Tag: Nigeria
Edo Governorship Election Begins Amid Impressive Voters’ Turnout
The governorship election in Edo begins peacefully with impressive voters’ turnout in most wards across the state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Although ... Read More
1.7m to Vote in Edo as Voters Abandon Over 400,000 Cards in INEC Office
Records at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), indicate that no fewer than 1.72 million persons are eligible to vote in the Sept. 19, Edo ... Read More
Speech by President Buhari at the Unveiling of the Theme and Logo for Nigeria’s Anniversary Celebration
Protocol Today, we stand on the threshold of history as we formally begin a series of activities commemorating Nigeria’s Diamond Anniversary. The task history has ... Read More
Military Kills Several ISWAP Terrorists, Rescues Kidnapped Victims
The Defence Headquarters says the military has killed several Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and bandits and also arrested their collaborators in the Northwest and Northeast zones ... Read More
Go-Live Automated Integration of NIS Stolen/Lost Travel Document to Interpol Database Makes Nigeria First Leading Country in Africa
The Nigeria Immigration Service recorded an unprecedented breakthrough by the automation and integration of its system for the monitoring of Stolen and Lost Travel Documents ... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Address At The First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat
Protocols It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat. We are meeting a time that mankind ... Read More
Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman’s Achievements after One Year in Office
When the minister came into office a year ago with an Agenda to succeed and improve on the work done in the Power sector, his ... Read More
COVID-19: Fatality rate on steady decline – PTF
The Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus (COVID-19) says the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is on the decline in the last five months but there is ... Read More
Scorecard of Ministry of Power as Minister, Engr. Sale Mamman Marks One Year in Office
The Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman assumed office in August 2019 and shortly after making some trips to inspect some major power projects and ... Read More
COVID-19: Asaba Airport Reopens, Records First Flight
The Asaba Airport on Monday recorded its first flight, four days after it was reopened by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), for meeting the ... Read More
Inflation Increases to 12.82% in July — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s inflation rate has increased by 12.82 per cent (year-on-year) in July 2020. This is according to the ... Read More
Rail Transport Remains Game Changer for Nigeria’s Economy – Shippers’ Council
The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC ), Hassan Bello, has said that rail transport remains the game changer for the Nigeria’s economy and ... Read More
APC wins Nasarawa Central state constituency bye-election
All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Ismail Danbaba, has won the bye-election for the Nasarawa Central State Constituency in the state House of Assembly. Mr Iiyasu ... Read More
ExxonMobil Nigeria Gets New Chief Executive
ExxonMobil on Saturday announced the appointment of Richard Laing as Chairman and Managing Director of its three affiliates in Nigeria. Mr Ogechukwu Udeagha, Manager, Media ... Read More
Tokyo Olympics: Non-Contact Sports to Resume Training in PH – Minister
Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, says non-contact sports athletes will soon resume training in Port Harcourt, Rivers, ahead of the Tokyo ... Read More
National Gas Transportation Network Code to go-live Monday
Derefaka, Technical Adviser, Gas Business and Policy Implementation to Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, says the National Gas Transportation Network Code (NGTNC) will “Go-Live” ... Read More
Red Cross lauds Nigeria’s commitment to global nuclear ban
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes Nigeria’s commitment to contribute to global ban on nuclear weapons by ratifying the Treaty on the ... Read More
Update of July Security Operations in Nigeria
In line with our resolve to keep the general public duly informed of the operations of the Nigerian military and other security agencies, I will ... Read More
Facing the New Normal: Minister says FG will partner Anambra on its e-learning initiative
The Minister of State for Education, Mr Emeka Nwajiuba, on Sunday said that the Federal Government would partner Anambra Government in its e-learning initiative toward ... Read More
Fayemi Recovers from COVID-19 After 11 Days in Isolation
Ekiti state Governor, Kayode Fayemi has recovered from COVID-19, after 11 days in isolation. Fayemi , in the early hours of Saturday confirmed this new ... Read More