Month: April 2018

The attention of the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has been drawn to a group of clergymen under the aegis of Arewa Pastors Peace Initiative, Nigeria (APPIN) who visited President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday to pledge their support to him and his government. The group went further to the extent of claiming to the President that they knew some Pastors who are being used by the opposition against his government. Claiming that islamisation agenda is the idea of the opposition is the least expected of those who…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has organised a 2-days National Transparency and Accountability Capacity Building Workshop for State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs), at ICPC Auditorium, Abuja. The event with the theme Transparency and Accountability: A Veritable Tool For An Effective and Corruption-Free Basic Education In Nigeria, kicked off on Wednesday 4th and ended on Thursday 5th April, 2018. The workshop which was well attended by the Cross River SUBEB Executive Chairman, Dr Stephen Odey and other Management Staff is specifically aimed at promoting a…

Wife of the Senate President Bukola Saraki, and founder/president of Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki, on Friday welcomed the launch of the $170 million Gates Foundation gender strategy. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced its first-ever gender equality strategy, which will commit $170 million to support four areas related to women’s economic empowerment: financial inclusion, assets and issues such as land ownership and land tenure security, opportunity and self-help groups. Mrs Saraki commented: “I commend the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the timely implementation…

The deputy speaker of Abia House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Cosmos Ndukwe on Sunday, distributed Easter gifts to his constituents. Beneficiaries included men and women from all the wards of the constituency and the items included refrigerators, cash, generators and other materials. Rt. Hon Ndukwe has also doled out One Million Naira (N1 million) for Bende North State Constituency (Umunna) Football Competition.    

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has lauded the executive secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Rev Tor Uja on his commitment to selfless service to the development of the commission. Ortom made the remark in Ushongo, Benue State during a reception programme organised by the pentecostal Christian community in honour of Rev Uja on his appointment as the executive secretary, NCPC, and for his commitment to the betterment of the Christian communities in Nigeria. He also commended the NCPC helmsman for bringing innovation that can add value to Christian pilgrimage.…

1 L/R: Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Uja Tor Uja and his wife Evang. Berry Uja with the Senator Representing Zone A. Senatorial District of Benue State, Sen. Barnabas Gemade during a reception organized by the Pentecostal Christian Community in Ushongo for the Exe. Sec. NCPC at Government Secondary School in Ushongo, Benue State. today 2 Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Uja Tor Uja (l) with the Senator Representing Zone A. Senatorial District of Benue State, Sen. Barnabas Gemade during a reception organized by…

The Management of the Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday approved a new additional uniform to give officers and men variety of uniforms that can be worn depending on the weather and assignment to be executed. The additional wear which was officially presented to the public by the Ag. Deputy Comptroller General of Customs in charge of Tariff and Trade, Isa Talatu Mairo and the Service Public Relations Officer, DC Joseph Attah, has white atop the usual ash coloured trouser with a tie to match. Officers and men working in offices,…

…Insists FG Has No Case Against PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have failed in their ploy to use their so-called looters lists to divert public discourse from the raging questions on their numerous scandals, manifest sleazes and overall failures in governance. The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Tuesday, said the nation has now seen that the Federal Government has no case against the PDP, as the lists only have individuals who are not…