A bill seeking to establish the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund, has been passed into law on the floor of the Senate. Sponsored by a senator, representing Ekiti South and Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Yemi Adaramodu, the bill, among others, seeks to provide a ...
Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday, warned traditional rulers in the state against hiding persons involved in the killing of three military officers and 13 soldiers in Okuama community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state, saying those covering criminals are inviting trouble to themselves.The warning came as General ...
With unemployment figures spiking as the economy tumbles, many youths are resorting to cyber crimes to survive. The worrisome development, which has attained a global dimension, has amplified calls for system fortification against cyber terrorists. It is on this note that security experts have warned players in the insurance sector ...
Another rivalry between Nigeria and Ghana is on the cards at the ongoing 2023 African Games in Ghana as the Falconets clash against the hosts in the final of the female football event on Thursday (today) at the Cape Coast Stadium. To set up the clash, Nigeria secured a 2-0 ...
The IOC on Tuesday barred Russian athletes from taking part in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 26 and criticised the Kremlin for planning to hold its own “Friendship Games” to rival those held in the French capital. “These decisions demonstrate how far the IOC has ...
Amusan, who is the 100mH world record holder, was a clear favourite ahead of the race, was shown a yellow after beating the gun for the first time but lined up again. On the second time of the gun going off, Amusan did not make any mistake, sprinting to an ...
The House of Representatives yesterday, approved the extension of the N2.177 trillion Supplementary Act, 2023, from December 31, 2023, to June 30, 2024, following President Bola Tinubu’s request. The budget revealed that the sum of N967,486,010,536 was for Statutory Transfers; N6,557,597,611,797 was for Debt Service; N8,329,370,195,637 was for Recurrent (Non-Debt) ...
President Bola Tinubu, last night, promised that the sacrifices of the 16 soldiers killed last week in Okuama, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, would not be in vain. Speaking during the breaking of Ramadan fast at State House, Abuja, with Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. ...
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mele Kyari, yesterday said that the anticipated public listing of the company’s shares at the stock market as provided for in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) will start soon. Kyari told international oil and gas players participating ...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, announced that all valid Foreign Exchange (FX) backlogs owed various sectors of the economy had been settled. The FX settlement fulfilled a key pledge of the CBN governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, to process an inherited backlog of $7 billion in outstanding liabilities. That ...
