The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed five additional Voter Enrolment Devices (IVED), to boost the ongoing registration in Ebonyi. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Dr Chukwuemeka Chukwu, disclosed this at a news conference in his office in Abakaliki on Friday. Chukwu expressed delight over the large turnout of intending registrants in the state. He said that INEC’s decision to increase the devices, in addition to the 46 in use, was to facilitate the process for interested residents of 18 years and above. He also said that the commission had embarked on mass sensitisation of residents…
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The Permanent Secretary, State House, Abuja, Tijjani Umar, says President Muhammadu Buhari will inaugurate new Presidential Wing of the State House Clinic in December. Umar, who made this known at the State House SERVICOM Unit Awards for the Year 2021 in Abuja, revealed that the construction work on the befitting health facility had already reached 75 per cent stage of completion. According to him, the multi-billion naira medical facility will be one of the legacies the Buhari administration will leave behind for incoming administrations in the country. “The presidential wing of the State House Clinic, which we laid the foundation…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Sen. Philip Aduda (PDP- FCT) on his emergence as the Minority Leader of the Senate. The party congratulated Aduda in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba in Abuja on Friday. The party said that Aduda’s emergence as Minority Leader underscored the confidence PDP, his colleagues in the Senate and indeed Nigerians at large had in his long-standing legislative experience, competence and capacity as a lawmaker. It said that Aduda’s selection could not have come at a better time when Nigerians were looking up to the PDP. The PDP has…
The President of the Association of Nigerian Students in Europe, Bashiru Saidu Muhammad has commended Zamfara state governor, Bello Muhammad for taking prompt action to resolve the issue of non-payment of tuition fees of the state students studying in Cyprus International University. Some media reports have narrated how school authorities in Cyprus have thrown out Zamfara state government sponsored students from their campuses for alleged failure to pay their tuition fees. “We have been in so much debt to the extent that the school says they can no longer take it. They have sent us out of the dormitory. For…
The National Council on Privatisation, chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the fast-tracking of work plan for the concession of the Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant (ZHPP). The council also approved the board composition and proposed governance framework for the sustainable management and payment of post-privatisation liabilities of the power sector. The liabilities are those transferred to the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO). These were made known in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by Osinbajo’s spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande. The NELMCO board has the Minister of Finance as Chairman, while members are the Minister of Power, the Director-General,…
A Bulgarian woman, Ruja Ignatova who is dubbed the “Crypto Queen” after she allegedly raised billions of dollars in a fraudulent virtual currency scheme was placed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s 10 most wanted list Thursday. The FBI put up a $100,000 reward for Ruja Ignatova who disappeared in Greece in October 2017 around the time US authorities filed a sealed indictment and warrant for her arrest. The 42-year-old, who is also a German citizen, was behind one of the most notorious scams in the frequently treacherous world of crypto currencies. In 2014 she launched OneCoin, ostensibly aiming…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced that Algeria has joined the bank as its 52nd member state. This is contained in a statement by the bank’s Media Contact, Mr Amadou Sall, in Abuja on Friday. Afreximbank member states rose from 38 in 2015 to 51 in 2021, with Algeria’s accession, the bank is only three states short of achieving full continental coverage. The bank added Algeria’s accession to the agreement establishing Afreximbank was formalised on June 8, by Presidential Decree No. 22-212. “The subscription of the country to the shares of Afreximbank as part of its membership in the institution was…
Hong Kong’s new Chief executive, John Lee, was sworn in on Friday, as part of celebrations marking 25 years since the territory’s return from Britain to China. Lee, the city’s former security chief who was seen as a pro-Beijing hardliner, vowed in his inaugural speech to further Hong Kong’s integration with the mainland. The festivities kicked off with a flag ceremony earlier on Friday. The Hong Kong flag was hoisted alongside the Chinese flag at the ceremony in Victoria Harbour. For the second year in a row, Hong Kong police marched in the Chinese style rather than echoing British drills…
A group, the Niger-Delta Environment Restoration Coalition (NDERC) has hailed the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) for renewed onslaught against crude oil thieves operating in the region. The President of the group, Mr Justice Eselomo, gave the commendation in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Eselomo said apart from saving the country huge amount of money that would have gone into the hands of the criminals, the anti-illegal bunkering operations had helped to save the ‘flora and fauna’ as well as health of the people. He said the synergy between the service and troops of the different operations in the region had…
The Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Sen. Baba Tela, says reports on his purported resignation only exists in the writer’s imagination. This is contained in a statement issued by Tella’s Press Secretary, Sani Ilelah on Thursday. “Reports on my purported resignation is not only fake, but also the figment of imagination of the writer. “For the avoidance of doubt, I assure the peace loving and hard-working people of Bauchi State, in particular and the nation in general, that I have not resigned as the Deputy Governor of Bauchi State. “I reiterate my support and loyalty to the state governor, Bala Mohammed.…