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Friday, 27 December 2019 04:26

Anglican Church rebrands TV station, adds to contents

Metropolitan and Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Mr Nicholas Okoh has advised the Federal Government to support and work together with the Nigerian media, for a better and progressive Nigeria. Okoh, who gave this advise at the three in one events--rebranding of Anglican Cable Television to Advent Cable Network Nigeria (ACNN), a state of the art studio and unveiling of its new logo, in Abuja. He said the government and the press should work together, because "the citizenry is the subject of both the government and the press." According to the Primate, the press is a crusader…

Friday, 27 December 2019 04:25

'I'm still scared': Asia remembers tsunami that killed 230,000

Communities across Asia commemorated the more than 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world’s most deadly disasters. On the morning after Christmas Day in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude quake off northern Sumatra island triggered a tsunami with waves as high as 17.4 meters (57 feet) that swept over vulnerable coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries. “It still haunts me … I can remember it all the time,” said Suwannee Maliwan, 28, who lost both parents and five other relatives when the tsunami hit the…

Thursday, 26 December 2019 05:34

‘Majority of Nigerians understand and sympathise with me’ - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday declared 2019 as a very successful year for the nation, thanking Nigerians for believing in him and supporting his administration. He said this when he received residents of Abuja led by Mr Muhammad Bello, minister of federal capital territory (FCT) during the traditional Christmas Day homage. Mr Buhari said his administration would continue to do the utmost best to effectively utilise national resources to rebuild the country. The president also reassured Nigerians that he is conscious of his duty, saying: ‘‘I swore to hold this office in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic…

Thursday, 26 December 2019 05:32

Dasuki speaks on relationship with Buhari, release from detention

A former National Security Adviser, Mr Sambo Dasuki, on Wednesday, said he has no feud with President Muhammadu Buhari who ordered his incarceration for four years despite meeting bail conditions. Dasuki spoke during a radio interview with Voice of America, Hausa Service. “I have no feud with anybody. I am more than that. I can’t engage in a feud with anyone,” Dasuki said when asked if there was a feud between him and the president. He also thanked Nigerians who prayed for his release while in detention. “There are no words enough to show appreciation to all the prayers offered…

Wednesday, 25 December 2019 05:19

Buhari vows hard time for terrorists, kidnappers, others in Christmas message

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned terrorists, armed robbers, kidnappers and economic saboteurs to retrace their steps and join people of goodwill and common humanity. In his Christmas message, he warned that those who fail to do so will meet their end in the hands of security agents who are poised to confront and defeat them. “It is in line with the spirit of Christmas that I call on all elements whose actions are opposed to what the season represents, especially, insurgents, terrorists, armed robbers, kidnappers and economic saboteurs, to retrace their steps and join people of goodwill and common humanity.…

Wednesday, 25 December 2019 05:18

Buhari calls Jonathan over attack on country home

President Muhammadu Buhari has called former President Goodluck Jonathan to sympathise with him following an attack by gunmen on his Otuoke country residence in Bayelsa. Mr Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. In the telephone conversation, Mr Buhari expressed sadness over the “tragic and unfortunate attack,” during which a gallant soldier lost his life. While commending the soldiers on guard for bravely repelling the attack, the president condoled with family members as well as officers and men of the Nigerian Army over the loss of…

Wednesday, 25 December 2019 05:17

Your old gas cylinders will be replaced free of charge, FG promises Nigerians

Federal Government will mop up old and obsolete gas cylinders in circulation and replace them with brand new ones, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, has said. Sylva, who stated that plans were underway to achieve this as soon as possible, also declared 2020 as the year of gas for the nation. This came as Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and Chevron Nigeria Limited also executed agreements over the multi-billion dollars Escravos Gas-to-Liquid project. The petroleum minister told executive management of Nigeria Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association, led by the association’s President, Mr Nuhu Yakubu, that the Federal Government…

