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As the Federal Government strives to eliminate poverty across the nation, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, has harped on the need to scale-up the National Social Investment Programmes, NSIP, targets set in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, ERGP. The group also said the NSIP would never be enough without the concurrent intervention of broad-based sustainable growth focused on creating economic and job opportunities for citizenry. The NSIPs were initiated by the government in its efforts to address the challenges around our human capital development, with a view to reducing poverty and creating wealth in order to tackle socio-economic…

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, has said he was ready to return to Nigeria to face the charge against him. In an interview with online Newspaper, Premium Times, Adoke said he would to return to Nigeria “between July and September.” Adoke dismissed insinuations that he left the country to avoid prosecution, saying his stay abroad had little to do with the Malabu case. The former AGF, who left Nigeria in 2015, was accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of enriching himself from the $1 billion Malabu oil deal, but he denied…

By Akanimo Sampson Schlumberger, one of the leading oil services companies, has introduced the GAIA, a digital exploration platform at the 81st EAGE Conference & Exhibition. The GAIA platform enables exploration teams to rapidly discover and access basin-scale data and manage their exploration opportunities. The GAIA platform uses the power of the DELFI Exploration & Production cognitive environment to access data available from Schlumberger and other E&P industry data providers. The GAIA platform provides a personalised user experience, enabling the explorationist to discover, visualise and interact with all the available data in a region or basin without compromising resolution and…

Suspected bandits reportedly on Sunday evening, opened fire on the motorcade of Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, who was on his way to condole with victims of a previous attack on a community in Gusau local government area. This came as bandits again attacked Batsari Alhaji village in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing two persons, barely 24 hours after the visist of wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, to the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in the area. Eyewitnesses said the governor’s convoy came under attack while he was enroute Lilo community to sympathise with victims…

Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, Monday, challenged the competence of the suit seeking to declare him unfit to head the judiciary. In processes he filed before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, Justice Muhammad insisted that he was validly appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to take control of the judiciary, after the erstwhile CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, was charged and subsequently indicted by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, Monday challenged the competence of the suit seeking to declare him unfit to head the…

By Akanimo Sampson Rochas Okorocha, outgone Governor of Imo State in Eastern Nigeria, may land in hot soup if he fails to do a proper handover to his successor, Governor Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by Tuesday midnight. Ihedioha stated this on Monday at the Government House, Owerri, during the swearing in of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Uche Onyeaguocha and Chief of Staff, Chris Okewulonu. Accordingly, the governor has ordered the Permanent Secretary, and Head of Service, under Okorocha, to quickly prepare all the necessary documents and hand them over to the SSG, and…

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Muslims in the country to sustain the virtues of the Ramadan period. In his Eid-el-Fitri message to Nigerians marking the end of the Ramadan fasting season, Buhari asked Muslims to always put humanity before personal interests. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, quoted the President saying “The Ramadan period is meant to reinforce us spiritually, therefore, we should use religion as an inspiration to do good at all times. “The virtues of the Ramadan should be sustained beyond the celebration. Going back to bad ways after the…

The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has expelled Ibrahim Wakkala, the immediate past deputy governor of the state for alleged anti-party activities. Recall that Wakkala was named the chairman of the 79-member Transition Committee set up by the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ensure smooth transfer of power from the outgone APC-led administration. Mr Wakkala had served as deputy governor in the Abdulaziz Yari-led APC government in the state since 2011. Also expelled are the senator representing Zamfara Central, Kabiru Marafa and member representing Kauran Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency in the House of…

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria, Monday, crashed out of the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup after losing 2-1 to Young Terranga Lions of Senegal in a round of 16 game. Nigeria fell to two first-half goals from Senegal. Although they pulled one back early in the second half, Paul Aigbogun’s boys could not get an equaliser. The loss ends Nigeria’s 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup where they failed to sparkle after struggling to progress from the group stage. With just four points, the Flying Eagles could only manage to reach the round of 16 as one of the four best…

The battle for the juicy Speakership seat of the House of Representatives is currently taking a new twist as the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is showing a strong interest in the office. The outgoing Speaker, Yakubu Dogara of the PDP, is said to be in a fierce battle to retain the position he dominated for four years.. This is coming as Governor Muhammad Yahaya of Gombe State has approved the appointment of the immediate past Vice Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri (UniMaid), Prof. Ibrahim Njodi, as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Director of Administration and Finance,…