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Kuje Prison Attack: NSCDC Presents N2.8m to Family of Dead Officer
4Aug By Dwelleth MorountodunNo Comments
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Kuje Prison Attack: NSCDC Presents N2.8m to Family of Dead Officer

The Commandant General (CG), of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has presented N2. 8 million to the deceased family of Mr. Ilyasu Abraham, a personal of NSCDC who died in the Kuje Correction Centre ttack Presenting a cheque of N2.5 million and N300,000 in cash to the wife Mrs. Elizabeth Abraham and daughter, Abimiku Blessing, at the Corps National Headquarters in Abuja. The CG consoled the family, over the loss of their bread winner and encouraged them that the officer would be remembered as a hero, who died in active serve.  He explained that the money given to the family was in fulfilment of his promise to ensure that necessary compensation is given to the family in due time, stressing that, it is an intervention from governmen...
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Democracy Day: FG Declares Monday 13th Public Holiday
10Jun By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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Democracy Day: FG Declares Monday 13th Public Holiday

The Federal Government has declared Monday, 13th June, as public holiday to mark this year's Democracy Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of government, congratulated Nigerians on this occasion and urged all citizens to support the present administration in its efforts at ensuring a secured, united and prosperous nation. Aregbesola, admonished Nigerians to use the occasion to reflect on the long journey the country has made towards the enthronement of a civil democratic order, before national Independence in 1960 till date and the sacrifices of our patriots. He reminded Nigerians of the challenges we have faced and overcome, including a civil war, and   said any form of agitation that threatens the unity...
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NITDA: Attainment of 95% Digital Literacy in 2030 will Create New Markets, Attract Investors 
8Jun By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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NITDA: Attainment of 95% Digital Literacy in 2030 will Create New Markets, Attract Investors 

The Director-General (DG) of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, has reaffirmed that Nigeria's attainment of 95% digital literacy by 2030 will create new markets for Nigerians, local and foreign investors. According to him, commitment to digital literacy will in the long run bridge the global talent gap in the Information Communications Technology (ICT) sector and place the country among technology driven nations Inuwa, said this as a panelist at the just concluded Nigeria-Spanish Business and Trade Forum, in Madrid, Spain.  "Nigeria has talented youths and is blessed with one of the youngest populations in the world "By 2050 we will be the third most populous nation in the world, we are concerned about Digital Literacy be...
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Gbajabiamila Demands Immediate Action, Condemns Mayhem in Owo
5Jun By Dwelleth MorountodunNo Comments
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Gbajabiamila Demands Immediate Action, Condemns Mayhem in Owo

The outrage and condemnation of the latest attack and killings of several dozens of Christian worshippers in a Catholic Church in Owo, in the early hours of today which is the country home of the Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu across the country is yet to subside. As part of the condemnation, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has demanded immediate action from government against the attack which resulted in the death of many worshippers. Gbajabiamila, who condemned the dastardly act, described those behind the attack as enemies of the state, who must be fished out and dealt with accordingly. He wondered why anybody would attack worshippers at their place of worship, saying only a wicked mind could kill in such a mindless manner. ...
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Nigeria’s Aviation Receives Boosts as NiMet, US Firm Sign MoU on Installation of Thunderstorm Detector, Others
2Jun By Dwelleth MorountodunNo Comments
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Nigeria’s Aviation Receives Boosts as NiMet, US Firm Sign MoU on Installation of Thunderstorm Detector, Others

The Nigerian aviation industry on Wednesday received a boost following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the United States (U.S) based aviation technology consortium: Earth Networks (EN), for the installation of a lightning detection, surface weather monitoring technology and thunder alert system. Speaking when the Director General (DG/CEO) of NiMet, Prof. Bako Matazu, received the equipment from representatives of the company, Messrs. Jean Blaise Ngameni and Zanvier Bentefuoete at the Headquarters of the agency in Abuja, he said the installation of the equipment across 10 Nigeria airports will detects a large portion of in-cloud (IC) and Cloud to Ground (CG) lightning. According to him, world class utilizes dat...
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<strong>FirstBank Bounces Back to its Leadership Position, Delivers a Fantastic Performance in 2021</strong>
27May By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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FirstBank Bounces Back to its Leadership Position, Delivers a Fantastic Performance in 2021

