THE Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on Monday matriculated 523 cadets of its 76 regular course in Kaduna. The event which was the 13th matriculation of the institution featured oath taking by the cadets to mark their formal induction into…
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Port Harcourt Region, has announced the restoration of electricity to most parts of Bayelsa following a four-month blackout. The region covers Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Imo, and Rivers states. The General Manager…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, December 16, 2024, approved the appointment of eight Permanent Secretaries in the federal civil service. The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries are to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geopolitical zones. A…
When global cities like New York, London, or Dubai are mentioned, their wealth and grandeur are often celebrated. However, less recognised but equally dazzling is Johannesburg, South Africa—a metropolis that stands proudly as the financial heart of Africa. Known as…
THE Nigerian Government has renamed the University of Abuja after former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon. The institution will henceforth be known as Yakubu Gowon University. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris announced the name…
THE Federal Government has announced a free train ride for any Nigerian wishing to travel to celebrate the Christmas festivities. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the announcement on Monday while briefing journalists on the outcome…
A pan Benin group, the ‘Bini Awareness Group’, has commended Senator Neda Imasuen from Edo South for his swift action in stopping the demolition notice on the property of the late Colonel Paul Ogbebor, Nigeria’s first cadet officer. Mr.…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Monday lauded the 5 billion dollars Final Investment Decision (FID) made by Shell and its partners on the Bonga North Deep Offshore Field. The FID marks Nigeria’s first deepwater oil project in over a decade. It…
Gov. Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger has congratulated former President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of his 82nd birthday. The governor, in a congratulatory message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, in Minna on Monday, extolled the virtue of the…
HUMAN rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, has said that the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, is illegally occupying the seat of IGP and that his mission is to destroy the Nigerian police. Sowore, a former presidential…
