeji against his alleged disregard to appear before the committee on invitation.
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone “B” in Kaduna said it seized about 98 contraband goods including some unregistered alcoholic beverages in two months. The Comptroller of the zone, Mr Dalha Chedi, disclosed this at a press briefing in Kaduna on Thursday. He said that between Feb. 17 and March 28, operatives of the zone made various seizures of goods, with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N769.465. Chedi said, “Within the period under review, a total of 98 seizures, comprising 21 different items were recorded. “This includes contraband foreign parboiled rice, used foreign shoes, petroleum products, vehicles, and…
The Federal Government and Self Help Africa, an NGO, have initiated moves to reduce black carbon emissions by 83 percent and methane emissions by 61 percent by 2030. Carbon and methane are climate pollutants. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Temitope Fashedemi, disclosed this at a workshop on the Abatement of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) in the Nigerian Agricultural Sector project on Thursday in Abuja. The inception workshop was organised by the ministry in collaboration with Self Help Africa, and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC). Fashedemi said that Nigeria was one of the few…
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), say they are collaborating on checkmating the glamorisation of crimes in Nigerian films and other video works.
Amidst the economic hardship, a Consultant Neuro-psychiatrist, Dr Maymunah Kadiri, has underscored the need for Nigerians to prioritize habit of mental health assessment at least twice a year to ensure their mental well-being. Kadiri, who is the Medical Director, Pinnacle Medical Services, Lagos, gave the assertion in an interview on Thursday in Lagos. She decried the poor attitude of the public toward their mental health, noting that majority of Nigerians perceived mental health assessment/evaluation as only meant for mentally challenged persons. She said that every individual, irrespective of status, background, tribe, or religion is expected to access such services at…