THE Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Abdulwahab Eyitayo, has announced that over 8,000 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to Nigerian troops. The development, he said, follows intensified military operations in Sambisa Forest and other known hideouts of the insurgents. Brig. Gen. Eyitayo, who also serves as Commander, […]
GOVERNOR Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has raised serious concerns about the state of human development in the Northwest geopolitical zone, saying the region’s indicators are closer to those of Afghanistan. Speaking at a Human Capital Development (HCD) Communication Strategy meeting in Abuja, the governor said the Northwest is grappling with extreme poverty, widespread insecurity, […]
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has requested the Senate to amend the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, which was passed by the National Assembly just over two months ago. The request was conveyed through a letter dated September 16, 2021, and read during Tuesday’s plenary session by Senate President Ahmad Lawan. In the letter, President Buhari raised […]
THE Federal Government of Nigeria has successfully raised $4 billion through a Eurobond issuance, the Debt Management Office (DMO) announced on Tuesday. Originally offering $3 billion, the government increased the amount due to overwhelming investor interest, with orders totaling $12.2 billion—over four times the initial offer. The DMO described the issuance as “one of the […]
THE University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) has denied responsibility for the death of Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and ex-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Mailafia, 64, died on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at the hospital. Following his passing, groups including the Middle Belt […]
NIGERIA recorded 513 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, spread across 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), according to data released Wednesday morning by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This brings the country’s total infections to 202,704. The increase shows a rise from Monday’s 393 reported cases. Lagos led with 132 new […]
DELTA State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has urged the National Assembly to ensure that the ongoing constitutional amendment includes true federalism and grants full independence to the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). He made the call during a nationwide sensitization meeting on revenue allocation held at Government House, Asaba. Okowa emphasized that RMAFC must […]
DELTA State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has urged the National Assembly to ensure that the ongoing constitutional amendment includes true federalism and grants full independence to the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). He made the call during a nationwide sensitization meeting on revenue allocation held at Government House, Asaba. Okowa emphasized that RMAFC must […]