One of the Non-Governmental Organizations, NGO’s that have been contributing and impacting on the society is Peat Phillips Foundation, PPF, through education and foundational processes of children in their academic uplifting. Peat Philips Foundation is the organizer of the Spelling Bee in Nigeria, and the current edition is the 8th season of the annual educational…
The Republic of India has stated its readiness to offer capacity building training for Corps Members. It also said it would strengthen its cooperation with Nigeria on youth empowerment. The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Abhay Thakur disclosed this on Thursday when he paid a courtesy visit to the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim…
The Peoples Democratic Party has called for the immediate resignation and prosecution of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The call is against the background of allegations made by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Mr. Emefiele superintended over massive looting of funds in the Apex Bank. The party made…
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has imposed one-year imprisonment on one of the players of Ibrafix Football Club, Ilorin, Baraye Bamidele Saoban, for offences bordering on love scam. Baraye, 25, who hails from Ilorin, was jailed alongside one Adaraloye Ezekiel, a native of Osi, Ekiti Local Government Area…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government is taking loans in order to build world class infrastructure that will benefit generations of Nigerians and reverse the massive infrastructure deficit in the country. The Minister stated this in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Thursday at a town hall meeting to…
The atmosphere in the court room was charged up, as heated argument ensued between counsel to Rite Foods, Muyiwa Ogungbenro and that of Nigerian Bottling Company’s managing director, Dr Khrushchev Ekwueme, on the way forward as the legal tussle on NBC‘s alleged infringement Rite Foods’ “Fearless” energy drinks continues. The contempt proceedings brought by Rite…
The Senate has passed the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) ahead of the expected presentation of the 2022 Appropriations bill to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. The passage of the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework followed the consideration and exhaustive deliberation of a report by the Joint Committees…
Chairman/ Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) has charged other Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies in Africa to consider targeting the assets of drug cartels as a veritable tool that will weaken criminal narco networks. He gave the charge while delivering Nigeria’s statement…
The Senate has passed a bill seeking to control and manage sickle cell anaemia, a genetically inherited disease in Nigeria. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary). Chairman of the Committee, Senator Yahaya Oloriegbe (APC, Kwara Central), in his presentation, explained that sickle…
By Charles Affiong The Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry has been in the news lately. This time around, the industry was hugging global and local limelight for the right, nay positive reasons. It all began at the Aso Rock Villa where President Muhammadu Buhari (in his capacity as Minister of Petroleum Resources) announced a whopping…