By Goodluck B Ikiebe The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has, again, declared that there is no going back on the 28 February, 2024 deadline for telephone users to link their National Identification Number (NIN) to their Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Commission, Dr Aminu Maida, stated […]
Month: February 2024
FG Hints On Progress Towards Lassa fever vaccine Development.
By Ken Chiwendu The coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare,Muhammad Ali Pate, said work is in progress to develop a vaccine for Lassa fever in the country. Pate who made this known during the third edition of the ministerial press briefing series (MPBS) in Abuja on Wednesday said a […]
Oil Theft:N8.6bn Worth of Petroleum Products seized As Navy Shuts Down 41 Illegal Refining Sites. .
The Nigerian Navy says Troops of Operation Delta Sanity have successfully deactivated 41 illicit refining sites and seized stolen crude oil and other products valued at N8.6 billion within a span of three weeks. The Director of Naval Information,Rear Adm. Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, made this known in a statement on Wednesday […]
Air-Conditioned Luxury Buses With Free Wi-Fi Hit Abuja Roads As Wike Commences Capital Transport Repositioning.
By Goodluck Ikiebe With the introduction of 15 air-conditioned 60-seater luxury buses fitted with free wi-fi in Abuja, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, has begun a repositioning process for intra-city transport needs of Abuja residents. The Director of FCT’s ‘Transport For Abuja’ project, Dr. Yakubu Terry, […]
Ex-commissioner seeks empowerment for Nigerians with disabilities.
A former Commissioner for Education in Lagos State, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo, has told the Federal Government to empower Nigerians with disabilities, to make them survive the prevailing economic hardships. Adefisayo was speaking via zoom in a keynote address on Wednesday, to formally flag off the activities of the British-registered charity, […]
NIGER DELTA WOMEN PROTEST,SAY NO TO DIVESTMENT WITHOUT ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.
by Precious Ahiakwo The announcement by Shell to sell off its on-shore assets to investors is not going down well with some women in the Niger Delta Region. Some community-based women organizations and environmentalists under the umbrella of Alauchi Women Development Initiative, Mba Okase Women, Eleme, Abua Women Association, Coalition […]
NIGER DELTA CDCs BOARD OF TRUSTEES SEEKS INCREASED FUNDING FOR PAP.
The Board of Trustees of Community Development Committees (CDCs) of the Niger Delta Oil and Gas Producing Areas has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to increase the annual budgetary allocation to the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) to reflect the present economic realities. The appeal by the board was made […]
Insecurity;Police Arrest Abuja Second Most Wanted Kidnap Kingpin
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory has arrested the second most wanted kingpin,Samalia Wakil Fa A.K. A Habu Ibrahim. According to a statement by SP Josephine Adeh, the Command’s spokesperson, the suspect was arrested following a credible intelligence on February 24 at Sardauna Forest,Toto,Nasarawa state. The statement reads: […]
We are part of the Solution ,not the Problem – Cardoso on Economic Challenges
By Ijeoma Wilfred The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has dismissed the narrative in some quarters that he and his team are the cause of the present economic downturn in the country. Cardoso who made the clarification on Tuesday in Abuja during his maiden meeting […]
31 Internet Fraudsters Bag Jail Terms in Enugu, Awka- EFCC
By Ken Chiwendu The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction and sentencing of 31 internet fraudsters by Justices Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Enugu and Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, sitting in Awka, Anambra […]