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Politicians Build Religious Houses, Neglect Schools, Says Rochas Okorocha
Sen. Rochas Okorocha, a former Imo State Governor has launched a Teach a Child/Sponsor a Child Project aimed at targeting one million out-of-school children and bringing them to school. This was made known on Wednesday by Okorocha at the unveiling of the project in Abuja on Tuesday. Speaking during the launch, the former governor noted that the country owed a responsibility to...
House Of Reps Urge Security Agents To Curb Forests, End Killings In Ebonyi
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, called on heads of security agencies to comb forests in Ebonyi State being used by arsonists. It said that the height of killings going on was unacceptable. In the adopted resolution by the lower legislative Chamber, the lawmakers called on the Chief of Army Staff to set up a military checkpoint at Amaeze Expressway, Ishiagu,...
CSOs, PDP Kick As Katsina Gov. Bello Masari Budgets Nearly 500m To Welcome Buhari
Civil Society organizations (CSOs) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State have reacted to Governor Aminu Bello Masari’s alleged approval of N499, 650,000 from the Local Government Joint Account for the purpose of mobilising residents to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari to the State on Thursday, January 26. According to a letter that went viral on social media,...
Old Naira Notes Deadline Remains As Scheduled – CBN
The deadline for depositing old naira notes has not been extended or changed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, apologized to Nigerians for not extending the deadline but insisted that Nigerians had 100 days from the time the announcement was made until the expiration date to deposit their old...
House Of Reps Summon Banks Over New Naira Notes Scarcity
The House of Representatives has directed deposit money banks, also known as commercial banks, to appear before lawmakers on Wednesday to discuss the scarcity of new naira notes. Under the auspices of the Bankers’ Committee, an ad hoc House committee led by Majority Leader Alhassan Ado-Doguwa will meet with the Managing Directors/Chief Executive Officers of the banks. The banks were invited to...
PVC Collection: INEC Cautions Staff Against Sharp Practices
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abia has cautioned its staff members to shun sharp practices during the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) distribution. The INEC’s Head of, the Public Affairs Unit in Abia, Mr. Bamidele Oyetunji, issued the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Monday. Oyetunji said that the commission frowns at...
NRC Explains Reason For Delay On Abuja-Kaduna Train Route
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has apologized to passengers for the delay in rendering train services to passengers along the Abuja-Kaduna train route on Monday. Mr. Pascal Nnorli, Manager, Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS), in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday, said the delay was due to a shortage in the supply of diesel. “The management of the NRC...
Police Service Commission Says It’s Not In Support Of IGP’s Tenure Extension
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has denied ever endorsing the tenure elongation of the Inspector General of Police, who is to attain the retirement age of 60 years in March, 2023. The commission in a statement issued yesterday, also said it would commit itself to the letters and spirit of the laws of the land and would not at any...
Buhari Set To Travel To Senegal Tuesday
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday will depart Lagos for Senegal where he will attend the 2nd edition of Dakar International Conference on Agriculture. This will come after the President performs the commissioning of the Lekki Deal Sea Port, a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) venture, involving the Federal and Lagos State governments and a private company, Tolaram. He will also commission the 32-metric...
I Promised To Give Nigeria My Best — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that he has made a promise to serve Nigeria and Nigerians to the best of his ability. Buhari said this when he paid homage to the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, as part of the APC Presidential Campaign rally in Bauchi. “In 2003 and 2012, I visited all the 774 local government areas in...
