Author: Nigeriacurrent

BREAKING: Buhari Appoints Farouk Yahaya New Army Chief

President Muhammed Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. Yahaya’s appointment was announced Thursday by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, acting Director of Defence Information. Prior to his appointment, Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army. Yahaya’s appointment is coming seven days after the […]

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NYSC Is Not A Waste of Time -DG

The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim says the mandatory one year service for Nigeria graduates under 30 is not a waste. Ibrahim in a statement issued on Wednesday said the relevance of the Scheme in the integration and National cohesion of the country cannot be underestimated. He said the National […]

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Green Africa Launches Lagos-Abuja Flight At N16,000

Green Africa Airways has announced its entry into the Nigerian aviation sector. On Tuesday, the new  airline asked prospective passengers to start booking thier tickets on its website. According to the airline cities to be served are : Lagos (LOS) connecting  buja (ABV), Akure (AKR), Ilorin (ILR), Owerri (QOW), Port Harcourt (PHC) and Enugu (ENU). […]

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Hold APC Responbsile For Burnt INEC Office- PDP Urges IGP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it stands by its statement that the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) is responsible for the burning of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in various parts of the county. The opposition party in a statement issued on Tuesday said  APC has been promoting acts of violence and frustrate […]

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PDP Financial Secretary Dead, Others Injured in Auto Crash

The Peoples Democratic Party Zonal tour for Plateau central was on Tuesday deadlocked following an auto accident involving the party leaders which claimed the life of the state Financial Secretary, Mrs Mary Adar Gar. Reports said that the tragic accident occurred on Friday evening in Mangu when a Vectra car rammed into the vehicle conveying […]

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Ekiti Youth Canvases for a Southern Governor

The All Progressives Youth Alliance (APYA), a youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ekiti State Chapter, has called for equity in determining who leads the state and moved that the next governor, come 2022, should emerge from the southern part of the State. The group made the call in Ado Ekiti on the […]

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Vintage Confluence, CWG, Medallion Join NITRA Technology Forum Train On Cloud/Data Services

The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) has announced more partnerships for its upcoming event, tagged NITRA TECHNOLOGY FORUM 2021. The event, which will hold on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at CitiHeight Hotel and Virtually on Zoom now has web-based cryptocurrency trading platform, Vintage Confluence LLC, Nigeria’s CWG Plc, Medallion, Layer3 Limited and ATCON joining […]

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BREAKING: Chief of Army Staff Killed as Military Aircraft Crashes In Kaduna

A military plane suspected to be   Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has crashed in Kaduna  International Airport The crash was said to have happened at about 6 pm this evening, Friday, while it was raining  heavily The plane was reported to have crashed landed on the runaway, with the eight people on board dead. The Chief […]

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Ekiti Elders Join Clamour for South Governor

As political activities ahead of the Ekiti State gubernatorial elections slated for 2022, begin to gather audible volume, the Egbe Ilosiwaju Omo Ekiti, a socio-cultural group, has called for harmony and urged the political actors in the state to be fair in their decision on who becomes the next governor. The group, comprising notable elders […]

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No Going Back On Decision To Ban Open Grazing-Akeredolu

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu says the decision of the Southern Governors to enforce the ban on open grazing is irreversible. In a statement issued on Thursday, Akeredolun said the governors will enforce the ban with “vigour”. The governor’s statement in coming in on the hill of the criticism of the open grazing ban by […]

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