By Justina Asishana, Minna No fewer than 70 staff of the National Examinations Council (NECO) have been dismissed for certificate forgery. The approval for the dismissal of the affected staff was approved at NECO’s 17th extra-ordinary meeting of the Governing Board after
Nicholas Kalu, Lokoja The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Busari, says 35, 800 policemen have been deployed by the Inspector General of Police to provide security for the governorship elections as well as the Kogi West Senatorial elections on Saturday, November
John Ofikhenua, Abuja The Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali has insisted that the border closures will continue for a while irrespective of the pressure from the neighbouring nations for its opening. He said that Nigeria has to first think of
One-time Minister of Information and Culture, Chief Alex Akinyele, is dead. A Facebook post this morning by his close friend, Dr Raphael James, disclosed that the public relations veteran died yesterday, Thursday, November 14, 2019. The obituary reads: “WITH GRATITUDE TO GOD
The Supreme Court on Friday said all allegations raised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku Abubakar, challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the Feb.23 presidential election were unproven. Abukakar, a former Vice President, who contested the election against claimed he won
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By Timothy Nwachukwu The Immediate past deputy Governor of Imo State and an All Progressive Congress (APC) Stalwart Prince Eze Madumere has called on Nigerians to eschew hate and violence as the diversity of the country should be a blessing, calling for
By Nicholas Kalu, Abuja The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate posting/redeployment of some Commissioners of Police to states. A statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, DCP Frank Mba, made available to The Nation on
By Collins Nweze The Group Managing Director/CEO, Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has called for more investments in the Nigerian film industry, just as he reiterated the role of Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in economic development and job creation. The bank chief
AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna Bishop of the Zaria Anglican Diocese, Abiodun Ogunyemi has lambasted Archbishop of Kaduna Province, Anglican Diocese, Buba Lamido for apologising to Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai over plan to demolish St. George Anglican Church, Sabon Gari, Zaria, by the state government.