… Felicitates Trenchard Ibia on Retirement, Professoral Chair in Soil Science In line with the Agricultural Revolution component of the ARISE Agenda, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has disclosed plans to inaugurate a food security committee to facilitate its actualisation. Speaking at the institution of a Professorial Chair in Soil Science in honour…
… NMA appoints Zulum champion for quality healthcare delivery Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the release of N200m to support about 150 medical doctors to attend a residency programme and obtain a broad range of medical knowledge, basic clinical skills, and supervised experience practising medicine in various fields. Governor Zulum, a fellow…
As political parties round off their primary elections, Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) has set up a high level verification Committee as part of its activities towards the forthcoming local government elections in Osun State. The Committee which is to verify credentials and documents submitted by nominated candidates is to be headed by Alhaji…
Procurement Observation and Advocacy Initiative, PRADIN has written a formal letter to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, dated August 12, 2024 and signed by the National Coordinator, Mohammed Bougei Attah, advising the federal government to shelve the planned amendment to the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007 Recall that on August…
Following the resolution of Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting of Monday July 14, 2024 that directed the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, to head a committee to review the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007, a civil society group in the advocacy for sound procurement management, anti-corruption and transparency has written…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has identified the corpse of a crossdresser found on Katampe-Mabushi Expressway in Abuja as Ifeanyi Chukwu-Agah Benedict. In a statement on Wednesday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, identified the crossdresser as a 33-year-old man from Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The statement read,…
Guinness World Record has recognised 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka as the world’s oldest living person, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera. The GWR disclosed this in a statement on its website on Wednesday. GWR further disclosed that Tomiko is currently the 24th oldest person in record history The statement read, “116-year-old Tomiko Itooka (b….
Ukraine’s parliament voted on Wednesday to join the International Criminal Court, as Kyiv seeks to bring Russia to justice over war crimes it is alleged to have committed throughout its invasion. The ICC prosecutes grave offences like genocide and crimes against humanity and has the power to issue arrest warrants that its 124 members are…
Donald Trump will hold a rally outdoors Wednesday in North Carolina, the former US president’s first open-air campaign event since he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at an open-air appearance one month ago. Security precautions are being boosted for the afternoon rally scheduled at an aviation museum in Asheboro, North Carolina, including the use of…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (NNPCL) has explained why fuel scarcity resurfaced nationwide. Dapo Segun, NNPCL’s Vice President (Downstream), addressed the situation during a press conference at the NNPC Towers in Abuja. He attributed the recent fuel scarcity, which has resulted in long queues at filling stations across the country, to the impact of…
