The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday deplored the Presidency’s request for N242 billion for 2019 elections from the 2018 Budget, saying it constituted a threat to the polls. The PDP made this position known in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja. It saidContinue Reading
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is to train 20 people in the design and installation of solar panel to serve as an alternative source of energy in the country. The training is expected to be conducted from July 30 to Aug. 10. NASENI’s Training Coordinator, MrContinue Reading
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday announced that the name of the proposed new National Carrier is ‘Nigeria Air’. The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, disclosed this while unveiling the airline to investors at the ongoing Farnborough International Air Show in UK. The colour is greenContinue Reading
The President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Mr Bobboi Kaigama, announced on Wednesday that a new amount agreed on by the Federal Government and labour to serve as Nigeria’s new minimum wage would be announced next month. Bobboi, who made the disclosure in an interview with theContinue Reading
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 30-year-old unemployed man, Ismaila Babalola, in Kirikiri Prisons after pleading guilty to stealing a generator set valued at N56,000. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Jadesola Adeyemi-Ajayi, ordered the remand of the accused after he admitted committing the crime. Adeyemi-Ajayi, however, adjourned theContinue Reading
The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) led by Chris Giwa, has appointed Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme Acting General Secretary of the football house following corruption allegation levelled against former General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the announcement was made on TuesdayContinue Reading
The UN will mark 100 years since the birth of the late anti-Apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela, on Wednesday, taking stock of what the organisation termed his vast legacy for mankind. “Nelson Mandela was a towering global advocate for justice and equality”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his video message for Nelson MandelaContinue Reading
Mr John Mahama, former president of Ghana, will lead a Commonwealth group to observe Zimbabwe’s general elections on July 30, the Commonwealth Secretariat has announced. The secretariat, in a statement by its Media Division, said Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, would deploy Mahama to lead other eminent persons from across the regionsContinue Reading
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Tuesday received Blueprint Newspapers award for his contribution to the rail development and building of the first monorail system in Sub-Sahara Africa. Amaechi received the award at the maiden edition of Blueprint Impact Series/Awards with the theme: “Tolerance, Unity and Security: Building a LegacyContinue Reading
