The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion organized a Delegate Youth Leadership Summit held at the Church National Secretariat; St Matthias House, Gudu, Abuja on Friday, January 15th through Sunday, January 17th, 2021 with the theme “Ablaze for Christ in the Decade of the Reign of God (2 TIM.1:6-7, ISAIAH 52:1-10). The Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of all Nigeria, His grace, the Most Rev Henry C. Ndukuba while addressing the delegates at the Summit charged the Youths to pursue holiness as without which, no one can see God. He encouraged the youths to shun what he described as unhealthy competition amongst…
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It was a full atmosphere of joy for the town and the people of Osoogun at the sight of the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican communion and his entourage into the ancient town of Bishop Ajayi Crowther. The memories of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther and his landmark missionary footprint across West Africa came alive in his home town, Osoogun, Iseyin in the Oyo State of Nigeria on Wednesday 20 January 2021 when The Most Revd Henry Ndukuba Archbishop Metropolitan & Primate Of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion led some Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Registrar, General Secretary, Chancellor and…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has raised concerns over the nation’s huge revenue losses due to leakages arising from activities of revenue-generating agencies and has mandated the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and other revenue-generating agencies to forthwith block such leakages. He has also directed strict compliance with regulations on tax payment by both local and foreign companies, stressing that no firm should be exempted from tax payment. Besides, the president also pledged to continue the federal government’s diversification of the economy through the efficient use of revenues from oil and gas resources. Buhari, in a speech on Thursday at the…
Nigerian Nurses on Thursday warned that inadequate medical personnel could jeopardise the efforts of the federal and state governments to administer Covid-19 vaccines on Nigerians. They spoke just as the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) announced the composition of a committee to oversee the procurement and administration of the vaccines, whose first shipment is expected to arrive in the country by February ending. National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwife (NANNM) President, Mr. Abdul Adeniji, told THISDAY that the country does not have adequately trained manpower to administer the vaccines on a large scale. He said: “In the first instance, the…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria on Thursday weighed in on the raging agitation for the restructuring of Nigeria, warning that restructuring alone cannot solve the problem of the country. He called for the restructuring of Nigerians’ mindset first before that of the country. Jonathan, who spoke at a summit in Abuja along with a chieftain of the pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo; a former President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo, and Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Chief Audu Ogbeh, said Nigeria must also tackle nepotism, ethnicity and religious bias before restructuring. Jonathan, Adebanjo,…
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, on Friday, said the Federal Government’s planned sale of public assets will benefit Nigerians and help to boost the economy. In an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Mrs Ahmed, who is also the Minister of Budget and National Planning, said some government assets are currently moribund and provide little or no value to Nigerians in their current state. “There are some government assets that are dead that can be sold to the private sector to be reactivated and put to use for the benefit of Nigerians,” the Minister said. “So we are looking…
Newly inaugurated US President Joe Biden has reversed a Donald Trump policy that restricted the granting of immigrant visas to Nigerians. In January 2020, Trump had expanded curbs on immigration to include six more countries, including Nigeria. At the time, the US government said the policy was designed to tighten security for countries that don’t comply with the U.S. minimum security standards or cooperate to prevent illegal immigration. But the Biden administration, which campaigned partly on a message of diversity, is seeking to re-open America to the world. The reversal is part of a 10-day onslaught of executive actions intended…
The Kaduna State Government, along with some stakeholders in the agricultural subsector, on Thursday concluded a two-day on-the-spot assessment visits to some wheat farms in the state aimed at evaluating their yields. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that during the visits the team evaluated the level of yield of the ‘Norman Block’ wheat variety in selected farms at Galma, Alhaza and Magada villages in Zaria and Makarfi Local Government Areas. Other farms visited were in Bizara, Gangara, Mashigin Kaya, Maraban Rido, Kangimi and Kaduna Garden. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Agriculture, Hajiya Halima Lawal, said the visits were…
A former National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has blamed bad governance for the agitation for the restructuring of Nigeria. Jega said this on Thursday at the 18th Daily Trust Dialogue with the theme: ‘Restructuring in Nigeria: Why? How? When?’ Others present at the event included a chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo and the Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Chief Audu Ogbeh. He said, “After a critical evaluation of the benefits versus the costs of each of these notions of restructuring, I believe that the starting point of desirable and serious, even realistic,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said his government is ready to work with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and hopes that a strong point of cooperation and support for Nigeria as well as the African continent will be marked. President Buhari in a communique by his special media aide – Garba Shehu, congratulated the leaders, and the entire country on the successful transition, which marks an important historical inflection point for democracy as a system of government and for the global community as a whole. “We look forward to the Biden presidency with great hope and optimism for the…