A journalist with Advocate Broadcasting Network (ADBN), Grace Ike, has emerged the first female chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council 43 years after the council was created. Grace was elected and sworn in on Wednesday alongside four other executive members: Yahaya Ndambabo of Voice of Nigeria (VON) as Vice Chairman; Comrade Jide Oyekunle of Daily Independent Newspapers as Secretary of the Council and Sandra Udeike of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) as Treasurer. The new officers, who were unopposed in the contest, got members’ votes of affirmation to eventually emerge winners. The…
Author:
Read More
The Nigerian Government has congratulated Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on her historic election as the first female President of the Republic of Namibia. A statement on Wednesday by Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, the acting spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja said the victory of Nandi-Ndaitwah who is the current Vice President as confirmed by the Electoral Commission of Namibia will extend the ruling of the South West Africa Political Organisation’ s (SWAPO) reign in power since independence. “The people of Namibia have indeed voted for stability. Therefore, the Government of Nigeria looks forward to further strengthening our historic, strong, and vibrant…
Owners of Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Dakata, Nasarawa local government area of Kano State, have held a special prayer session following a 70-day power outage in the area. The outage has reportedly affected over 10,000 businesses in the area, with operators estimating losses running into millions of naira. During the prayer session, the entrepreneurs expressed their frustrations, seeking divine intervention against those they believed were responsible for their hardship. See More Photos Below:
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Abuja Rehabilitation Centre and the Social Protection Programmes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as the ‘Almajiri’ syndrome surged in the nations capital. The move followed the adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Bashiru Dawodu (APC, Lagos) at plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the motion, the lawmaker noted that on October 22, 2024, the FCT Administration prohibited street begging with the aim to restore the image of Abuja and enhance security in the nation’s capital. Dawodu also noted that majority of beggars in the FCT are individuals with…
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has implored development partners and other stakeholders to bridge systemic inequalities and foster an inclusive, unbiased financial system that benefits all Nigerians irrespective of gender or geography. In this regard, he identified some unsettling gaps yawning for serious attention, including low penetration of digital financial services among women, just as he listed some socio-economic barriers behind the inequalities including low incomes, limited education, and restricted access to financial tools like credit and insurance. The Vice President gave the charge on Wednesday during the inaugural Development Partners Roundtable on Economic and Financial Inclusion…
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has implored development partners and other stakeholders to bridge systemic inequalities and foster an inclusive, unbiased financial system that benefits all Nigerians irrespective of gender or geography. In this regard, he identified some unsettling gaps yawning for serious attention, including low penetration of digital financial services among women, just as he listed some socio-economic barriers behind the inequalities including low incomes, limited education, and restricted access to financial tools like credit and insurance. The Vice President gave the charge on Wednesday during the inaugural Development Partners Roundtable on Economic and Financial Inclusion…
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has implored development partners and other stakeholders to bridge systemic inequalities and foster an inclusive, unbiased financial system that benefits all Nigerians irrespective of gender or geography. In this regard, he identified some unsettling gaps yawning for serious attention, including low penetration of digital financial services among women, just as he listed some socio-economic barriers behind the inequalities including low incomes, limited education, and restricted access to financial tools like credit and insurance. The Vice President gave the charge on Wednesday during the inaugural Development Partners Roundtable on Economic and Financial Inclusion…
The managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, has warned security agents to desist from extorting passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos or face severe punishment. Speaking to heads of security agencies in Lagos, Kuku said the penalties for such actions would be stiff. The MD asked the Aviation Security (AVSEC) officers to engage with the passengers professionally by not requesting money from them, saying she had video evidence of such extortions. According to her, “Investors are complaining, Lagos Airport, that’s the first thing they see. You get off…
The Kano State House of Assembly has commenced move to repeal the State Fire Service Directorate Edict No 17 of 1970 to insert a section on regulation, indiscriminate and rampant sale of cooking gas within Kano metropolis. This was sequel to a report presentation by the standing committee on special duties in respect to investigation on the sale of cooking gas within residential areas during the plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Hon. Ismail Falgore. Presenting the report, the committee’s chairman who is also the member representing Gezawa constituency, Abdullahi Yahaya, said that the Kano State Fire Service Directorate…
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have apprehended four (4) suspected ‘shila’ miscreants who specialise in confiscating valuable items from residents with the use of weapons. According to a statement by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguoroje, the arrests were carried out on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, in collaboration with other security agencies. Nguoroje named the arrested suspects as 22-year-old Adamu Halidu, a resident of Yelwa Mubi North; Ahmed Ibrahim, 23, a resident of Lukuwa Ward in Mubi North local government; Sa’adu Haruna, 24-year-old resident of Tashan Gyela in Mubi South and Ahmed Haruna,…