Новости за 25.05.2023

THE Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, on Wednesday, inaugurated a Teachers Continuous Training Institute in the Biase Local Government Area of the state. The institute, which, according to a Wednesday statement, is one of the legacy projects of the Ayade administration, was set up to train and retrain teachers. Speaking during the unveiling,

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, clashed in the chamber during the plenary on Wednesday. Gbajabiamila had reportedly recommended Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the coming 10th House, leading to their endorsement by the ruling All Progressives Congress. Wase, who

Chevron Nigeria Limited has reiterated its commitment to the socio-economic development of its host and neighbouring communities. The  General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Chevron, Esimaje Brikinn, gave the assurance on Wednesday in reaction to a recent protest by some members of the Ugborodo community in Delta State. According to the statement, the protesters

Seven members of the National Youths Service Corps who were kidnapped on their way to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, from the NYSC orientation camp in Ondo State have regained their freedom after spending one week in captivity. Recall that a family member of one of the kidnapped corps members had reported to a popular radio

The Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, on Wednesday, declined the request by the police to arraign and prosecute the Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti The Chief Magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, in a ruling, held that the police could not be the complainant and the prosecutor at the same time, hence ordered that the case file should

The ESPS “Audaz”, a Spanish warship, has docked in Lagos to reinforce the military ties between Nigeria and Spain and deliver defence diplomacy. A statement on Wednesday said the ESPS “Audaz” moored in Lagos port on May 13 to demonstrate the Spanish government’s commitment to the security of the Gulf of Guinea. It noted that

The Federal Government has granted the request of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum to stop further deductions from states’ accounts to enable them to meet their London/Paris Club debt obligation. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the 7th emergency meeting of the forum, which was held in Abuja on Tuesday night.

Nine power transmission towers have collapsed after being attacked by vandals in the Obafemi Owode area of Ogun State, the Transmission Company of Nigeria announced on Wednesday. “TCN hereby states that nine towers, from tower 56 to tower 65 along the Papalanto/Abeokuta 132KV transmission line have collapsed due to the activities of vandals. “The towers

The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Wednesday, threatened that should its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, “fall in the hands of Nigeria, then Nigeria and her leaders will fall in the hands of Biafra.” In a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, the pro-Biafran group said it was disappointed in the United Nations, European Union, African

The Chancellor, Lagos State University, Professor Gbolahan Elias (SAN), speaks on the challenges facing the judiciary among other issues with ONOZURE DANIA You were called to the Nigerian Bar in 1981 and the New York Bar in 1990. How will you compare legal practice in Nigeria and other places where you have practised? The only

The Enterprise Development Centre of Pan-Atlantic University has reaffirmed its commitment in boosting entrepreneur skills that will impact on the economy and boost job creation. A statement said the centre said this at its Thanksgiving mass service to celebrate 20 years of EDC existence. The Director, EDC-PAU, Nneka Okekearu, said that “It is the 20th

Central Bank of Nigeria has taken the sensitisation drive of eNaira to women during the Law Ladies Day programme in University of Lagos, Yaba, Lagos. A statement said the initiative was to further promote adoption of eNaira, the country’s central bank digital currency to women, students, law students and other Nigerians who gathered for the

The Society of Technology and Energy Professionals, has urged the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to create a Ministry of Energy and appoint an expert to pilot its affairs, The professionals said the energy ministry would assist Nigeria to solve its energy problems and improve energy investments, funding, storage and infrastructure. The President of STEP, Chimeremeze Enwere,

The Oyo State House of Assembly on Wednesday approved a N2bn loan request presented to it by  Governor Seyi Makinde. The House gave its nod at its plenary in Ibadan, the state capital, barely four days to the end of Makinde’s first term in office. The PUNCH had reported that the facility is meant to

Eko Electricity Distribution Company has recently launched a safety college scheme, which aims to raise employee awareness of the safe implementation of their tasks and improve the overall safety culture within the organisation. This was made known in a statement signed by EKEDC’s General Manager of Corporate Communications and Strategy, Babatunde Lasaki, who revealed that

In this interview, the Vice–Chancellor of the Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Ikorodu, Prof. Olumuyiwa Odusanya, tells GRACE EDEMA that curriculum review, lecturers’ industry experience, and an enabling environment will help produce graduates who will become job-creators How should graduates be trained to come out to be job providers and not seekers? What

In its bid to tackle child abuse, the Lagos State Government has unveiled a child-friendly booklet – ”My Passport of Rights.” The unveiling was done through the state’s Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, on Wednesday. The Executive Secretary, DSVA, Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, said that the unveiling of the booklet was part of the celebration of

The immediate-past  governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has described as lies, the allegation leveled against him by his successor, Dapo Abiodun, over the  relocation of the $19bn Dangote refinery from Ogun to Lagos State. Amosun, on Wednesday, spoke through his media aide, Bola Adeyemi, while reacting  to the  statement issued  by Abiodun on

Nigerians can now request their commercial banks to provide them with a debit card which doubles as their National Identity Card at no extra cost than the normal fees charged for debit cards. This is as the Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, approved a memo from the National Identity Management Commission allowing banks to print

A former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency, Temisan Omatseye, has described the war risk premium on shipping as global fraud. Speaking at the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime Conference in Lagos recently, he claimed countries kept paying the war risk premium without getting claims. “You do not see it because it is an

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State and the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Al-Kanemi, have allayed fears that the protracted insurgency in the Chad Basin will hinder oil exploration there. They spoke on the heels of the flag-off of oil drilling campaign in Wadi-B prospect, Chad Basin, Tuba Community, Jere Local Government Area of the state

Even the most ardent supporter of the President, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) must be happy to see him pack his nuisance and return to Daura (or Niger, wherever) come Monday. If there is a regime in this world on which the sun cannot set fast enough, it is Buhari’s. He rode into the presidency

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, approved the extension of the implementation period of the capital component of the 2022 Appropriation Act by six months, from June to December 2023. The House, as a Committee of Supply, considered and approved the request made by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on behalf of the

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged his administration’s commitment to the transportation sector to save important man-hours and make life more meaningful for commuters. Sanwo-Olu stated this at the inauguration of the rehabilitated MBA-Cardoso Road in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area, Lagos on Wednesday. The inauguration was part of activities to indicate the governor’s

The cash scarcity caused by the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria has pushed Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product growth below global projections of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the African Development Bank. The World Bank said that the Nigerian economy would grow by 2.8 per cent in 2023, down from