As financial market analysts continue to digest the 2021 financial results of the FirstBank Limited, which they say reflect the return of the banking conglomerate to its leadership position, Festus Akanbi writes that the regime of strong fundamentals which the robust performance represents is in tandem with the ongoing restructuring being midwifed by the current board and management of the company The Nigerian investing community was held spellbound earlier in the week when FBN Holdings Plc released its much-awaited 2021 financial statements to the public, showing a stellar performance, especially in its banking subsidiary, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, which is said to be indicative of its strong recovery from its hitherto dwindling financial position. Banking and capital market a...
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Wike’s allegation, a distraction from Rivers on boundary issues – D-G, NBC
11May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Wike’s allegation, a distraction from Rivers on boundary issues – D-G, NBC

Surv. Adamu Adaji, the Director-General, National Boundary Commission (NBC) says the recent allegation of corruption against the commission by Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers “is mischievous’’. Adaji said the allegation was a mischievous act to cover the state’s inability and lackadaisical attitude toward settling boundary issues. He made this known during a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The NBC boss said that the commission could not be corrupted by any one or an institution because the Imo and Rivers’ boundary issues were ongoing and being handled by the commission. “The boundaries between the two states have not been demarcated; this is because of the Rivers’ uncooperative attitude toward a peaceful resolution of the disputed portion. “The NBC’s intervention into the I...
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AfDB Mobilises $540m for Nigeria’s Food Security 
29Apr By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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AfDB Mobilises $540m for Nigeria’s Food Security 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday expressed determination to support Nigeria to develop Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, as part of the quest for food security in the country. Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the Bank and a former Minister of Agriculture, disclosed this while briefing President Muhammadu Buhari at State House, Abuja, on Tuesday.Said Dr Adesina: “We have decided to mobilize $540 for the program. The African Development Bank has approved a total of $210 million. The Islamic Development Bank, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have approved $170 million, and $160 million respectively, towards the program.”The AfDB President indicated that the processing zones will initially be rol...
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FG Declares 2nd, 3rd May Public Holidays as Workers Day, Eidul-Fitr Celebration
29Apr By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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FG Declares 2nd, 3rd May Public Holidays as Workers Day, Eidul-Fitr Celebration

The Federal Government on Thursday declared Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd May, 2022 as public holidays to mark this year’s workers day and EIdul-Fitr celebrations.The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government.Aregbesola, congratulates workers across the country on this year’s celebration,  commending workers for their hard work, diligence and sacrifice, noting that their efforts are largely responsible for the greatness of the country and the respect Nigeria now commands in the comity of nations.According to him:  “Labour is the very essence of humanity. We are alive because we work and only the dead is incapable of working."Aregbesola therefore enjoins workers to imbibe the culture of productivity, saying “The end of work is produ...
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AIGBEFOH Tasks FG on Human Rights Abuse in Nigeria
13Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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AIGBEFOH Tasks FG on Human Rights Abuse in Nigeria

EBOSETALE DAVID AIGBEFOH ESQ, The Vice Chairman and Head, Human Rights Committee of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Gwagwalada Branch, FCT has called on the government at all levels to enact stiffer laws to help address issues of human rights abuse for the development of the country. Aigbefoh made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in his capacity as the Chairman, Human Rights Committee during a Symposium And Honours Day tagged: The Role of Education, Human Rights and Security in Nation Building." NAN reports that the symposium is in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education, National Skill Acquisition & Empowerment Programme and Human Rights Committee,NBA Gwagwalada Branch. He noted with dismay the continuous assault, molestation and unw...
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Osinachi’s Death: group says Onuoha’s call for revocation of Enenche, wife’s medical license is begotten from sheer bitterness
12Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Osinachi’s Death: group says Onuoha’s call for revocation of Enenche, wife’s medical license is begotten from sheer bitterness

