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Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has announced the approval of the Federal Government to further extend the deadline for the National Identification Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to the 31st of March, 2022. Stakeholders have applauded the Federal Government on the significant growth in the number of NIN…

The Katsina State Police Command has announced the death of five of its officers who died at different operations in gun battle across the state, while 38 bandits were killed in the State. Addressing the audience at a Press Conference, the Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba who was represented by the Command’s Police Public Relations…

The Management of the National Assembly as well as the National Assembly Service Commission have been indicted by the Auditor General of the Federation (AuGF), for an unexplained N9.424 billion expenditure embarked on in the financial year of 2019. In five separate audit queries the House of Representatives was credited with about N5.521 billion; in…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the National Assembly will revisit the Electoral Act amended bill and might remove the direct primaries clause prior to it resumption. The Speaker made this known on Thursday, during the commissioning of some projects including the Obele mini stadium, Dosunmu road, Adedoyin road, Ojikutu, Ishola…

Okezie Ikpeazu, the Abia State governor, has said  that the presidency for 2023 should be directed to the South-East, asserting that the Ndigbo have a vast understanding of the dynamics and diversity of Nigeria, arguably more than any other geopolitical region. The governor met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja to have…

Troops from Nigeria (Sector 3 Monguno) and Niger (Sector 4 Differ) in a Multinational Joint Task Force effort neutralized 22 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists at Lake Chad, in the course of a special operation along the Nigerian-Niger borders at the edge of Borno State. In a statement on the 30th of December, 2021 from the Multinational…

President Buhari on Thursday vowed to take tough action against any person, group or organization indicted by the Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC) audit report. The President disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the virtual commissioning of the NDDC Prototype Hostel at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom. Buhari in a statement issued by…

The Zamfara state Police Tactical Operations has confirmed the arrest of a notorious bandit popularly known as Maiyammata. The bandit who was arrested yesterday was alleged to have been terrorizing Zamfara villages, together with his accomplices was apprehended within Zurmi Local Government Area during a police patrol. According to the Zamfara state Police Commissioner of…

In a statement on Wednesday 29th December, 2021, the National Pension Commission revealed that the Federal Government had released N16.67 billion for the payment of Accrued Pension Rights. “The National Pension Commission (PenCom) is pleased to announce the release of N16.67 billion by the Federal Government for the payment of Accrued Pension Rights to 2021…

The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, at a press briefing on Wednesday 29th of December, 2021, expressed his concerns that new variants could become harder to treat. The Director General stated that two years ago as people gathered for the New Year’s Eve celebrations, a new world threat arose. Since…