Friday, 04 October, 2024

Month: October 2024


By Uzo Ugwunze The annual Leadership Retreat for Headteachers, Officers-in-charge, and Directors in the State Basic Education sector has ended with a call on the participants not to relent in rendering quality service to humanity. The retreat organised in batches Read more…


Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo (PhD) On the eve of your departure to the United States, he called me around 8 pm. After the pleasantries, he said that he needed me to coordinate the reception for Chief Oseloka Osuigwe (SAN). I recalled Read more…


Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested that Donald Trump’s presidency would have prevented Russia from invading Ukraine in 2022. Johnson said that Ukraine’s resistance is “absolutely existential for freedom and democracy” and the Eastern European country’s fall would be Read more…


The Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, popularly known as VIO from stopping vehicles on the road, confiscating vehicles, and imposing fines on motorists. Justice Evelyn Maha issued the order on Wednesday October Read more…


The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has pledged 272,500 barrels per day of crude oil through a series of crude-for-loan deals totalling $8.86bn. By pledging 272,500 barrels daily, it means that about 8.17 million barrels of crude will be used Read more…


Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that he remains the greatest loser in the forthcoming local government election since the Peoples Democratic Party won’t be participating in the poll in the state. He, however, said his administration was determined Read more…


The Labour Party caucus in the National Assembly has queried the alleged move by the Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy. The caucus, led by Sen. Tony Nwoye (LP-Anambra), said this Read more…


The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the launch of the Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System (EFEMS) for all foreign exchange (FX) transactions within the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). This is in a bid to enhance transparency, governance, Read more…


National leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said that with the current developments across Nigeria, Nigerians will vote for real change in 2027 election cycle. He stated this on Thursday while receiving over 2,000 members of Read more…


Ukrainian forces are withdrawing from the front-line town of Vuhledar, perched atop a tactically significant hill in eastern Ukraine, after more than two years of grinding battle, military officials said Wednesday. Vuhledar, a town Ukrainian forces fought tooth and nail Read more…


•LGs plan to get October allocation from Federation Account as NULGE, others urge enforcement Ahead of the submission of the report of the 10-member inter-ministerial committee on the implementation of the Supreme Court ruling on Local Government Areas autonomy next Read more…


Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu has condemned the killing of a couple, Jacob Udo and his wife, Comfort Udo, describing it as horrific and senseless. The couple until their brutal death, resided in the Isiala Read more…