To strengthen existing emergency alerts system, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has begun to install a modern equipment at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) under a partnership to further increase efficiency in response to emergency situations in the country. The new equipment which is based on the latest technology in Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication […]
Continue ReadingThe leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, speaking through one of his lawyersm said he has no contact, ties or any form of relationship with the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA).Recall that the militant groups had given the release of Kanu, […]
Continue ReadingThe Honurable Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has re-affirmed that the Federal Government will not tolerate flagrant disobedient of the nation’s labour laws and regulations by financial institutions operating in the country.Ngige disclosed this today during an interactive meeting with stakeholders in the banking and finance sector on labour issues especially the […]
Continue ReadingAs revealed by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, information provided by an arrested suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Lawan Abbai, led troops on Operation LAFIYA DOLE to carry out mine and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) clearance yesterday morning at Gombori which was along the troops main supply route. The troops located and […]
Continue ReadingThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has indicted 66 individuals and organisations allegedly involved in poll crimes, ranging from criminal offences to administrative, judicial and professional misconduct in 2007 and 2011 elections.Among them are former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman Prof. Maurice Iwu, former governors Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta), Oserheimen Osunbor (Edo), Clarence Olafemi (Kogi), […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking on Thursday, the speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, said no member of the national assembly can be investigated or charged to court for performing the constitutional responsibility of lawmaking, which includes budget scrutiny.Dogara spoke during a dialogue session with civil society groups in Abuja, saying that the 2016 budget had been […]
Continue ReadingArmed robbers on Thursday invaded the Jos Zonal office of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), broke all the offices and carted away valuable items. The robbers, who scaled the office’s fence around 3.30 a.m., tied the security man on duty before carrying out their operations. Among the items stolen were NAN’s official camera, a […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s minister of information, culture and tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has cast aside, a recent statement by the United States warning its citizens against travelling to some 20 states in Nigeria because of safety concerns. The minister insist that no state in Nigeria is unsafe.In the travel warning, US listed Bauchi, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Gombe, […]
Continue ReadingDespite Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat at the hands of Colombia, Nigeria’s dream team VI still finished Group B winners, while Brazil put in a great performance to top Group A in the final match of the group stage. This development means that the Olympic Eagles will not play the hosts in Saturday’s last eight game in […]
Continue ReadingA classified document revealed that the Nigerian Army has uncovered plots by Boko Haram terrorists to attack Lagos, Kano, Sokoto, Kebbi, Bauchi, Katsina, Imo, Yobe and Borno states as well as the Federal Capital Territory. The intelligence document indicates that terrorists’ targets include markets, schools, police stations and formations, prison facilities and the just re-opened […]
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