The Representative called on all presidential candidates to include adequate investments in education as a top priority in their manifestos. To mark this year’s International Day of Education on Tuesday, Nigeria Representative of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund , UNICEF , Cristian Munduate, said that 75% of children […]
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Passengers Stranded, As NAHCo Suspends Operation At Lagos Airport
Scores of international passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos are stranded as ground handlers of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) embarked on industrial action on Monday. The protesting ground handlers are asking for increased salaries and other improved welfare conditions. NAHCO had reportedly gone to court […]
Petrol May Hit N800/liter On Subsidy Removal, Marketers Tells Nigerians
As the scarcity of the Premium of Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, continued on Sunday, oil marketers have stated that the cost of the commodity would cross N800/liter once the subsidy on PMS is removed. Industry operators had repeatedly stated that the high cost of subsidy on petrol was a […]
2023: South-East Can’t Throw Away 24-Year Investment In PDP, Says Chidoka
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Osita Chidoka says the South-East should back the party in the 2023 elections. While observers believe Labour Party’s Peter Obi who is from the region will disrupt PDP’s dominance in the South-East, the former Aviation Minister said it would be unwise for […]
Suspend Me And See The Repercussions, Wike Dares Ayu
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dared the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu to suspend the G-5 governors and see if the party would be able to withstand the storm that will follow. Speaking on Saturday, at the campaign flag-off rally of the State […]
Methodist Church Enthrones Nkechi Nwosu As First Female Bishop.
The Methodist Church of Nigeria, Archdiocese of Kaduna, on Sunday ordained Right Reverend Nkechi Nwosu as the church’s first female bishop. Right, Reverend Nkechi Nwosu was formally enthroned as the Bishop of Jos by the Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Reverend Joseph Nnonah at the Christ Methodist Cathedral Church in Jos, […]
Governors Ask CBN To Effect Changes In Naira Redesign Policy.
Governors of the thirty-six states of the federation have charged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to effect changes in its naira redesign policy to address peculiarities in different states. In a communiqué released, yesterday, after an earlier meeting of the governors with the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, it […]
Anambra Deputy Governor, Ibezim Cautions Youths Against Destructive Lifestyles
The Deputy Governor of Anambra State Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim has cautioned youths against engaging in evil practices. The Deputy Governor advised the dedication of Saint Vincent De Paul Catholic Church Ifite-Ani Nimo in Njikoka Local Government Area. Dr. Ibezim, who described youths as the hope of any society, stressed the […]
Anambra State Govt Intensifies War Against Touting.
Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu has said that Anambra State Government’s intensified war against touts in the State is aimed at restoring freedom to motorists and other commuters. Speaking on the backdrop of the recent arrest of some hoodlums in Onitsha Metropolis who nefariously branded a Mercedes […]
Government Clamps Down on Touts in Anambra State
Government Clamps Down on Touts in Anambra State By Paul Nwosu The Anambra State Government has intensified the war against touts in the State. In a statement in Awka, the state Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu, disclosed that following Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludos get-together with transporters and sundry stakeholders […]