Nigerians have taken to Twitter to kick against Sheikh Ahmad Gumi’s plea to the federal government to pay the ransom demanded by abductors of students from Greenfield University. Gumi voiced backing for payment of ransom in an interview with the news outlet Punch. “The money they are asking for... Read more
The Katsina State Government has accused a cross section of security personnel of aiding bandits in perpetuating banditry and other criminal activities in the area. ‘There are informants in the security agencies because some security personnel give these criminals all the assistance they require in terms of information and... Read more
If you live in Lagos, Abuja or Port Harcourt, or you reside in any of the other state capitals, you probably take for granted that you actually live in the better of the two worlds that make up Nigeria when it comes to banking. Take Lagos, for example, you... Read more
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
