BY GODWIN OBI Amid ongoing conflict in Sudan, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says the Nigerian Embassy in Egypt has successfully moved evacuees from the Sudanese side to the Egyptian side of the Arqeel Border. The commission on Tuesday evening stated further that the students were being prepared forContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said Nigeria cannot get anything right unless workers’ welfare is well taken care of. Obi, who spoke on Monday at the commemoration of this year’s May Day celebrations at the Eagle Square, Abuja,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has expressed opposition to a bill before the House of Representatives mandating medical and dental practitioners to undergo a minimum of five years of service to obtain a full licence. The proposal seeking to amend the Medical and Dental PractitionersContinue Reading
Nigerian President, Muhamamdu Buhari BY GODWIN OBI Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has called on the opposition to move on as its loss in the 2023 general election was based on overconfidence and complacency. The Minister in a statement on Sunday also said that President Muhamamdu Buhari deservesContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed reports that it is considering the withdrawal of the redesigned N200, N500 and N1,000 notes from circulation. In a statement on Sunday, the apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbduMumimas described the reports as “unfounded speculation”, noting thatContinue Reading
• Associates consider ex-Niger Delta minister’s constant visits irritating, mark of desperation BY GODWIN OBI As the race for Presidency of the 10th Senate hots up, discomfort is growing in the camp of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over efforts by elements in the camp of former Minister of Niger DeltaContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Presidential candidate of Labour Party in last general election, Mr. Peter Obi, the Tor Tiv, Prof. James Iorzua Ayatse and rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, were among eminent Nigerians that listed how Nigeria could remain on the path of peace and sustained national cohesion. This is asContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The national leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to commence the implementation of all pending agreements. The ultimatum was handed down in a communiqué at the end of a three-day extraordinary National Executive Council (NEC)Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, on Friday, bowed to intense pressure, summoning an emergency meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to deliberate on the crisis rocking the administrative organ of the party. A member of the NWC and North-West zonalContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government says about 7,000 nationals including Nigerians are stranded at the Egyptian border on their way from Sudan. This is according to the Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa. A Friday statement by Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations, and ProtocolsContinue Reading