Tuesday, 24 December 2019 14:45

Buhari orders release of Dasuki, Sowore

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the release of Messers Sambo Dasuki and Omoyele Sowore, attorney-general Abubakar Malami has said. Mr Malami announced the directive in a statement, according to The Nation newspaper. “The two defendants are enjoined to observe the terms of their bail and refrain from engaging in any act that is inimical to public peace and national security as well as their ongoing trial which will run its course in accordance with the laws of the land,” Mr Malami said. Dasuki, a former National Security Adviser, has been held for about four years despite several orders that he…

Tuesday, 24 December 2019 06:09

Buhari makes new appointments for NCC, NITDA, others

PRESS RELEASE Desirous of fast-tracking the targets and mandate of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the following new appointments in the Parastatals listed below: 1. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) (a) Mr Adeolu Akande (South West) replaces Mr Olabiyi Durojaiye (South West) as Chairman, Board of Commissioners – subject to Senate confirmation (b) Mr Uche Onwude (South East) replaces Mr Ifeanyi Ararume (South East) as Non-Executive Commissioner – subject to Senate confirmation. 2. National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) (a) Mr Abubakar Sa’id replaces Mr Adeolu Akande as Board Chairman (b) Mr Habibu Ahmed…

Tuesday, 24 December 2019 06:08

Federally-collected revenue dropped by N388bn in Nov - CBN

Federally-collected revenue fell by N388bn in November, latest statistics from Central Bank of Nigeria have revealed. Part of the CBN’s report on ‘Monthly economic report for the month of November’, read, “At N858.92bn, estimated federally-collected revenue (gross) in November 2019 fell below both the monthly budget estimate of N1.24tn and the preceding month’s receipt of N894.09bn by 31.1 per cent and 3.9 per cent respectively. “The decline, relative to the monthly budget estimate, was attributed to shortfall in both oil and non-oil revenues.” It stated that oil receipt, at N489.08bn or 56.9 per cent of total revenue, was below both…

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Tuesday, 24 December 2019 06:07

We’ll pay N30,000 minimum wage, but revenue sharing formula must be reviewed - Govs

Governors of the 36 States of the federation have expressed their desire for a review of the current revenue sharing formula. Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Kayode Fayemi, disclosed this while fielding questions from State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Fayemi expressed hope that Chairman of Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) would also join them to take up the matter with Mr Buhari. The governor, who was asked to unveil the position of governors on the review of the revenue sharing which was one of the conditions…

Tuesday, 24 December 2019 06:05

JAMB announces date for 2020 UTME

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced new dates for 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and other criteria for registration and participation in the examination. JAMB Registrar, Mr Ishaq Oloyede, at a meeting with Commissioners of Education and stakeholders in Abuja, yesterday, said mock examination will hold on February 18, while UTME examination will commence on March 14, 2020 and end on April 4, 2020. Oloyede said intending candidates for the mock examination should indicate interest in the cause of registration, and that the registration window for the mock examination would be opened between January 13 – February…

Monday, 23 December 2019 06:25

There’s ‘kitchen cabinet’ in Aso Rock Villa, not ‘cabal’ - Presidency

Presidency has again reacted to claims that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has been hijacked and now at the mercy of a power-hungry cabal. Presidential Spokesman, Mr Garba Shehu said no president can operate alone without having a team of close confidants. Shehu disclosed this at the weekend in Abuja during a dinner organized by the Press Corps of ruling All Progressives Congress APC. According to him, in other climes, every president usually has a “Kitchen Cabinet”, but that in Nigeria, government antagonists would prefer to refer to such collection of self-sacrificing individuals as cabals. Shehu said: “What is the…

Monday, 23 December 2019 06:24

Persecution: US sowing seed of religious mistrust in Nigeria – FG

Federal Government has rejected US’ designation of Nigeria as a country that engages in or tolerates violations of religious freedom, saying the tag stemmed from an orchestrated narrative by failed politicians, disgruntled elements and unpatriotic few. US government last week added Nigeria to a “Special Watch List (SWL)” of countries that have engaged in or tolerated “severe violations of religious freedom.” The inclusion of Nigeria in the religion violations list, which has continued to attract mixed reactions, was announced by U.S. Secretary of State, Mr Mike Pompeo. “The Nigerian governments, at the national and state levels, continued to tolerate violence…

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