Federal Government of Nigeria has provided buses to take Nigerian students out of war-torn Sudan to Egypt where they will be evacuated to Nigeria. The Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa confirmed the development while sharing pictures of the students as they queue to board the buses. She tweeted: “As our […]
In line with its mandate of deposit guaranty and reimbursement of depositors in the event of bank failure, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance corporation (NDIC) has commenced verification of insured depositors of Peak Merchant Bank in-liquidation towards payment of their insured sums. According to a release signed by the Director, Communication and Public Affairs, NDIC, Bashir […]
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeal, Monica Mensem, has directed that the Ebonyi State Election Petition Tribunal be relocated to Abuja immediately. The Secretary of the tribunal, Nyior Sekulla announced this in Abakaliki on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Following the directive according to him, the election petition Tribunal office at the Ebonyi State Judiciary […]
Nigeria could be thrown into darkness in the coming days as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), yesterday, said some distribution companies are at the verge of being disconnected over failure to comply with market rules. Coming barely a few days after the generation companies threatened to down tools, the government-owned TCN, in a statement […]
Barely a year after the death of Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, Governor Seyi Makinde is set to announce Prince Lukman Adelodun Gbadegesin as the new Alaafin-elect any moment from now. He said to have been chosen by the Oyo Mesi among the large number of princes who presented themselves for the selection […]
The Ebonyi State government, on Wednesday, said it has secured approval from the federal government to inaugurate Flight Operations at the International Airport, Onueke. A reports says that the airport has been named after President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking to newsmen in Abakaliki, the Senior special assistant to the governor on Aviation and technology, Mrs. Obianuju […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for candidates who could not sit for the exam on Tuesday, April 25, because of technical challenges. JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin who made the announcement, noted that about 100 centres out of the 708 […]
The Federal Government will today, Wednesday, April 26 begins evacuation of about 5,500 Nigerians, including students stranded in Khartoum and other cities in Sudan. To facilitate the repatriation, the government has released N150m for hiring 40 buses to convey its desperate citizens from Sudan to Cairo in Egypt. The money was paid to an undisclosed […]
The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development have expressed concern over the situation in Sudan. Through the ministers, the Federal Government has published emergency numbers for those stranded Nigerians, A joint statement by the Geoffrey Onyeama and Sadiya Faruk urged parents to advise their wards to be calm as […]
Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, finally ended the 16-month of interregnum in the Obaship stool of Olu of Orile Ilawo community in Odeda Local Government Area of the State as he officially presented a staff and other instruments of office to Professor Alexander Olusegun MacGregor to become the new traditional ruler of […]
