NDDC: N946. 91b Received Allocation In 18 Years
By Olamilekan Alani THE Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) received a whopping N946. 91 billion as budgetary allocation in 18 years. The sum is part of the N9.43 trillion allocated…
Just In: Doctors Threaten Fresh Strike Aug 17
By our correspondents The National Association of Resident Doctors has given the Federal Government three weeks to address its demands or its members would resume their suspended strike on Monday,…
FG Reacts To NIPOST LICENCE
The Federal Government has asked the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) to suspend its recent hike in licensing fees for operators of courier services in the country. The Minister of Communications…
Man Bags 30 Years Imprisonment For Raping 9-Year-Old Girl
A 70-year-old man, Mohammed Sani Umar, has been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment with hard labour by a Minna magistrate’s court for raping a 9-year-old girl. The convict, who pleaded…
Just In: Boko Haram: 601 Ex-Terrorists Reintegrate Into Society
The Nigerian military has reintegrated 601 ex-Boko Haram terrorists into the society. They include 14 foreign nationals from Cameroon, Chad and Niger. The Coordinator, Operation Safe Corridor, Major General Bamidele…
COVID-19: Nigeria Will Live With Pandemic For One Year —NCDC DG
THE Director-General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Friday said that Nigerians must learn to live with the Covid-19 pandemic for at least one…
First Lawyer From Northern Nigeria Is Dead
The first lawyer from the northern part of the Country, AGF Abdul-Razaq (SAN) is dead. He died at the age of 93 on Saturday in Abuja, a statement released by…
World Bank Approves $150 M Dollars Education Intervention To Uganda
The World Bank (WB) has approved a $150 million intervention project aimed at boosting secondary education in rural Uganda. The international lender, in a statement, issued late on Friday said…
Restructuring: Yoruba Leaders Threaten Boycott Of 2023 Polls
Prominent Yoruba leaders have threatened to boycott the 2023 elections unless the country restructures. The leaders also decried the state of the nation, saying, “The ship of state is veering…
Fraud: Former Gombe Council Boss Sentence To 31 Years
By Olamilekan Alani The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Gombe Zonal office has secured the conviction of one Samuel Bulus Adamu the former Chairman of Shongom Local government area…
