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The African Union’s (AU) Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), on Tuesday, appointed a Nigerian clergyman, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, the General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), as its AU Agenda-2063 ambassador. ECOSOCC is an advisory body of the African Union designed to give Civil Society Organisations a voice in AU institutions and decision-making processes. […]

Israel reassures of plans to deepen diplomatic relations with Nigeria in aspects of economic cooperation. Amb. Michael Freeman, Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. Michael, also Permanent Representative of Israel to ECOWAS, commended Nigeria to be a great country, saying […]

Critical stakeholders in the oil and gas sector rose from an emergency meeting in Abuja with far reaching resolutions to address the soot and environmental pollution caused by artisanal refining activities in the Niger Delta. The meeting was convened by Sen. Ita Enang, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs. It […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, swore in 14 new permanent secretaries, urging them on the delivery of efficient and quality services to Edo people. Obaseki, at the swearing-in of the new permanent secretaries, comprising nine males and five females at the Government House, Benin City, said the government will switch over […]

Different women groups, under the umbrella of Women United for Yahaya Bello on Tuesday, organised a rally to express supports for Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi’s presidential ambition. The women from more than 600 groups across the six geo-political zones, at a solidarity walk entitled “One Million Women March for Yahaya Bello” in Abuja, said […]

INEC says fresh registration in the third quarter of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) nationwide has hit 5,173,335. INEC in its weekly update on CVR for Quarter 3, Week 3, in Abuja on Monday, also disclosed that 2,665,421 registrants had completed online and physical registration. This according to the updated statistics comprised 1,344,813 males, […]

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says it is clear that it is not possible to remove subsidy on petroleum products due to some impediments.   He said this during a meeting with Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Monday in Abuja over the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products by […]

Minna, 20 January 2022 – In line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendation for screening and treatment to prevent cervical cancer, the Niger State Government has begun screening women for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and cancer prevention…

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) is advancing the whole of society approach towards addressing national security.   The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor made this known in Abuja at a 2-day Youth and Security Summit themed, “Building Trust for an Improved Security Response in Nigeria.” It was organised by Abuja Global […]

The United Nations, UN, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths has promised more support for Borno State’s policies and effort to restore peace and unite the people.   Mr Griffiths made the promise when he led a team comprising the UN Representative and the acting Resident Humanitarian Co-Ordinator, Mr Mattias Schmale among some […]