In the interest of Nigerians, the National Assembly has encouraged the remaining 25 State Houses of Assembly to pass the legislation amending the Constitution. This was said at a news conference held on Tuesday in Abuja by Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, Chairman of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review and Deputy Senate. Omo-Agege stated Read More…
A 5-day training led by the Defence Space Administration (DSA) started on Tuesday with the goal of improving the military’s and other security personnel’s ability to respond to cyberthreats against Nigeria in any form. Rear Adm. Nnamdi Muogilim, the head of the Defence Space Administration (DSA), inaugurated the workshop in Abuja. The Deputy Chief of Read More…
Kola Balogun, an expert on power, says that putting skilled technocrats in charge of highly technical power companies can cut down on the number of times the national grid goes down. This was said by Balogun, the chairman and chief executive officer of Momas Electricity Meters Manufacturing Company Ltd. (MEMMCOL), in an interview on Tuesday Read More…
Prof. Oluwtoyin Ogundipe, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, says that the partnership between the school and the Nigerian Army to train skilled nurses will improve the quality of health care. On Tuesday in Lagos, Ogundipe made this statement when they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Col. Idris Babatunde Solebo, Acting Read More…
The Police Command in Ebonyi called the supposed kidnapping of Linus Okorie, a senatorial candidate for the Labour Party in the state’s Ebonyi South, a “fake.” In a statement issued in Abakaliki on Monday, the command’s spokesman, Chris Anyanwu, claimed that Okorie had simply been apprehended and not kidnapped. He claimed that Okorie, a former Read More…
The current floods, which hit Nigeria after Cameroonian authorities released water from their Lagdo Dam, have affected more than 2.5 million people. Out of this total, 603 people died, 2,407 were injured, and 1.3 million people were displaced. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, disclosed these figures Read More…
To accommodate the additional airports being built throughout the nation, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has expanded the number of satellite ground base stations from eight to fourteen. On Sunday, Mr. Matthew Pwajok, the acting managing director of NAMA, informed newsmen of this. He mentioned that there used to be just eight satellite stations Read More…
Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has suggested that reducing food price inflation and increasing food security may be achieved by increased investment in agriculture. Obi made this statement in his greeting for 2022 World Food Day, which will be held on October 16. The former governor of Anambra stated that the rising food Read More…
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are”, said Benjamin Franklin. Those words commend themselves to us today as we examine the landmark ruling of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, on the prosecution of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The judgement Read More…
Sen. Bola Tinubu, who is running for president on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that he is sure he will win the 2023 election. Tinubu made the statement while speaking at the 7th Kaduna Investment Summit on Saturday in Kaduna. Should he be elected president, he would address every problem Read More…
