THE Federal Government has created Nigerian Academy for Cultural Studies (NACUS), a specialised institution to train individuals for innovative studies and the development of Nigeria’s culture and history. Otunba Biodun Ajiboye, Executive Secretary of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) made this known in a statement on Monday. According …
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HIGHLY rated independent investment advisory firms have picked Fidelity Bank as a very attractive stock with the potential to generate high returns for investors. Independent investment research reports by many market pundits reviewed at the weekend showed that Fidelity Bank was assigned a “buy” ticker, a recommendation to investors to …
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A human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has faulted Governor Simi Fubara of Rivers State for directing members of the state assembly to meet at the Government House, saying the legislature is independent of the executive. Falana spoke on Channels Television’s “Sunday Politics,” explaining that since both arms of government …
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THE Nigerian Army said its troops rescued no fewer than nine students of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara in the Okene area of Kogi State. The students were abducted by bandits last Thursday, May 9, 2024 and regained freedom on Sunday, May 12, 2024. The Kogi State Government, …
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A leadership crisis has hit the Federal Character Commission (FCC). Twenty-nine out of the 37 FCC commissioners are seeking the removal of their Executive Chairman, Muheeba Dankaka. In two separate letters/ petitions to President Bola Tinubu and Secretary to the Government of Federation (SGF) George Akume, the aggrieved commissioners accused …
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VICE-President Kashim Shettima on Saturday restated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to revitalise revenue generation in the country. Shettima stated this at the close-out retreat of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. Shettima was represented by the Special Adviser to the President on General …
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A 59-year-old sewer worker at the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Tajudeen Amololo, who was trapped in an underground tunnel for five days in the Onipanu area of Lagos State has been confirmed dead. The demise of the man was announced by the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) …
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THE Federal Government has announced plans to conduct a thorough evaluation of the country’s visa policy in order to enhance foreign investments and promote tourism. Newsextra24 understands that last year’s visitor numbers were deemed inadequate in relation to the country’s population, resources, and potential, prompting the need for a review of the visa …
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BURNLEY were relegated from the English Premier League after Micky van de Ven’s 82nd-minute winner earned Tottenham to a 2-1 comeback victory. Vincent Kompany’s Clarets had to claim all three points to keep alive their faint hopes of avoiding an immediate return to the Championship. Jacob Bruun Larsen’s 25th-minute opener …
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THE 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has congratulated the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, on his conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of Nigeria (GCON). Recall that President Bola Tinubu conferred the second-highest national honour in the country on the paramount …
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