Group under the Auspices of Equal Right And Value Gender Advocacy Forum, has discribed as preposterous and begotten from sheer bitterness on the call by Nollywood actress, Georgina Onuoha, call for the revocation of the medical licenses of Pastor Paul Enenche of Dunamis International Gospel Center and his wife, Becky, after the death of gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu. The group in a statement by its National Coordinator Mr Johnson Obiora, made this available to journalists in Abuja yesterday, further described the Onuoha's statement as misplaced priority, un genuine, un patriotism and baseless call, adding that recent issue in the ground has nothing to do with medical license of the Dunamis pastor and his wife, saying that both Dr Enenche and his wife are qualified medical practitio...
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Aregbesola Unveils Additional Uniform for NSCDC for Smarter Service Delivery
9Apr By Dwelleth MorountodunNo Comments
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Aregbesola Unveils Additional Uniform for NSCDC for Smarter Service Delivery

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Friday unveiled an additional uniform for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at the Ministry’s Headquarters in Abuja, even as he urged to hit the ground running on its known terrain for effectiveness and smarter service delivery. Aregbesola, while making further clarification on the additional uniform of the Navy blue trouser with a white top and branded red collar, said: “This uniform will be worn only on Tuesday. For proper communication and information management it is good for me to say very clearly that the NSCDC has not changed its uniform. What we are doing today is to add to the set of uniforms already in use in the NSCDC. “I have to make this clarification clear because we are too eager for sensationa...
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International Women’s Day: EWIP tasks FG on women participation in politics
8Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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International Women’s Day: EWIP tasks FG on women participation in politics

Evolving Women In Politics (EWIP) an NGO has called on the Federal Government for adequate participation of women in politics to ensure gender equality, sustainability and for the development democracy in the country. Chief Mrs Hadizat Kolo, the Coordinator of the group, made the call on Tuesday, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in commemoration of the International Women’s Day Celebration. NAN reports that the United Nations theme for 2022 International Women’s Day celebration is titled #Break The Bias#. Kolo said women contributed greater percentage of the voting population in Nigeria, hence the need for government and stakeholders to involve them in decision-making bodies was paramount. She also called on the federal lawmakers to reconsider all the gend...
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PDOGMAN Congratulates Ahmed Abubakar Audi On One Year In Office As Commandant-General Of NSCDC
2Mar By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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PDOGMAN Congratulates Ahmed Abubakar Audi On One Year In Office As Commandant-General Of NSCDC

The Private Depot of Oil and Gas Marketers Association of Nigeria (PDOGMAN) has congratulated Ahmed Abubakar Audi on his one year in office as Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The Group in a press release signed by its Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief (Dr) Kolawole Adewoyin and General Secretary, Fred Ufuah described Abubakar Audi as an achiever who has achieved alots in the last one year since he assumed office as the Commandant General of the NSCDC. "Here is a man who has brought honour and glory to NSCDC.The words on the lips of his personnel now is: “the sky is blue”, showing the pride they now have in putting up the blue uniform of the NSCDC. Audi has recorded landmark achievements that no Commandant-General of NSCDC has ever achieved...
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Aisha Buhari Visits Senate, Garners Support for More Women Lawmakers
23Feb By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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Aisha Buhari Visits Senate, Garners Support for More Women Lawmakers

