News Archives - Page 288 of 383

NNPCL names media expert Soneye as spokesman

NewsDeskNgOct 18, 2023October 18, 20230

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has appointed media guru and publisher of Per Seconds News, Mr Olufemi Oladapo Soneye as its Chief Corporate Communications Officer (CCOO). Soneye is a seasoned journalist with full-time and freelance experience at some of the world’s most respected publications in Nigeria, Australia, and the...

Despite banditry activities, we are committed to actualising Bobi Grazing Reserve – Niger govt

NewsDeskNgOct 18, 2023October 18, 20230

The Niger State Government has reiterated its commitment to actualising the Bobi Grazing Reserve located in Mariga and Mashegu Local Government Areas of the state, inspite incursion of bandits into the reserve. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abubakar Usman, disclosed this at the stakeholders meeting on Bobi Grazing...

Troops neutralise three suspected bandits, recover arms, ammunition

NewsDeskNgOct 18, 2023October 18, 20230

The Nigerian Army said troops of 2 Battalion, acting on actionable intelligence, staged an ambush against marauding insurgents at Udowa general area in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, said in a statement that during the operations, troops...

Basil Maduka co-conspirator with Lamidi Apapa, not known to our party

NewsDeskNgOct 18, 2023October 18, 20230

The Labour Party, LP, has called on the media and the general public to disregard those it described as agents of destabilization who will stop at nothing to ensure the party lives with unnecessary cracks. This is even as the LP reiterated it has no faction, insisting that Julius Abure...

Gov Radda’s SSA on Islamic Education, Malumfashi is dead

NewsDeskNgOct 18, 2023October 18, 20230

Shamsuddeen Malumfashi, the Senior Special Assistant, SSA, on Islamic Education to Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State, is dead. The governor’s aide died on Tuesday in an auto crash around Rigachikun area in Kaduna State. He was subsequently buried at a cemetery behind Kwandala General Hospital in Malumfashi town in...

Governors’ Forum backs state of emergency in education sector

NewsDeskNgOct 18, 2023October 18, 20230

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has backed calls for declaration of a state of emergency in the education sector. Speaking at the National Conference on the Learning Crisis in Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday, Chairman of the NGF, Governor Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman of Kwara State, said resources must be provided for...

Anambra community declares war on criminals

NewsDeskNgOct 18, 2023October 18, 20230

Obosi community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State has declared war against criminals. The community has been a hotbed for crime, especially drug and cult related activities, and has witnessed several killings, including the gruesome murder of a former President General. The Central Executive Council of the...

NIHOTOUR to co-host 5th edition of the ‘CMD Food Tour’ with 12 participating countries

NewsDeskNgOct 18, 2023October 18, 20230

By Palma Ileye National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, NIHOTOUR and the Organizing Committee of the 5th CMD Food Tour, scheduled to hold in Abuja on 25th November 2023, have confirmed that twelve countries will be showcasing their indigenous culinary delights and tourism destination offerings at the Abuja Continental Hotel,...

GPMI hails CDS for ‘sustaining momentum’ against criminality in Nigeria

NewsDeskNgOct 18, 2023October 18, 20230

By Augustine Aminu …calls for maximum support to tackle security challenges Global Peace Movement International, UK has conclude all arrangements to begin the distribution of it’s prepares flyers calling for support for the Nigerian Military to end all forms of insecurity in Nigeria. In a press release on Wednesday in...

Niger govt settles N205m WAEC debt

NewsDeskNgOct 18, 2023October 18, 20230

The Niger State Government has settled the N205 million owed the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) fees. The Special Adviser to Governor Muhammad Umar Bago on Print Media, Ms Aisha Wakaso, made this disclosure at a press briefing in Minna, the state capital. According...