Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 General Election, Omoyele Sowore, has said he has no regrets embarking on his aborted protest tagged ‘Revolution Now’ which led to his incarceration by the immediate past administration of ...
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By Christian ABURIME Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR says the old Rangers players are living legend who deserves nothing short of celebration for making the Nigerian nation proud in their playing days Governor Soludo made the assertion ...
Read More »Tinubu appoints ex-governor head of new Almajiri commission
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of retired Brig. Gen. Lawal Ja’afaru-Isa as Executive Secretary of the new National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to ...
Read More »Tinubu seeks repeal, re-enactment of Student Loan Bill
President Bola Tinubu has written a letter to House of Representatives seeking the repeal and re-enactment of the Students Loan Bill. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas who read the letter titled “TRANSMISSION OF STUDENT LOANS (ACCESS TO ...
Read More »Port Harcourt refinery will deliver refined PMS in two weeks — Kyari
Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Mele Kyari has assured Nigerians that the Port Harcourt refinery will begin to deliver refined petroleum products in two weeks. Addressing Journalists after meeting with the Senator ...
Read More »Olubadan of Ibadan land is dead
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, has died. He was 81. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State confirmed the passing away of the monarch. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, Governor Makinde ...
Read More »Bauchi spent over N5 billion on foodstuffs, refreshments in 2023
WikkiTimes review of Bauchi State budget performance documents has shown that the state spent N6.490 billion on food, meal subsidies, refreshments and entertainment in 2023. The review shows that meal subsidies to public and public institutions in 2023 stood at N1.248 ...
Read More »FG to train 5m youths on vocational skills to tackle unemployment
The Federal Government says it is working on plans to train five million youths annually on vocational skills to make them self reliant and reduce employment in the country.. Ms Abiola Arogundade, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on ...
Read More »N3.7 trillion: Step aside, allow independent investigation – PDP tells Akpabio
The Peoples Democratic Party has asked the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to step aside and allow for an independent investigation into the N3.7trn 2024 Budget padding allegation. The lawmaker representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, has been suspended by the Senate ...
Read More »FOSAD condemns the gruesome murder of Abia State University final year student by cultists
The Forum of South-East Academic Doctors (FOSAD) condemns the horrifying act of violence that resulted in the tragic death of a final year student identified as Emma Kesh at Abia State University on March 11, 2024. The student, whose future ...
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