Nigeria’s first lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday formally visited the Senate to witness the laying of the report of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review. The President’s wife was accompanied by the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed and a delegation of Nigerian women. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, immediately after referring a bill for an Act to amend the Federal High Court Act Cap F134 to the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, suspended Rule 12(1) - Privileges of the Floor - and invoked Rule 1(b) to admit the First Lady and her delegation into the chamber at exactly 11:58am.  The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central), Chairman of the Senate Committee on the A...
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Infrastructural Development: FG, ACEN to Partner on Project Execution
16Feb By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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Infrastructural Development: FG, ACEN to Partner on Project Execution

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (FMSTI), Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has pledged that the Federal Government will focus on use of Nigerian expertise and not foreign expatriates in projects execution and infrastructural development of the country. At a meeting with members of the Association of Consultant Engineers of Nigeria (ACEN), in his office in Abuja, the Minister averred that effective synergy between ACEN and the federal government will fast-track infrastructure development of the country for easy passage of goods and services across the country. On Executive Order 5, he underscored that one of the reasons why the Order was initiated by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was to make sure that all Nigerian professionals will not depend on expatriates rather...
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ASUU Threatens Total, Comprehensive and Indefinite Strike Soon
9Feb By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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ASUU Threatens Total, Comprehensive and Indefinite Strike Soon

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Abuja Zone, says it would soon embark on an indefinite strike to press home its demands due to failure by the government to meet with their agreements. Dr Salahu Muhammed Lawal, the Coordinator, Abuja Zone of the Union, disclosed this during a press conference in Gwagwalada on Wednesday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that ASUU embarked on an earlier strike over failure of the Government to address all the issues raised in the 2009 agreement it entered with the union. The Union blamed the government for her refusal to implement the famous 7th February 2019 MoA which contained important highlights of the 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement. Lawal said the union was not going into the signing of new agreement, neither new negotiation nor...
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FIRS Targets 100% Automation of Tax Administration Processes
21Jan By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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FIRS Targets 100% Automation of Tax Administration Processes

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has expressed determination to achieve 100% automation of all its tax administration processes in 2022. This is with the aim of blocking revenue leakages thereby revolutionizing revenue generation in Nigeria, the Service said. The Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Mr. Muhammad Nami, made the disclosure while speaking at the Pedabo Annual Public Private Sector Engagement on Tuesday underscoring the amendment to Section 25 of the FIRS (Establishment) Act in the 2021 Finance Act. According to him, any person who fails to grant the Service access to its information technology systems to connect to its automated tax administration solution will be liable to penalties under the law. The Special Assistant to the Executive Chairman, on Media an...
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FG, Labour Chart Path on Imperatives of Partnership, Dialogue for National Development
20Jan By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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FG, Labour Chart Path on Imperatives of Partnership, Dialogue for National Development

The Federal Government has called for sustained industrial harmony among labour leaders and their respective employers to drive national development, noting that common interest and common purpose are predicated on partnership and dialogue. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, made the disclosure at the opening ceremony of the 2020/2021 meetings of the separate and joint national public service negotiating councils at the instance of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Ayuba Wabba, on Monday in Abuja. The theme of the brainstorming session zeroed on: ‘Labour/Government Relations in the post COVID-19 Era’. The interface explored critical matters bordering on the welfare and conditions of service of workers in the ...
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Outrage as Fulani herdsmen kill four, sack village in Ondo
9Jan By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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Outrage as Fulani herdsmen kill four, sack village in Ondo

No fewer than four persons were killed over the weekend in Ute, a community in Ose Local Government area of Ondo State, in a 'reprisal' by armed Fulani herdsmen, FirstNews has gathered. The herders reportedly felt hurt over persistent patrol of farmlands by the Southwest Security Corps, otherwise known as Amotekun, against encroachment by the Fulani's herd of cows. A local source said the herders had often complained that their cattle were growing lean and sometimes dying as they could no longer gain access to nourishing yams and cassava in farms belonging to residents of the host community. "So unknown to us, they secretly contacted their armed colleagues from other parts of the country who invaded our community suddenly, carrying AK-47 guns, bows and arrows, and other dangerous...
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