Senate President Ahmed Lawan has said President Muhammadu Buhari did not direct anyone in his administration to implement the removal of petroleum subsidy. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, had announced last October that the ...
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Rededication Service: Itu Leaders Call For Peace And Tolerance
Following the special thanksgiving/re-dedication service organized by Itu Local Government Council; eminent citizens from the Local Government Area have joined the call for sustained peace and tolerance. This they said is the only way the Local Government will achieve its ...
Read More »Appeal Court to Sit Over Sacked 5,000 Teachers April 7
The Court of Appeal, Calabar has fixed April 7, 2022 to sit on the case of the sacked 5,000 teachers by the Akwa Ibom State Government. In a chat with newsmen, the new counsel representing the 5,000 teachers noted that ...
Read More »Research Institute Scouts for Talents in Science & Tech
… Partners with FG, Ors to Discover, Train, Equip Unique Talents By Our Correspondent An international Interdisciplinary Research Institute, Peace International Interdisciplinary Research Institute (PIIRI) has initiated a coordinated move in search of talents in the Niger Delta region. In ...
Read More »COVID-19: Unvaccinated Civil Servants, Visitors Barred in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday began enforcement of no vaccination no entry into the Area 11 Garki Secretariat. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report that as early as 7 a.m., the implementation team and security men ...
Read More »Suspected Sea Pirates Kidnap Travelers Along Calabar River
Some criminals suspected to be sea pirates have diverted a fully loaded speedboat to an unknown destination along the Calabar River. According to our sources, the boat which departed the Marina Safe Journey harbour, fully loaded with passengers in the ...
Read More »Ebonyi APC Lauds Umahi’s Declaration To Run for 2023 Presidency
Ebonyi State Chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has lauded Governor David Umahi for declaring his intention to contest for the office of the president of Nigeria in the upcoming 2023 general elections. Governor Umahi had on Tuesday ...
Read More »Gunmen Intercept AKTC Bus In Imo, Abduct All Passengers
Passengers in a commercial bus heading to Lagos from Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, were on Tuesday abducted by unknown gunmen in Isiala Mbano, Imo State. THEWILL gathered that the bus was intercepted by yet to be identified gunmen ...
Read More »FG Spending On Digitisation Jumps From N9bn To N152bn
The federal government has revealed that it spent a total of N152 billion on digitisation in 2021. The minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Ali Pantami, disclosed this yesterday at the closing of the 2021 service-wide capacity building programme ...
Read More »WFP Partners FG To Boost School Feeding Programme
Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHADMSD) with technical support from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has pledged to boost the National Homegrown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) as schools reopen in Nigeria. The decision ...
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