The Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina to Nigeria, His Excellency, Alejandro Herrero, has advocated the strengthening of footballing ties between Argentina and Nigeria, insisting that there are compelling commonalities between the two countries in the realm of the ‘beautiful game’. During a courtesy call on the President of... Read more
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes President Joseph R. Biden’s announcement raising the numerical ceiling for refugees accepted from abroad through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) to 62,500 for the current fiscal year, which runs until October 1, 2021. According to the announcement,... Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) to operate from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The Centre, which replaces the defunct Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons, would serve as the... Read more
We refer to the Central Bank of Nigeria Limited (CBN) pronouncement on the reconstitution of the Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria Limited. Further to the press conference held by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele CON on Thursday, 29 April 2021,... Read more
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says Nigeria is on life support because of the large scale intractable insecurity situation that has overwhelmed the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government. The governor made the assertion during a Thank You visit by the Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers... Read more
Some residents of Ikarama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa have lamented the adverse impact of an oil leak from a nearby oilfield. The people on Monday advocated remediation of oil pollution from the April 7 leak from Shell’s 14-inch Okordia-Rumekpe pipeline which discharged crude into... Read more
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has concluded plans to train 250 Nigerian cadets in line with its mandate to develop capacity for the Nigerian maritime industry. Mr. Ubong Essien, the Special Assistant on Communication and Strategy, who represented NIMASA’s Director-General , Dr. Bashir Jamoh, made this... Read more
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to demonstrate his commitment to fight the war against insurgency and insecurity. The governor has reiterated the call for State police to boost internal security And amidst prevailing insecurity in Nigeria. Governor Wike, who stated these during an interview... Read more
Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Wednesday night finished top of Group A at the end of the CAF Confederation Cup Matchday Six fixtures and qualified for the quarter-finals in dramatic fashion on Thursday in Aba. Cyril Olisema scored deep into stoppage time for Enyimba to book a... Read more
…We didn’t discuss Pantami’s alleged past link with Al-Qaeda, Taliban – FEC …As Reps Minority leader, Elumelu demands Pantami’s resignation Former Assistant Director with the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has said the secret police informed the Federal Government and the National Assembly of the past radical pro-Taliban... Read more
