archiveAugust 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday declared that only candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will get his support in the 2023 elections. The President in a statement by his senior special assistant on media and publicity, Garba Shehu stated that those who defected to other parties or instituted court...

The Canadian Government has promised to review some of its visa conditions so that Nigerians can assess Canada without difficulties. This follows an appeal by the Federal Government through the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, that the Canadian Government should remove stringent conditions which prevent Nigerians from procuring its visa....

Leader of Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Ayo Adebanjo has said that Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, shares the same values with him. It would be recalled that Adebanjo and the leadership of Southern and Middle Belt Forum (SMBLF) had on Tuesday met with the LP presidential flagbearer. Speaking...

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has urged the relevant authorities particularly the Police to ensure speedy justice for the Islamic Cleric in Yobe State, Sheikh Goni Aisami who was alleged to have been killed by a soldier on Friday. Lawan made the appeal on Wednesday while on condolence...

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Abdulrasheed Bawa has charged political parties in the country to ensure that the 2023 general election is free and fair. Bawa made the appeal today, August 24, 2022 when he received a delegation from the Inter-Party Advisory Council of...

The World Bank and the US Export-Import Bank (EximBank) have pledged a sum of $3 billion to boost the implementation of Nigeria’s energy transition plan. The international organizations made the pledge on Wednesday at the official global launching of the Energy Transition Plan by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo, while...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Director of Finance and Accounts in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Eno Ubi-Otu over alleged fraud. It was learned that Otu is currently being grilled by operatives of the commission in relation to a case of alleged diversion...

Heritage Bank Plc has tasked the youth on the need to adopt approach of setting specific savings goal that would help them to set timeline to attain their goals. The Nigerian youths were charged at the Elevate Conference in partnership with Heritage Bank, theme, “Express Me! Entertainment and me,” held...

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has been awarded Nigeria Global Brand Award of the Year 2021 by Blueprint Newspapers, a national daily print and newspaper in Nigeria. The award is in recognition for what the newspaper describes as Dr Adesina’s pragmatic and purposeful leadership. Ms. Amina....

The Majority Leader of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Dr. Nnamdi Okafor has reportedly slumped and died in South Africa. Okafor reportedly slumped at Sandton City Johannesburg, South Africa where he was attending a statutory training session of members of Anambra State House of Assembly. The deceased represented Awka...