The Boys’ Brigade (BB), a global interdenominational Christian youth organization has invested Founder, HOW Foundation and Group Managing Director of Access Bank, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, as State Patron for Lagos State Council. The induction of Wigwe, Daily Times gathered was in recognition of his
New war against crime has been declared by the police as Ekiti and Osun State Police Commands have now taken proactive measures to stop cross-border banditry in the two state by fortifying patrols in all border towns to reinforce security of the states. This synergy was reached at a meeting presided over yesterday by the […]
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has commended the Nigeria Army and other security agencies for their bravery in the fight against insurgency in the country. The Governor who made this commendation in Ilorin while playing host to a new commandant, 22 Armourned Brigade, Nigeria Army, Sobi, Brigadier-General Sulaiman Idris and the out-going commandant,
The Senate Committee on the Nigerian Navy (NN) has said it would propose the establishment of a special tribunal for the prosecution of maritime criminals. Chairman of the committee, Sen. Isa Maisau, stated this when the committee members inspected facilities at the headquarters of the Western Naval Command (WNC) and Naval Training Command (NAVTRAC). Maisau […]
Chairman Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Steve Odey spoke on the gigantic strides of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, his many developmental projects and how he is re-positioning Cross River State during the conferment of a merit award ( Ogude Makuojuabuode) by Yache Development Association in Abuja, Tom Okpe […]
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) enjoins all taxpayers in Lagos State to be on the right side of the law and take full advantage of the 16-day grace period from December 1st to 16th, 2016 to remit all overdue taxes/levies and those that would fall due in the month of December in order […]
A two-day workshop for data collation and review of job creation achievements of the Delta State Government through its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) has been held with a call on the participants to ensure that job creation data is valid, verifiable and useable. The workshop organized by the Office of the Chief Job Creation […]
Enugu State House of Assembly, ESHA, Tuesday passed the bill for the regulation of outdoor structures for the display of signage, hoarding and advertisement in Enugu State and for other connected purposes into law. Thus, outdoor advertising would be regulated to ensure environmental aesthetics of the state as well as yield revenue for the state. […]
The kingdom of Okparabe in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, has lost one of their illustrious daughters, Chief Imami Ododoru, who died on November 30, 2016. She was aged 105 and was the oldest woman in the town and its environs. She was a member of Anglican Church. She will be missed […]
Following the recent disengagement of not less than 66 nurses from the service of Ogun State Government, the government has assured of their immediate replacement.The commissioner for health in the state, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye stated this during a send-off programme held in honour of the disengaged nurses in AbeokutaWhile speaking on the impact of the […]
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has tasked African lawyers to ensure people of the continent are brought together in order to ensure integration, unity and rapid development. Speaking when he received members of the African Bar Association who are in Sokoto for their executive committee meeting, Tambuwal said one of the best ways for the […]
. As PAN, others hail ban Reactions have continued to trail the ban on the importation of vehicles through the land borders by the federal government. The Managing Director, Peugout Automobile Nigeria Limited PAN, Alhaji Ibrahim Boyi hailed the Federal government’s ban of importation of vehicles into Nigeria through the land borders, saying it was […]
The chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Housing and Habitat, Hon Obinna Chidioka, says the landmass in the South-East zone was shrinking due to ecological impact. Hon Chidioka, who led other members of the committee on a courtesy visit to the Government House, Umuahia on courtesy call, maintained that there was need to dedicate more […]
..Vows to proceed on holy mountain for 2017 prophesy to Nigerians Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose,on Tuesday presented a budget christened: “Budget of Higher Height, ” with estimate of N93.4 billion to members of the House of Assembly in Ado-Ekiti, saying it would consolidate on his on-going projects in the state. Presenting the budget yesterday […]
About N2.5billion fraud was on Tuesday uncovered by the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North East in the activities of the Presidential Initiative on the North East (PINE) aimed at reconstructing and rehabilitating communities destroyed by Boko Haram insurgency. The discovery of the alleged fraud came at a time, women in […]
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has finally released names of successful applicants for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force in the Federal Government’s 10,000 policemen recruitment programme. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, said the candidates comprised of 500 cadet Assistant
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Farida Waziri, says the pioneer Chairman of the EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, also benefitted from the stolen funds deployed by the Peoples Democratic Party during the 2015 general elections. The EFCC had arrested PDP chieftains across the country for allegedly receiving part of the N23bn […]
Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has awarded a traffic warden, a street sweeper and three other civil servants each with 2 bedroom flats. A traffic warden, a street sweeper and three other civil servants, were on Monday, rewarded immensely for their hardwork and dedication in their respective jobs with 2 bedroom flat each by the […]
The federal government has advised Nigerians against panic buying and stockpiling of food items, promising that contrary to fears, the country is not in danger of an impending famine. It also disclosed that adequate measures were already being taken to avert a possible outbreak of famine in the country, even as it revealed that security […]
The Senator representing the Cross River Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, John Owan-Enoh, has awarded scholarships valued at N70m to 700 university students and other beneficiaries, as part of his educational support programme. The beneficiaries were drawn from the six local government areas in the senatorial district, namely Abi, Yakurr, Obubra,