The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Belema oil petroleum company in collaboration with Jack-Rich Tein Foundation has commissioned 400,000 litres capacity solar powered water treatment plants in Daura and Musawa local government areas of Katsina State. Mr. Jack Rick-Tein, President and founder of Jack-Rich Foundation who stated this duringContinue Reading
Speaker of the House Representatives Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has just named the Principal Officers from the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC).They are Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa (Kano) as House Leader; Peter Akpatason (Edo) Deputy House Leader; Hon. Tahir Mohammed Monguno ( Borno) Chief Whip and Nkiruika Onyejeocha (Abia) as Deputy ChiefContinue Reading
Lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, has advised the federal government to replace the suspended Ruga settlement scheme with ranching. Falana stated this, while reacting to the suspension of Ruga settlement by the federal government. “As far back as 2016 the Buhari administration had opted for ranching. “To actualise the ranchingContinue Reading
As at the time of this report, the Council of Edo Royal Rulers led by Oba of Benin, Ewuare II is presently meeting with President Buhari behind closed doors in the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa on Wednesday. More details…….Continue Reading
Members of the House of Representatives are currently in a rowdy session over the declaration of who becomes the lower chamber’s minority leader. The rowdy session followed the Speaker’s decision to abandon a letter by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nominating Kingsley Chinda as Minority Leader. The PDP is theContinue Reading
The Presidency on Wednesday suspended the proposed establishment of Ruga settlements across the country. The settlements, which was aimed at resolving farmers/herders clashes, had resulted in controversies across the country. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo, Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi, said:Continue Reading
Governors in the Niger Delta region have come under fire over the decay of infrastructure and underdevelopment in their States. Chairman of Nigerian Young Professionals Forum, NYP, Moses Siloko Siasia blamed the Governors for not fully tapping into what he called the economic potentials of the region. He noted thatContinue Reading
A “happy-go-lucky” father died 10 days after eating a gecko for a dare at a party. David Dowell, 34, contracted a salmonella infection after downing the lizard as part of a bet. His grief-stricken family today described him as a loving dad and the “life of the party”. “I don’t think there was anyone who metContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that his administration requires a formidable team to deliver his Next Level mandates to Nigerians. The President, who will soon name his cabinet members, made the remark while receiving the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) led by its chairman, Omoniyi Akinsiju, at the Presidential Villa,Continue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has blamed insecurity for majority of the elections declared inconclusive. INEC chairman, Prof. Mamood Yakubu, stated this during the Commission’s meeting with security agencies that participated in the general elections. INEC meeting with the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) is in continuation ofContinue Reading
