PTDF Screen Over 400 Candidates For Scholarship

EducationNewsNigeriaPTDF Screen Over 400 Candidates For Scholarship

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2024

No fewer than 403 candidates from the Northwest zone have so far been screened for both masters and PhD candidates by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) for its In-Country Scholarship Scheme. The screening is being conducted at the College of Petroleum Studies in Kaduna. The programme aims to develop local capacity in the oil and gas industry by providing scholarships in fields like Engineering, Computing, Geo Sciences, Environmental Studies and Management. Saratu Abdullahi Idris,...

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Former President Jonathan Criticizes Judiciary Over Judgements

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFormer President Jonathan Criticizes Judiciary Over Judgements

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2024

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has criticized the judiciary over judgements, saying they were capable of derailing the nation’s democracy. The former president while reacting to judgements emanating from various courts  in recent times, on Thursday at the 67th birthday celebration of a legal luminary, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN, in Abuja. He noted that judgements, especially on political cases, were worrisome, particular judgement that Supreme Court’s decision that a ward chairman of a political party could suspend its national...

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Impeachment: Northern Senators Pass Vote Of Confidence In Akpabio 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsImpeachment: Northern Senators Pass Vote Of Confidence In Akpabio 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 18, 2024

A majority of the northern Senators on Thursday passed a vote of confidence in Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The senators who distanced themselves from the reported move to impeach the Senate President pledged their total support and cooperation to the leadership of the Senate It will be recalled that the Senate earlier in the day passed a vote of confidence on the President of the Senate, and the entire leadership of the Senate. While moving...

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NAF Airlifts Relief Materials Donated By Nigeria’s First Lady To Borno Flood Victims

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNAF Airlifts Relief Materials Donated By Nigeria’s First Lady To Borno Flood Victims

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 18, 2024

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has continued to demonstrate its commitment to providing Aid to Civil Authority when it successfully completed the airlift of relief materials donated by Nigeria’s first lady, Oluremi Tinubu to Borno State flood victims. Olusola F Akinboyewa, Air Commodore, Director Public Relations and Information, in a press statement on Thursday, noted that NAF had on Wednesday October 16 completed an airlift mission to deliver essential relief materials to flood victims in...

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NAF Chief Reaffirms Loyalty To President Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNAF Chief Reaffirms Loyalty To President Tinubu

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 18, 2024

…Supports Senior Leaders On NAF Transformation The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has reaffirmed the loyalty of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The NAF chief also expressed strong confidence in the capabilities of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Senior Leadership to spearhead the ongoing transformation for greater agility and resilience, towards more effective airpower delivery in pursuit of Nigeria’s national defence and security imperatives. This...

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Lagos State Government to Translate Laws into Yoruba for Better Access

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLagos State Government to Translate Laws into Yoruba for Better Access

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 18, 2024

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to translate state laws from English into Yoruba to enhance accessibility and public understanding. The initiative was disclosed on Wednesday during a One-Day Stakeholders’ Meeting on the People’s Perception Survey regarding the translation of Lagos State laws into Yoruba. The event, organised by the Law Reform Commission in collaboration with the Lagos Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, was held at the Debt Management Office,...

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Anambra Lawmaker, Ogbuefi, Empowers Okada Riders

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra Lawmaker, Ogbuefi, Empowers Okada Riders

PilotnewsOctober 18, 2024

Urges Government to Declare State of Emergency on Hunger, Malnutrition The Deputy Minority Whip and Member representing Anaocha Constituency One, Honourable Nkechi Ogbuefi, has called on governments at all levels to declare a state of emergency on hunger, malnutrition, and food wastage to address the growing hunger crisis in society. Honourable Ogbuefi made the call while empowering over 50 Okada riders in Anaocha Constituency One with ten-kilogram bags of rice each, through her food intervention...

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Remains Of Former Senate President Yet To Be Bury After 33 Months In Morgue

NewsNigeriaRemains Of Former Senate President Yet To Be Bury After 33 Months In Morgue

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2024

The remains of former Senate President Dr. Joseph Wayas have once again been abandoned at the National Hospital in Abuja after spending 33 months in a London morgue. Following the arrival of Waya’s remains in Nigeria on July 10, 2024, the Cross River State government established several committees to organize the burial; however, no specific date has been announced for the event. Three months after the arrival of Wayas’ remains, his kinsmen are growing increasingly...

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Reps Demand Reversal of Petrol Price Hike as Talks with Labour Stall

NewsNigeriaPoliticsReps Demand Reversal of Petrol Price Hike as Talks with Labour Stall

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 18, 2024

The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to reverse the recent hike in petrol and cooking gas prices. This resolution was reached during plenary on Wednesday following the adoption of a motion co-sponsored by Kingsley Chinda, Aliyu Madaki, and 109 other lawmakers. On 9th October, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited increased the price of petrol across its retail outlets, a move that has sparked public outcry. While presenting the motion,...

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Akpabio, Akume Now Rule Nigeria As Tinubu, Shettima Remain Abroad

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAkpabio, Akume Now Rule Nigeria As Tinubu, Shettima Remain Abroad

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2024

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, AGF George Akume and the Ministers are in charge of the country’s leadership in the absence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima The Presidency, in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said a similar situation occurred during President Buhari administration. The statement said both the President and Vice...

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