President Buhari Leaves Nigeria For Belgium Ahead Of EU-AU Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja, Tuesday, to join European and other African leaders as well as heads of multilateral organisations at the 6th European Union-African Union Summit in Brussels, Belgium. The Summit which holds February 17 – 18, 2022, will have the participants deliberate on themes currently affecting the world. Such areas of discussion include: Financing for Sustainable and Inclusive...
I’ll Be Charged For Murder The Day Any Man Assault Me – BBNaija Star, Maria
Reality star, Maria Benjamin has revealed what will happen if any man tries to assault her. A fan alleged that Maria was beaten up by her man ‘Kevin’. The fan wrote: “Did Kelvin punch you today? How’s the black eye he gave you?” The BBNaija star, responding to the claim, said she would be jailed for murder the day any man assaults...
AMRI Hails PenCom Leadership Over Recovery Of 2.55bn Unremitted Pensions, Says Achievement A Visible Milestone, Result Of Buhari’s Anti-Corruption Campaign
A Media advocacy group for good governance in Africa, Africa Media Roundtable Initiative has commended the National Pension Commission, under the focused and visionary leadership of Aisha Dahiru-Umar for what it described as outstandingly professionalism and the unprecedented transparency and accountability she has entrenched in the management and administration of the Pension industry in Nigeria. The group made this known...
Anambra Apprentice Weeps, Says Master Compensated Him With Tricycle After 14 Years Of Service
An apprentice, Sunday Ndenta, has expressed dissatisfaction with the settlement he got from his master after serving him for over 14 years. Ndenta spoke to our correspondent on the sideline of a youth forum, tagged, ‘Igba Boi Apprenticeship Scheme,’ in Awka, Anambra State. The scheme is seeking the revival of the apprenticeship system in the South-East. Ndenta, a 35-year-old indigene of Igbo-Ukwu...
PTAD Discovers 15,357 Ghost Pensioners
Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) said in Lagos on Thursday that 15,357 ghost pensioners within Federal Government’s parastatal agencies were collecting pensions illegally. Kabiru Yusuf, Director, Parastatals Pension Department, PTAD made the disclosure when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on the side-line of a one-day training for newsmen covering pensions. PTAD was established by the Federal Government in...
Some Stranded Nigerians In Ukraine To Arrive Today
Some Nigerians who fled Ukraine amid a Russian invasion are expected to arrive the country today. Jets from Nigerian airlines, Max Air and Air Peace, had arrived in Poland and Romania as of Thursday for the evacuation. Air Peace deployed its aircraft to Warsaw, the Polish capital while Max Air is in Romania. About 5,000 Nigerians are said to be eligible for...
Nigerian Government To Give $100 Each To Ukraine Returnee
Each Ukraine returnee of Nigerian descent will get $100 (around N41,679) from the Federal Government on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport, Abuja. ABN TV reports that an Air Peace charter flight evacuated Nigerians fleeing Ukraine from Poland on Friday morning. About 2,000 Nigerians have fled Ukraine, amid a Russian invasion, to neigbouring countries, according to the Minister of Foreign...
How Union Members Chased Okada Rider To Death In Ogun Over N600
A motorcycle rider, Nura Kazeem, has been crushed to death at the Aseese, Ogun State end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. PUNCH Metro learnt that some officials of the motorcycle riders’ union in the community were chasing the 22-year-old over a N600 ticket when he rammed into a commercial bus and died. It was gathered that Kazeem was preparing to travel to...
20 Cows Die Mysteriously In Kogi
At least 20 cows have died in Lokoja, Kogi state capital, under unclear circumstances. Kogi state government confirmed the incident on Thursday, attributing the death of the cows to alleged poisoning. Subsequently, The state Director of Veterinary Services, Dr. Salau Mohammed Tarawa warned the people of the state, especially within the Lokoja environs to stop the consumption of beef in the...
Nigeria Losing 240,000 Barrels Per Day To Vandals, Thieves – NNPC
Group Managing Director of the NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari said yesterday that the country was losing almost 240,000 barrels of crude oil worth about $1.5 billion to vandals and oil thieves daily. Kyari, who spoke at an interactive session with members of the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), also said the activities of pipeline vandals and oil thieves have...
