THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will bar over 42 million inactive mobile numbers from February 28, 2024. Recall that in December 2020, the Federal Government announced the integration policy of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) into the National Identification Numbers (NIN) database, as a measure to tackle the growing trend of insecurity and kidnapping across the country. Following the … Read more
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri BORNO State Government under the leadership of Governor Babagana Zulum said, it will appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to rescind the decision by the federal government of merging Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB) with Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA), in view of the gap in western education which is worsen by … Read more
NIGERIANS have been experiencing poor electricity supply and development challenges because the country still needs to fix three major things in that critical sector, a former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, told Prime Business Africa in Enugu. Nnaji, now the Chief Executive Officer of Geometric Power, said the three planks of the multi-faceted problem … Read more
FORMER Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has called on journalists to sustain the efforts to safeguard democracy. Obi, who made the call inAwka during a meeting of the Correspondents Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State council, commended them for … Read more
President Bola Tinubu •Says Akeredolu was a fearless defender of truth •President is Aketi’s brother, friend — Akeredolu’s widow PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will restructure the country as promised earlier, but noted that a good foundation must be laid. Tinubu gave the assurance during a visit to the National Leader … Read more
THE Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) said on Monday that it is taking disciplinary action against one of its personnel for alleged N500,000 extortion. The customs officer, Ibrahim Suleiman, was said to have extorted N500,000 from a car buyer named Muhammad Ahmad along Mokwa-Jebba Road in Niger State on 22 February. In a statement posted on its verified … Read more
EXECUTIVE Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has charged the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, to evolve functional strategies and initiatives to tackle corruption and improve governance at the local government level. He gave the charge in Abuja on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at a two-day national workshop … Read more
SENATOR Roland Owie has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for waking up 42 years old proposed Calabar-Lagos Costal Road construction and Oronsaye Report on how to restructure the Civil Service. In a press statement made available to press men in Benin City, Senator Owie also pray for the repose of the souls Senators and House … Read more
THE Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, declared his administration’s commitment to honouring Herbert Wigwe by establishing a lasting legacy in recognition of his remarkable contributions to the state. Trojan News reports that the Governor vowed his allegiance at the Night of Tributes, an event held on Tuesday evening in Port Harcourt by the Port Harcourt … Read more
Says food to reach another 100,000 households during Ramadan By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri BORNO State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has flagged off the distribution of food items to over 100,000 households in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and Jere Local Government Area. The distribution was aimed at mitigating the hardship triggered by the rising costs of food … Read more