The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor is soliciting the cooperation of the Media in tackling security issues in the country. The General spoke on Wednesday when he engaged top executives and editors of major media organisations to solicit support for the operations of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The meeting had the…
Nigeria is facing many challenges on multiple fronts and unless government muster courage to unite her sundry ethnic nationalities, the country will continue to struggle to realize its potentials, former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd) has said. Gen. Abdulsalami stated this in Abuja at the 19th edition of the Daily Trust dialogue which…
Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide has warned blackmailers and mischief makers hiding under civil society organisations to steer clear of the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr. Simbi Wabote. The President, IYC, Peter Timothy Igbifa, in a statement on Wednesday described attempts by such persons to tarnish the image of Wabote…
The Senate has rescinded its decision on adoption of direct primaries in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021, passed on Nov. 18, 2021 by the National Assembly. This followed the adoption of a motion for the re-committal of the bill to the Committee of the Whole by Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi at Wednesday’s plenary. The…
Southern and Middlebelt Leaders Forum (SMLF), has again demanded that Buhari’s successor must come from the southern region. It warned that any political party that fields candidate from the north would not have its support at the 2022 presidential election. The group, which stated.this in a communique jointly signed by its leader, Chief EK Clark,…
The former governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Monday said that he has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his ambition to contest for the position of president in 2023.Asiwaju Tinubu said it was a lifelong ambition and that he has the confidence, the vision and the capacity to build on the vision of…
The Anambra Cargo Airport has recorded 142 flights with 3,865 passengers landing and taking off from the airport after one month of the opening of the facility. The airport was opened for commercial services on Dec. 7 last year. The Anambra Commissioner for Works, Mr Marcel Ifejiofor, made the disclosure in an interview with the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Board of the newly incorporated Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to ensure strict compliance with Corporate Governance principles that place a premium on doing business with the highest ethical standards, integrity, and transparency. Buhari spoke at the State House, Abuja, on Friday while inaugurating the Board chaired by Margery…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Board and Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, in accordance with the power vested in him under Section 59(2) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021. Chairman of the Board is Senator Margret Chuba Okadigbo (South East), Mele Kolo Kyari, Chief Executive Officer, and Umar I. Ajiya, Chief…
