Author: straightnewsng.com

President Muhammadu Buhari expressed sadness over the unexpected death of Army chief Ibrahim Attahiru and other military officers, pledging that ”the departed would not die in vain.” A statement by his Special Adviser Femi Adesina, President Buhari said he is deeply saddened over the air crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers. The President has condoled with the families of the deceased, the military, and Nigerians in general, describing them as ‘heroes who paid the ultimate price for peace and security in the land.’ Buhari described the crash as ”one mortal…

The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru and seven other officers died in a plane crash in Kaduna on Friday. The Nigeria Air Force says the cause of the crash is yet unknown. Ibrahim who before the appointment was the General Officer Commanding 82 Division, Nigerian Army was appointed to the new position on January 26, 2021 by President Muhammadu Buhari. A statement by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Army, has revealed that the immediate cause of the crash is still being ascertained. “An air crash involving a @NigAirForce…

The three tiers of government, the 36 States, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), revenue generating agencies and other statutory beneficiaries of the monthly federation revenue suffered a shortfall of N64.444 billion in their April allocations. This is as the three tiers of government shared N616.886 billion as April subvention against N681.330 billion shared among them in March 2021. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the virtual meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for May 2021 held on Friday. According to the document, the distributable statutory revenue for April 2021 was N429.733 billion; while…

A total of 200 youths trained on Information, Computer Technology by Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, under its skill acquisition programme, have graduated. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, lauded the commission for training the graduates drawn from the nine Niger Delta states, in Computer Skills Acquisition programme. Akpabio, who spoke during the graduation ceremony of trainees at the Law Auditorium of the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, said that technology, especially information and communication technology, had changed ‘our world and affected the way we live our lives.’ The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary,…

Nigerian government says the implementation of financial autonomy for state judiciary and legislature will commence next week. This was the outcome of a conciliatory meeting to resolve a six-week-old strike of court and parliamentary workers. Fedetr, is confident the two striking labour unions will call off their industrial action once implementation begins.

More than 33 utility vehicles have been given to the security committee working with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, field forensic auditors. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who inaugurated the vehicles at the new NDDC headquarters in Marine Base, Port Harcourt, said that they were meant to assist the security personnel working with the 16 field auditors to identify and verify the projects across the Niger Delta region. The Minister, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr Babayo Ardo, said that the vehicles would help in the…

The Israeli government and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire late Thursday after 11 days of violence that saw more than 200 Palestinians and 12 Israelis killed in the worst fighting in the region in years. A statement by the Israeli prime minister’s office said the security cabinet had “unanimously” agreed to accept the Egyptian proposal for a “mutual cease-fire,” but did not specify when it would start. “The political leadership emphasises that it is the reality on the ground that will determine the future of the operation,” the statement said. An hour after the Israel government’s announcement, Taher Al-Nono,…

Four airports in Nigeria have been upgraded as Special Economic Zones. The airports are Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers; Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval to the airports, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, stated on Thursday. “I am very glad to announce that Mr President has approved our four International Airports as Special Economic Zones. These are Lagos, Kano, Abuja & Port Harcourt. Our roadmap working,” he tweeted. Recall that the minister, Wednesday, assured Nigerians that the national airliner will swing into…

The World Bank plans to dole out $150 billion assistance for Africa in the next five years. Speaking at the Summit on Financing African Economies on Tuesday, the World Bank’s President, David Malpass, said a large portion of the outlay would take the form of grants and zero-interest long-term loans. Malpass said the spending would consolidate the intervention of the bank in key developmental needs of Africa in the past decade during which it invested $200 billion in the region. He said the support would continue to provide “positive net-flow” to the continent to address developmental challenges. “Africa needs large…

The Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, Thursday, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Ayade remarked that character, honour and commitment to the vision of a great nation that matters. He spoke this during his formal declaration for the ruling party at the Cross River State Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s Office in Calabar after a two-hour meeting with seven APC governors. Ayade said “We need all governors to recognise that it is not the party that matters. It is a character, it is an honour, it is a commitment to the vision of…