Some International donors across the world have promised a donation of $670m for relief operations in the North East of Nigeria affected by Boko Haram devastation. This was revealed in Oslo capital of Norway on Friday at the United Nations Humanitarian Conference on Northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region. The United Nations have expressed…
The management of the Nigeria Customs Service, NSC, has set a revenue target of N1.1 trillion for 2017. The Comptroller-General of the agency, Hameed Ali, made this known during a strategy meeting with Customs Area Controllers, CAC. A statement released, Friday, by the agency’s spokesman, Joseph Attah, said the customs boss gave this directive while…
South African Police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of citizens and non-nationals marching in the capital on Friday, following looting of stores believed to belong to immigrants. THE South Africans made truths their threats to carry out protest against Immigrants on Friday as continued Anti-immigrant violence has flared in…
President Jacob Zuma has condemned acts of violence by South Africans against foreigners, his office said on Friday. Anti-immigrant violence has flared sporadically in South Africa against a background of near-record unemployment, with foreigners being accused of taking jobs from citizens and getting involved in crime. Citizens in Pretoria are set to march against foreigners…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has redeployed 11 directors to different offices and directorates to boost its performance in the development of the Niger Delta. The Managing Director of NDDC, Nsima Ekere, said on Thursday in Port Harcourt that the decision to shake-up the NDDC was taken after the commission’s retreat in Port Harcourt….
Former Aviation Minister Stella Oduah,as described as untrue allegations that she was indebted to Sterling Bank and other commercial banks. On Wednesday, a Lagos Federal High Court restrained Mrs. Oduah and Sea Petroleum from making withdrawals from 21 accounts in some commercial banks. However, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, Mrs. Oduah…
Gentlemen of the press, After a careful appraisal of the political developments in Rivers State in the past two years, we have come to the conclusion that certain issues require special mention and documentation for the purpose of clear understanding, direction and benefit of posterity. 1. Political parties often operate open-door policy because the game…
The Nigerian Army says a soldier widely reported to have been kidnapped in Lagos only got missing in action, MIA, during an ambush. The spokesperson of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Olaolu Daudu, a lieutenant colonel, made the clarification in a statement in Lagos. Mr. Daudu said: “The officer got missing in action…
The House of Representatives in Nigeria on had passed a resolution condemning the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. The lawmakers also urged the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to recall the country’s ambassador to South Africa ahead of a major anti-Nigerians rally planned for Friday. The resolution followed a motion by Rita Orji, a…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has regretted that heightening injustice by the Federal Government is negatively affecting the unity of the country. He also berated the Federal Government for engineering insecurity in Rivers State through the use of pliant security agencies to manipulate the security infrastructure of the state. He spoke on Tuesday at…
