Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe on Thursday, held a private meeting with Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt. Orubebe’s visit to Wike comes three days after he announced his departure from the party in a letter dated June 20 and addressed to the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator lyorchia Ayu. In the letter which was acknowledged by the office of the party’s chairman, Orubebe believes the PDP is not ready to reclaim power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections. Wike may also be aggrieved with the…
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Nigeria’s candidate, Mrs Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, has been elected to the UN Committee on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in a keenly contested election held at the UN headquarters, New York. Eghobamien-Mshelia was elected to fill one of the 12 vacant positions, to serve for three years from 2023 to 2026. CEDAW is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The CEDAW Committee consists of 23 experts on women’s rights from around the world. Mr Muhammad Bandiya, Minister Counsellor First Committee and Elections,…
The technical working group on repatriation of Nigerians displaced from the North-East on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, submitted its report to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. President Muhammadu Buhari, had in February, inaugurated a Presidential Committee on the Repatriation, Returns and Resettlement of Displaced Persons in the North-East chaired by the vice president. Borno state governor Babagana Zulum, who chaired the technical working group, spoke with State House correspondents after the submission of the report to the vice president. Zulum disclosed that no fewer than 50,000 indigenes from the North-East who were refugees in Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic…
European Union (EU) leaders are to turn to the bloc’s inflation-hit economy on Friday, the second leg of a two-day summit in Brussels that already saw Ukraine and Moldova granted official status as candidates for EU membership. The seminal move, considered a “historic decision” by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday evening, comes after months of lobbying from war-torn Ukraine and neighbouring Moldova. But the wider economic consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will prevent EU leaders from dwelling on the decision taken on Thursday. Inflation is running at a record high of 8.1. per cent in…
Info Digital Africa (ID Africa), owners of Nigerian Entertainment Today (Netng) and People’s Choice Awards, have announced the nominees for the sixth edition of the awards. Multi-award-winning artistes, Wizkid and Simi lead the pack of NET Honours Class of 2022 nominees with four nominations each. This was disclosed by Femi Falodun, the Chief Executive Officer, ID Africa, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Falodun said that this year’s edition would feature 35 categories, including 15 new voting categories that will give fans more power to choose their favourite celebrities for the awards. He said Netng initiated NET Honours to…
The Association of Mass Communication Graduates of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, has concluded plans to mark its 30th graduation anniversary on Friday, July 1, in the school. AMACOG 92, an association of 1992 graduates of the then Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta, said the visit would allow the old students to support the Department of Mass Communication of their alma mater in key areas. A statement by the Chairman, AMACOG 92, Mr. Adekunle Adeshina, on Thursday, stated that the members planned to unveil a television studio which the old students had renovated and in which modern equipment had been installed.…
Some members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in the South-East say they will no longer guarantee the supply of products at the approved pump prices. The marketers spoke in separate interviews in Awka on Thursday. They said that they could not sustain the availability of the petroleum products, when they exhaust their current stock. Premium motor spirit in most outlets in Awka now sells for between N180 and N195 per litre. Also, Automotive Gas Oil sells for between N850 and N900 per litre. A marketer, Mr Emeka Nnoli, said that they were sacrificing a lot to…
The Hydro Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), says it will support 30,000 indigent Nigerians within the commission’s operation areas with palliatives to develop their businesses. Abubakar Yelwa, Managing Director, HYPPADEC disclosed this on Thursday in Minna while inaugurating a three-day Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop on Youth Transformation Programme (YTP). Yelwa said that the trainers would in turn train 6,000 youths on various skills within the six states of Benue, Plateau, Kwara Kogi, Niger and Kebbi where HYPPADEC was operating. “In addition to the 6,000 youths that we are going to train under the YTP, anytime from the end of…
By Justina Auta The Ultimate Health HMO, an NGO, on Thursday, called for more women enrollment into the National Health Insurance to improve their wellbeing and reduce maternal mortality. The organisation’s newly appointed Board Chairman, Mrs Angela Ajala, made the call on the sideline of a meeting with management and other board members in Abuja. Ajala said that the new health insurance law stipulates that every Nigerian should be enrolled, hence the need for women and vulnerable people to urgently key into it for their health benefits. She added that “the president was very emphatic that funds be set aside…
Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has released the 2022 results of the National Common Entrance Examination to the 104 unity colleges across the country. The examination took place in Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo, and had a total of 71,738 pupils; 34,030 males and 37,708 females. Represented by the permanent secretary in the ministry, David Adejo, the minister said one Ajidapa Mariam, an indigene of Sokoto, got the highest scores of 201, while Idara Obot from Akwa Ibom came second with 200. He said that 15 candidates across several states scored one, the lowest score in the examination. “This…