The North East Development Commission (NEDC) and the National Population Commission (NPC) have resolved to work together to address issues of poverty, out-of-school children, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), inadequate infrastructures, climate change and environmental vulnerability. The agencies made this known on Tuesday in Abuja when the Chairman of NPC, Hon. Nasir Kwarra led a delegation to the NEDC office in Abuja. The agencies also resolved to develop comprehensive geospatial maps of the North East that highlight population density, infrastructure, and resource distribution. The Managing Director/CEO of North East Development Commission (NEDC), Mohammed Alkali on Monday said NPC is a good…
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The Chairman of Zobis Electrical Wires and Cables, John Ezeobi, has said that nigerian cable market can surpass the current N200 billion value. Ezeobi, while speaking on Tuesday, said that the annual market value of cables and wires sold in the open market in the country amounts to over N200 billion. He, however, lamented that importers of substandard wires and cables into the country have been undermining the efforts of genuine local manufacturers of the product in Nigeria. Ezeobi noted that the potential of the industry is huge because as the country’s population increases, so does the demand for housing,…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed German tactician, Bruno Labbadia as Super Eagles coach. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. He said: “The NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee to appoint Mr. Bruno Labbadia as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles. The appointment is with immediate effect.” Born in Darmstadt, Germany on 8th February 1966, Labbadia, who won two caps for Die Mannschaft in his playing career that took him through clubs such as home-town team Darmstadt 98, Hamburger SV, FC Kaiserslautern, Bayern…
The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch has neutralised scores of terrorists in Nigeria and Zamfara states. It’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal, Edward Gabkwet in a statement issued Monday said the air strikes were carried out in response to the recent upsurge of terrorists’ activities targeting innocent civilians in Niger State. He said intelligence gathered had revealed that most of the terrorists responsible for recent attacks on civilians, abductions and cattle rustling within Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State were domicile in Kaduna State. Gabkwet stressed that additional intelligence further revealed the sightings of…
Residents of Jikwoyi Phase IV, a community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have expressed outrage and frustration over the failure of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to replace a faulty transformer, leaving them in darkness for two weeks now. In a strongly-worded letter addressed Monday to the Managing Director of AEDC Zone 4, the community, through its Landlords Association chairman, Mr. Kareem Akeem, accused the company of negligence and lack of maintenance, despite collecting substantial revenues from them. They alleged that AEDC had ignored repeated warnings and complaints about the transformer’s condition, which had deteriorated due to oil…
A former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has said that the lack of seriousness of opposition leaders might make it difficult to change the government of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Lukman in a statement issued on Monday lamented that Nigerians are going through very harsh and excruciating conditions, stressing that since the commencement of the fourth republic, it has been a case of progressive degeneration that invariably brought the country to its knees whereby public resources are now practically the private resources of so-called elected leaders. He pointed out that although it was…
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday 23rd August intercepted two containers of codeine syrup which came from Mundra port in India. It’s of Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday no fewer than 1,596 cartons of codeine-based syrup containing 319, 200 bottles of the opioid worth N2,234,400,000.00 in street value were recovered from the containers during a joint examination with other port stakeholders. He added: “Two ladies were arrested by operatives in Edo state for online sales of illicit drugs. “While Martha Owotorofa, 26, was nabbed at Kada Plaza, Benin…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has confirmed that the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, otherwise known as Shiites, on Sunday killed two police officers while three others were left unconscious. FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh in a statement issued in Abuja said Shiites attacked its personnel at the checkpoint unprovoked. She said: “FCT Police Command wishes to confirm an unprovoked attack by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as the ‘Shi’ite’ group, on some personnel of the Nigeria Police Force attached to FCT command at Wuse Junction by traffic light, where two (2) police personnel were…
Listen up, Men! The harsh truth is, marriage is a game where the odds are stacked against you. You work yourself to the bone, sacrificing every bit of pleasure, every dream, just to provide for your family. But in the end, what do you really get out of it? Consider this scenario: He’s 72 years old, retired from a lifetime of hard work. All his life, he toiled and struggled, denying himself the joys of life to raise his children, to give them the best education, to send them abroad to build better lives. And where are they now? They’re…
Security forces have arrested several gunmen associated with notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji near the Nigeria-Niger border in Sokoto State. The arrest, according to Zagazola Makama, occurred during an operation aimed at curbing cross-border banditry and criminal activities in the region. The suspects are believed to be part of a network of armed groups operating under the command of Turji, who had been linked to numerous attacks, kidnappings, and violent crimes across northwestern Nigeria. The operation is part of ongoing efforts by security agencies to dismantle criminal networks and restore peace to the area.