The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that only the commission has the constitutional mandate to issue birth, death, and attestation certificates in Nigeria. Mrs Blessyn Brume-Ataguba, Federal Commissioner representing Delta State in NPC, made the clarification on Wednesday in Asaba while addressing journalists. She said, ”As a way of reaching out to the audience,…
Manchester United strengthened their grip on a top-four place and kept Everton deep in relegation trouble with a one-sided victory at Old Trafford. Scott McTominay’s well-taken first-half effort and Anthony Martial’s first Premier League goal since December were enough to give United victory. However, it should have been more for Erik ten Hag’s…
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says it is finalising arrangements to pay all outstanding pension liabilities under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) before December. PenCom’s Director-General, Ms. Omolola Oloworaran, disclosed this on Wednesday in Lagos during the opening of a two-day sensitisation workshop for employees and pension desk officers. The event was organised in collaboration…
The German cabinet has strongly rejected criticism from U.S. Senator Marco Rubio regarding the decision by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency to classify the opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a right-wing extremist group. Rubio, speaking on Friday, described the move as “tyranny in disguise,” claiming that granting the agency expanded powers to surveil a…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, says the party remains united and intact despite its challenges. Damagum said this after the meeting of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) on Wednesday in Abuja. The PDP chairman, who noted that the party could not be conquered, said that it had mastered…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has flagged off an advocacy and awareness campaign for a national community food bank programme to address child health challenges caused by malnutrition in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the flag off took place in Abuja on Tuesday, during the Federal Government’s first edition…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 21 academic programmes for the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) following a rigorous accreditation exercise conducted across universities nationwide. The Vice Chancellor of UNIPORT, Prof. Owunari Georgewill, announced this development to journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He stated that the NUC’s approval marked a significance milestone for…
Jordan and Saudi Arabia has expressed their support for Lebanon as Israel intensified its attacks on the country. Ayman Safadi, Jordan’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and expatriates, reaffirmed Jordan’s unwavering support for Lebanon. He made the remarks in a phone call with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, during which he condemned…
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday arrested Mr Chinenye Duru, a Polaris Bank staff, in a Federal High Court in Abuja. The arrest came shortly after Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned an alleged fraud charge filed by the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police against Polaris Bank Plc and Duru until May…
The Federal Government on Tuesday presented 128 men, women, and children rescued from bandits in Zamfara State, with National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, vowing that those terrorising Nigerians would be relentlessly hunted. “Let me be unequivocally clear: there will be no respite for those who hold our citizens hostage,” Ribadu declared in Abuja,…
