The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said its troops operating in the North-East, North-West and North-Central parts of the country, have killed 77 terrorists, arrested 41 of them including collaborators and rescued 59 civilians in two-week operations. The Director, Defence Media ...
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NAIRA SWAP DEADLINE: Governors, CSOs Differ On Supreme Court Judgement
…Credible election under attack, civil groups declare …FG asks apex court to dismiss state governments’ suit as governors hail verdict …It has saved Nigeria from anarchy, economic shutdown – Tinubu Governors and some civil society organisations have expressed divergent views ...
Read More »INEC Chairman Reassures Elections Won’t Be Shifted
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has again assured Nigerians that the 2023 general elections will hold as scheduled despite the fuel scarcity and naira swap crisis. Chairman of the INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu,gave the reassurance on Wednesday to State ...
Read More »MDAs: Civil Servants Fault Merger Process
Some concerned civil servants, especially staff of the defunct National Planning Commission (NPC), have faulted the process of merging Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). The staff of the now merged Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning have lamented ...
Read More »USD: I Accept You From The Top Of My Head To The Soles Of My Feet – Uruan Paramount Ruler Assures ADC Candidate
…Says The Entire Uruan People Support Her Ambition …As Princess (Dr.) Victoria Ibokette Visits Uruan TRC By Our Correspondent The Paramount Ruler of Uruan local government area, His Royal Majesty, Edidem (Rt. Hon.) Cosmas Bassey Nkanga said that himself, the ...
Read More »DMO Issues Two FGN Savings Bonds
The Debt Management Office (DMO), on Monday announced an offer of two Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) savings bonds at N1,000 per unit to prospective investors. According to a statement on DMO’s website, the first offer is a two-year FGN ...
Read More »CBN To Audit Banks Over New Naira Notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to begin an audit of banks alongside its on-site monitoring exercise to know those who are dispensing the new notes while those who are not will be appropriately sanctioned. Speaking during a ...
Read More »IGP Posts, Redeploys DIGs, AIGs, CPs
Inspector-general of police (IGP) Usman Baba has ordered the posting/redeployment of deputy inspectors-general of police (DIGs), assistant inspectors-general of police (AIGs) and commissioners of police (CPs) to departments, commands and formations. Force spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this is in ...
Read More »Why NCC Is Spearheading National ICT Innovation And Local Content Development
The Nigerian economy is facing several challenges, including the need to diversify and grow Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-2025 recognizes this need and emphasizes the importance of investing in critical physical, financial, science ...
Read More »Adigwe Advocates Use Of Artificial Intelligence To Boost Healthcare Delivery
Director – General of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), Dr. Obi Adigwe, has called on critical stakeholders in the health sector to consider the use of Artificial Intelligence to enhance healthcare delivery in the country. The ...
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