A former gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 elections in Kwara State, Mallam Saliu Mustapha, has urged political office holders in the country to demonstrate peace and love to mankind beyond lip service. In his Ramadan message, Mustapha opined that Islam preaches peace and peaceful coexistence among humankind. He […]
The Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, National Center for Women Development and the Zigma Gas limited have sensitized Nigerian women on the importance of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), benefits and the inherent business opportunities. This was as the United Nations raised concerns that though oil, gas and energy remained the key contributor to the […]
The Federal Government has appealed to the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), to suspend their ongoing nationwide strike, so normalcy could return to the courts when judicial officers return from the Easter holidays. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, who made the appeal at a conciliatory meeting between the Federal Government […]
A celibate prophet, Godfrey Gbujie has said that the galloping spate of insecurity and violent crimes across the country will only get worse. This is also as he noted that President Muhammadu Buhari and the governors were forewarned about the looming deterioration of security in the country long before it happened. He regretted […]
Steve Uzoechi, Owerri Minister of state for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva has described Nigeria’s huge natural gas deposit as an opportunity for Nigeria to re-invent its economy. This is also as the Minister commended Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State for being a far-sighted governor by choosing to partner with the Federal Government to […]
…as over 40, 000 residents vaccinated The ongoing COVID-19 vaccination in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) may be suspended this week. New Telegraph learnt that the FCTA decided to suspend it to enable those already vaccinated get a second dose. This was even as the administration disclosed that over 40,000 residents of the nation’s capital […]
…says ambassadorial appointments based on merit, professionalism The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has disclosed that the Federal Government is currently engaging the government of Qatar on partnership with the Nigeria’a Sovereign Wealth Fund for significant investments of about $5 billion in the Nigerian economy. The minister, who stressed that ambassadorial appointments under President […]
Nigerian Army and other frontline security outfits in the country, Monday, kicked against some of the provisions of the proposed National Human Rights Commission Repeal and Re – enactment Bill 2020. This was as the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mr Anthony Ojukwu, Professor of law, Ademola Popoola and and some other stakeholders, sought for […]
The United States had administered 187,047,131 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and distributed 237,796,105 doses as of Sunday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Those figures are up from the 183,467,709 doses the CDC said had been administered by April 10, out of 237,791,735 doses delivered, reports Reuters. The agency said 119,242,902 […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has organised a two-day workshop on Small and Medium Enterprises in Kebbi State. The workshop, which took place in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital yesterday, had the aim of streamlining small scale businesses in the state and in Nigeria as an entity. Organised by the Corporate Communication Department […]