R-L; President Muhammadu Buhari, Chairman BUA Group, Alh Abdul Samad Rabiu, Chairman CMAN Alh Lawal Bello, Managing Director BUA Cement Mr. Yusuf Binji and Director Shehu Abubakar during an audience at the State House, Abuja. Photo; Sunday Aghaeze President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the BUA Group for its strides in narrowing the gap between demand and…
A major drug kingpin operating the notorious Patey Lagos Island drug haven, in Lagos state, Mrs. Sherifat Kehinde Lawal has been arrested along with six other suspects by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who also recovered 5,862 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs including Loud and Codeine in a raid on Saturday…
The Passing Out Parade POP of the Nigerian Defence Academy, is under way in Kaduna State North West Nigeria. The Minister of Defence, retired Major General Bashir Magashı inspected POP mounted by 293 Army Cadets of Short Service Course 47. Prior to Saturday’s event, the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya had on Friday, February 25, addressed the…
The Minister of Defence, Retired Major General Bashir Magashi has reiterated the Commitment of the Federal Government to building capacity and capabilities of the Nigerian Armed Forces with a stronger ability to safeguard National sovereignty and territorial integrity. General Magashi stated this at the Passing out Parade of the members of the Nigerian Army Short…
The management Airpeace has explained reasons behind its decision not to stop a flight already fully boarded to wait for the Emir of Kano. The airline in a statement was responding to a complaint filed with aviation authorities by Isa Bayero accusing the airline of disrespecting the Emir.
…says Mohammed Gusau Remains Legitimate Deputy Governor After an extensive review of the issues, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dismisses the claims by the Zamfara State House of Assembly that it has impeached the democratically elected Deputy Governor of the State, His Excellency Mahdi Aliyu Mohammed Gusau. The purported impeachment of the Deputy Governor Mahdi…
LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited was recently awarded the sum of a N592,204,667 co-investment grant by the USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub) to launch “Project Sparrow,” an initiative developed to reduce the risk of local and global investments in selected agribusiness and agritech companies in Nigeria to help them achieve higher productivity,…
Provisional winners of the 3.5 Gigahertz (GHz) spectrum licence, MTN Communications Nigeria Plc and Mafab Communications Limited, have made their full payment of $273.6 million each for the 5G Spectrum license to the Nigerian Communications Commission. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, officially confirmed the payment status today,…
By Kwiza Mbumbeh, Maiduguri The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that children are denied justice against the high risks of violence and sexual abuse in Nigeria and West African countries. According to the Fund, children’s access to justice system is still not a reality to protect them against psychological or sexual abuse. UNICEF…
The International Republican Institute (IRI) released the following statement after Russia’s military attack on Ukraine: “The International Republican Institute strongly condemns Russia’s military assault on Ukraine. This belligerent action by the criminal regime in Moscow further demonstrates that Vladimir Putin is nothing more than an international enemy of freedom and peace. His authoritarian aggression threatens all…
