Новости за 17.10.2024

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, has called on Local Government Areas to make strategic investments in tertiary education. Echono stated this on Thursday after receiving an award of excellence at a three-day annual summit organized by the Association of Chairmen of Local Government Service Commissions in Nigeria. The theme

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday joined the people and chiefs of Ile-Ife, and the global Yoruba community in commemorating the 50th birthday of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ojaja II. Tinubu conveyed his birthday message through a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. The

The House of Representatives has passed a bill through its second reading, aimed at the creation of Ogoja State in the South-South geo-political zone. The bill, sponsored by Godwin Offiono, representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency in Cross River State, alongside two others, seeks to amend Section 8 of the 1999 Constitution to facilitate the creation of

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that the 2025 Anambra State Governorship election will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the announcement during a consultative meeting with political parties on Thursday in Abuja. Yakubu noted that the formal notice for the election will be published on

The National Orientation Agency has called on all Nigerians to love and promote the values and cultures of diverse elements that make up the country. The Federal Government’s agency also warned against speaking badly of the country, saying all hands must be on deck to move the country forward without any political consideration. The Director-General

The World Bank has streamlined its method of tracking progress by reducing the number of indicators on its corporate scorecard from 150 to just 22. This simplified approach, announced by World Bank President Ajay Banga, on Thursday, aimed to sharpen the institution’s focus on critical global development challenges. The new set of indicators is designed

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chukwuemeke Ogbuobodo, and other South-South zonal officers on Thursday condemned the suspension of the Minister of State for Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri, by his local government executives in Yenagoa, Bayelsa. The South-South APC zonal legal adviser condemned the action in a statement issued in Abuja. Lokpobiri, former Bayelsa governorship

A federal lawmaker representing Oyo-North Constituency, Senator, AbdulFatai Buhari, on Wednesday night, drew the attention of the Federal Government to the deplorable state of the Lagos-Ibadan-Ogbomosho road, a vital route for economic activities that he said is dire need of rehabilitation. The lawmaker, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Bashir Salaudeen, raised the

The counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has said arming officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps will be an invitation to anarchy on Nigerian roads. In a press statement on Thursday, Ejiofor said the proposed bill to arm the FRSC is deeply troubling and should be rejected. He insisted that the

The president of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, unveiled a new simplified corporate “scorecard” Thursday to measure its progress, ahead of a gathering of global financial leaders in Washington next week. The Bank’s new “yardstick of accountability” has reduced the number of indicators from around 150 to just 22, Banga told reporters, adding that the

Niger’s military authorities have banned rice, cereal and other food exports to all countries except fellow junta-led Burkina Faso and Mali to protect local supply, the government has said. With the Sahel nation experiencing high inflation on certain foods, the products banned for export besides rice include legumes such as cowpea as well as cereals

The University of Ilorin is set to graduate 12,042 students during its 39th convocation ceremony, with 256 First Class degree holders among the graduates. This was revealed by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Wahab Egbewole, SAN, during a press briefing held at the university auditorium on Thursday. According to Egbewole, the upcoming convocation is a significant milestone,

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has urged riverine communities along the Rivers Benue and Niger to relocate to higher ground following significant rises in water levels due to continuous rainfall. In a statement released on Thursday, NIHSA’s Director General, Umar Mohammed, warned residents near the riverbanks to evacuate, as water levels in the River Benue

The All Progressives Congress has announced it will boycott the Local Government re-run elections in Plateau State, scheduled for 19th October 2024. The party made this known on Thursday in a statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Shittu Bamaiyi. Bamaiyi stated that the party had directed its supporters to distance themselves from the re-run

The House of Representatives urged the Federal Government on Thursday to increase the yearly budgetary allocation to the Bureau of Public Procurement to enable it to effectively discharge its constitutional mandate. The BPP is the regulatory authority responsible for monitoring and overseeing public procurement, harmonising existing government policies and practices by regulating, setting standards, and

A CNG-powered vehicle explosion at the NIPCO filling station in Aduwawa, Benin, Edo State, on Wednesday left three people severely injured, including a motorist who suffered eye injuries. An attendant at the station, who requested anonymity, told The PUNCH on Thursday that two others—a woman whose stomach was ripped open and another person whose foot

Kylian Mbappé, reportedly linked to a rape investigation in Sweden, will reserve any explanations for the Swedish justice system “if necessary”, his lawyer stated on Thursday. “He prioritises providing his explanations, if required, to the Swedish judiciary,” Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard told AFP. The lawyer strongly condemned “media allegations suggesting that Kylian Mbappé had commented on the

The Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced it has secured multiple convictions in a single day. This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of the NDLEA Kano State Command, Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, in a statement issued on Thursday. Maigatari highlighted that the Agency’s recent

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday adjourned a N2 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by a former Caretaker Chairman, Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa, Mr Lucky Okodeh, until November 28. Justice Binta Nyako adjourned the case following an oral application by Okodeh’s counsel, Asmau Yunusa, to enable her to respond to

The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr.Tomi Coker, on Thursday said that the state is targeting to vaccinate 1,136,953 children aged between nine and 59 months across the 20 local governments during the 7-day Integrated Measles Campaign which kicks off on Saturday. Coker disclosed this at a press briefing held at the conference hall of

Nestle’s new CEO lowered sales growth expectations for 2024 and announced a leadership reshuffle on Thursday in what one analyst described as a “painful reset” for the global food giant. Chief executive Laurent Freixe took over from Mark Schneider on September 1 in a surprise change at the top of the Swiss group, whose brands

Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have apprehended thirty-six individuals suspected of internet fraud in various locations across Onitsha, Anambra State. The arrests took place on October 11, 2024, following what the EFCC described as “actionable intelligence” that linked the suspects to online criminal activities. According to a

Eight months after the death of Herbert Wigwe, former Managing Director of Access Holdings, his University has commenced academic activities. Wigwe University located in Isiokpo, Ikwerre local government area of Rivers State was founded by the late Dr Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe died in a plane crash in the United States of America along with his

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has underscored the crucial role of the private sector in advancing agricultural development in Nigeria. He made this statement at the Stanbic IBTC Breakfast Summit held in Abuja on Thursday. Kyari highlighted the importance of the summit, themed “Driving Economic Transformation through Agro-processing: Building a Sustainable

Kenya’s embattled Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, has fallen ill and is in hospital, his lawyer said on Thursday, shortly before he was due to testify in his impeachment trial at the Senate. “The unfortunate reality is that the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya has become very unwell and is currently hospitalised,” lawyer Paul