The federal government, says it will launch a roadmap to chart a policy agenda for the for the Marine and Blue Economy sector. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, stated this as a panel discussant at the 29th session of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), with the main theme: “Pathways to Sustainable Economic Transformation and Inclusion”. The minister in a statement issued Tuesday by the Ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Olujimi Oyetomi, acknowledged the timeliness of the summit noting and as well assuring that outcome of innovative ideas, deliberations and proffered suggestions would be…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) under the auspices of Progressives League of APC Youths Voters have accused the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu of allegedly instigating campaign of calumny against the Minister of State for Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha. The stakeholders, therefore, threatened to occupy the National Assembly if Kalu continues waging proxy war against Onyejeocha. Its National Coordinator, Usman Shaibu, while addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja alleged that Kalu has become so desperate that he had been using the name of the Speaker of the House, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen to blackmail…
The Edo State Police Command has confirmed that one person died, while four others were injured when in a boat mishap that occurred in Gelegele, the Ovia South West Local Government of the state on Thursday. It was gathered that the commercial boat hit stationary barges which led to the accident. TheHintsNews gathered that the boat was said to have drifted away from its route and collided with the barges. The boat conveying mainly women and children was said to have run out of fuel after a passenger alighted in one of the settlements in the riverine communities. Some residents…
Less than three weeks to the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concerned about the spate of recent judgements and orders of court in respect of the nomination, substitution or disqualification of candidates after all the sensitive materials have been printed. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Quarterly Consultative Meeting with leaders of political parties. He lamented that the reprinting of the materials in compliance with court orders within a short period of time was not…
The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must continue to demonstrate impartiality, transparency to reaffirm citizens’ confidence ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. IPAC National Chairman, Yabagi Sani disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at INEC Quarterly Consultative Meeting with leaders of political parties. He said the 2023 general election presented the country with numerous controversies, leading to enormous challenges in the electoral processes. Yabagi stressed that it was therefore essential for INEC, as the custodian of democracy, to address this issue comprehensively. His words:…
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) on Operation Hakorin Damisa IV has neutralised suspected bandits and arrested 73 suspects in connection with kidnapping, cattle rustling, and gunrunning. In a statement issued Monday, the army said the operation took place between 16 and 22nd October 2023. It said on 18 October 2023, troops of Operation Hakorin Damisa IV arrested 16 suspects in connection with the murder of two women, Victoria Wetsan and Nagung Sale while working on a farmland at Binkwaghas Village, panyam district of Mangu LGA. It added that also on 19 October 2023, troops arrested two suspects, Mohammed Yusuf…
A former Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, has said that 52 developing countries are suffering severe unsustainable national debt burdens. He said the increase in the costs of debt servicing associated with climate vulnerability has become an issue of serious concern. Fagbohun stated this on Monday in Abuja while presenting a keynote address at the 2nd National Conference on Climate Change 2023, organised by Corporate Accountability & Public Participation Africa’s (CAPPA), with the theme: “Creating Agenda for Sustainable Climate Finance for Nigeria”. According to him, For emerging markets, low and medium-income economies in particular, climate vulnerability and…
The Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Bago, says his administration has developed strategies to tackle the lingering security challenges in the state. Bago, who disclosed this on Sunday in Minna, at a dinner organised by the Niger State Government for the House of Representatives Press Corp, however, assured that the protracted won’t stop the state from making developmental strides. He said: “Niger State is the largest in terms of land mass in Nigeria, with 76,300 square kilometres of arable land. Niger State also has four Hydropower dams. That is Kianji, Jeba, Shiroro and Zungeru. We have the only white sand…
The operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Gombe State Command, has arrested 76 suspects and foiled a plan by some individuals to host a same-sex wedding. Out of the 76 suspects, 59 are males with 21 said to have confessed to being homosexuals, adding that 17 females were also arrested at the scene. The State Public Relations Officer, Buhari Sa’ad, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters. He said, “They were arrested at Duwa Plaza along Bauchi-Gombe Expressway while holding a homosexual birthday and they had plans to hold a same-sex wedding before…
The Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority (KSSQAA) has sealed Al-Azhar Academy, in Zaria, over alleged beating of a student to death. Director-General of KSSQAA, Dr. Usman Abubakar, in a statement issued on Sunday said the state’s Ministry of Education, representing the state government, along with the school, had launched a fact-finding mission. TheHintsNews reports that a JSS 3 student, Marwan Sambo, 19, was reported to have died from severe beating and corporal punishments by some teachers, over absenteeism. To this end, a team from the state government visited Zaria on a fact-finding mission to unravel transpired from the Al-Azhar…