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The presentation of a 30-kilometre segment of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as a completed and commission-worthy project has drawn sharp criticism from NEFGAD, a leading public procurement advocacy group in Nigeria. In a statement signed at the weekend by its country head of office, Mr Akingunola Omoniyi, NEFGAD said it notes with deep concern that…
Uko Okon Seamfix, a cybersecurity management firm, has urged banks in the country to embrace a Biometric Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) solution to eliminate insider fraud in the banking industry. The Group Chief Executive Officer of Seamfix, Mr Chimezie Emewulu, said this on Thursday during an interview with the newsmen in Uyo. Our correspondent reports that…
A former lawmaker at the National Assembly, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, is dead. Nwaoboshi reportedly died after an illness that lasted for some months. This was disclosed in a statement by the Delta State Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Festus Ahon, on Friday. In the statement, the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, expressed grief over the death…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday granted presidential pardon to one of Nigeria’s founding fathers, Herbert Macaulay, and former FCT minister in the Babangida regime, Major General Mamman Vatsa (retd). While Vatsa was sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, Macaulay was twice convicted by the colonial authorities in Lagos. In 1913, while in…
The Chinese language, Mandarin has been added as one of the foreign languages to be offered in Senior Secondary Schools across the country in the newly reviewed secondary school curriculum. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Education Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Dr. Danlami Hayyo at the inauguration of the Chinese Corner at the…
By Uko Okon The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised the alarm over the increasing rate of illicit substances and hard drugs abuse in Akwa Ibom state The state Commander of the agency, Obot Bassey disclosed this during the 2025 Feast of Barracuda meeting by the National Association of Seadogs (NAS) – Pirates…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Reverend Matthew Kukah, on his 73rd birthday. This was contained in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Tinubu said Kukah is a highly revered priest, whose compassion for the poor and underprivileged continues to influence…
Five members of the Obiakor family have been arraigned before a Lagos Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja for allegedly stealing the sum of N242.391 million. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-arraigned the five defendants, Chisom Obiakor, Daniel Obiakor, Anthony Obiakor, Precious Nwokemodo, and Ifeanyi Nwokemodo before Justice Mojisola Dada. The anti-graft agency…
Barikui Felix In a bold move to inspire excellence, the Rivers State Government has announced huge cash rewards for its athletes competing at the 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF), tagged the Gateway Games 2024, from May 16–30, 2025, in Ogun State. During a pre-departure rally at the Alfred Diette-Spiff Sports Complex and the University of…
