News

The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, FESTUS KEYAMO, says over 400 thousand Nigerians have received 60,000 naira as part of the Special Public Works Programme launched in 2021 by the Federal Government.FESTUS KEYAMO who made this disclosure at the weekly Ministerial Media Chat at the Statehouse said the scheme which is aimed at empowering Nigerians and cushioning the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, has seen 413,630 persons paid 60,000 naira each....

The Chief of Defence Staff, General LUCKY IRABOR has denied allegations that personnel of the Nigerian Army are conniving with terrorists to terrorize the country.General LUCKY IRABOR made this known while speaking with newsmen at a meeting with retired military officers in the Southwest zone held in Ibadan, Oyo State.According to him, there is no way they would conspire with people who would take their life.The chief of Defence Staff also...

Governor ‘SEYI MAKINDE has declared that his administration is busy working on the security architecture of the state to ensure a full solution to insecurity challenges being faced by of Oyo State.Governor MAKINDE, who stated this while declaring close a two-day retreat for Local Government Chairmen, Vice-Chairmen, and Heads of Local Government Administrations, in the 33 Local Government Councils of the state said that his government has, indeed, been working hard to f...

The Senate has threatened to publish the names of government Ministries, Departments and Agencies who failed to appear before its public accounts committee to defend queries issued by the Auditor-General of the Federation.Senate President AHMED LAWAN issued the threat after the Chairman of the public accounts committee submitted the annual report of the Auditor-General of the Federation on the accounts of the federation for the year ended 31st December 2015....

A  former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor CHARLES SOLUDO has emerged as the governorship candidate for the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Anambra State.He was announced as the winner last night after the keenly contested primary held at the Professor DORA AKUNYILI Development Centre, Akwa, the state capital.Professor CHARLES SOLUDO, polled 740 votes, which represented more than 90 per cent of the votes cast, to defeat other candi...

Gender Rights Advocates have called for a review of the laws criminalizing rape and the defilement of minors in Nigeria, while also demanding the involvement of critical members of society to reduce the menace.This was made known at a Public Lecture organized to launch “Broken Wings”, a book authored by IFEANYI HENRY EMI.A guest lecturer who spoke at the event, Barrister OLUBUNMI EKUNDAYO of the Justice Development & Peace Commission argued ...

The Federal Government have threatened to take legal action against airlines and other operators who fail to comply with the laws concerning persons living with disabilities in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, JAMES LALU disclosed this at an investigative hearing organized by the House of Representatives.The commission condemned the situation where it becomes difficult for persons living with di...

The federal government has presented a letter of credence to the former Chief of Defence Staff, General ABAYOMI OLONISAKIN as ambassador-designate of Nigeria to Cameroon.The Minister of Foreign Affairs GEOFFREY ONYEAMA handed over the letter to the former defence chief in Abuja.The former Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant-General TUKUR BURATAI was also appointed as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to the Benin Republic.Their appointments ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to pay over 3 billion dollars to Rivers and Akwa Ibom states, as part of their revenue shares from crude oil sales.The amount formed part of the 62 billion dollars said to have been recovered from some oil companies by the Federal Government.Justice TAIWO TAIWO while delivering his judgement, rejected the claim of the Federal Government that it cannot pay the money it received from crude oil s...

The Confederation of African Football CAF, has released the 2021/22 interclub season schedule for the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.The season will kick-off on September 10 2021 with the first round of the Preliminaries, while the group stages will start in February 2022.CAF also extended the deadline for the registration of players to August 15, 2021.The 12 highest ranked national associations, will be allowed to enga...