Anyaoku Lauds Formal Inauguration Of Advocacy Committee On New Constitution

NewsAnyaoku Lauds Formal Inauguration Of Advocacy Committee On New Constitution

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 27, 2024

The former Secretary General of Commonwealth and chairman of the Patriots, Chief Emeka Anyaoku has lauded the formal inauguration of the Advocacy Committee for a new constitution for Nigeria. The members of the Advocacy Committee made up of over 30, cut across the federation with Professor Anthony Kila as chairman and co-chaired by Senator Shehu Sanni and Dr. Bilikisu Maguro is the executive secretary. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Committee on Monday in...

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Fake Degree: FG accredits only Only Eight Universities in Togo, Benin Republic

EducationNewsNigeriaFake Degree: FG accredits only Only Eight Universities in Togo, Benin Republic

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 27, 2024

The Federal Government has listed only eight universities accredited to award degrees to Nigerians in Togo and Benin Republic. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education disclosed this yesterday night while speaking on Channels TV, stating that the decision becomes necessary in a bid to sanitise the education system. Recall that an undercover reporter procured a fake degree from Benin Republic and got mobilised to participate in the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. The...

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FMBN Task Team Recovers N12bn From Non-Performing Loans

EconomyNewsNigeriaFMBN Task Team Recovers N12bn From Non-Performing Loans

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 27, 2024

The Recovery Task team set up by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), has so far recovered N12 billion from non-performing loans. The Managing Director of the bank, Shehu Usman Osidi disclosed this on Monday during his opening address at the 2024 Management Retreat. “The recent engagements with institutions such as MOFI, CBN, and Shelter Afrique Development Bank have already begun to yield tangible results, including the recovery of N12 billion previously trapped by...

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 NYSC Resuscitate National Tree Planting Campaign

EducationNewsNigeria NYSC Resuscitate National Tree Planting Campaign

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 27, 2024

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has designed a new approach to fight desertification by ensuring that individual corps members plant and nurture their trees during their service year. The Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim, while launching the national tree planting campaign under the implementation framework “each-one-plant-and-nurture-one.’’ at the campaign in Permanent Orientation Camp, Keffi Nasarawa State, said climate change is profoundly impacting Nigeria like the rest of the world. The minister,...

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Gunmen Strike in Port Harcourt, Kidnap Rivers Revenue Director

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen Strike in Port Harcourt, Kidnap Rivers Revenue Director

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 27, 2024

Gunmen stormed the Okrika Waterfront in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday and kidnapped Aribibia Fubara, Director of the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue. Eyewitnesses said the kidnappers, who came in a speedboat, fired gunshots into the air to scare people away before seizing Fubara and speeding away with him. The Rivers State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the kidnappers, with the Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, directing tactical units to ensure...

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NBS Reports Strong Economic Performance with 3.19% GDP Growth in Q2 2024

EconomyNewsNigeriaNBS Reports Strong Economic Performance with 3.19% GDP Growth in Q2 2024

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 27, 2024

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, grew by 3.19 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, surpassing the 2.51 per cent growth recorded in the same period last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. In its Q2 2024 GDP Report released on Monday, the NBS highlighted that this growth rate outpaced both the 2.51 per cent achieved in the second quarter of 2023 and the 2.98 per cent recorded in the first...

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President Bola Tinubu Appoints New Heads of DSS, NIA

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Bola Tinubu Appoints New Heads of DSS, NIA

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 27, 2024

The Presidency has announced the appointment of Adeola Ajayi and Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-Generals of the Department of State Services, DSS, and the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, respectively. Ajayi succeeds Yusuf Bichi, who had held the position since 2018 before recently stepping down. Mohammed replaces Ahmed Abubakar, who also resigned. Both Bichi and Abubakar were appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari during his administration from 2015 to 2023. According to a statement from...

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Proscribed Shi’ite Group Kills Two Police, Injury Three Others

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaProscribed Shi’ite Group Kills Two Police, Injury Three Others

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 26, 2024

The proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, popularly known as ‘Shi’ites’, has killed two officers, while three others are left unconscious following an attack on Police by the group. The Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh who confirmed the incident said the Islamic group launched an attack on some personnel of the Nigeria Police Force at Wuse Junction by traffic light on Sunday. “The proscribed organization attacked the police checkpoint unprovoked,...

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Borno State Commissioner Of Finance Died Inside His Room

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBorno State Commissioner Of Finance Died Inside His Room

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 26, 2024

The Borno State Government has announced the death of Ahmed Ali Ahmed, the State Commissioner of Finance. Prof. Usman Tar, the Commissioner of Information and Internal Security in a statement in Maiduguri indicates that the burial is slated for 5:00 p.m. today at the family house of the late commissioner in Damboa Road behind Indimi’s residence. Governor Babagana Zulum has lost two of his cabinet members within one year. The Commissioner for Finance in Borno...

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Anambra Doctors Suspend Strike After Release Of Abducted Colleague

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra Doctors Suspend Strike After Release Of Abducted Colleague

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 26, 2024

Following the release of Dr Stephen Ezeh, an Ihiala-based medical doctor by kidnappers, the Anambra State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has called off the indefinite strike. In a statement signed by Dr. Princeston Okam and Dr Ifeanyi Obiaeli, Chairman and Secretary of the Association said the decision followed Ezeh’s release on Saturday. The NMA while appreciating everyone who contributed towards securing the release of Ezeh, directed its members to resume clinical services...

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