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President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria and Zambia will deepen ties between the two countries. President Buhari made the commitment on Thursday at the Presidential Villa Abuja, while receiving Joseph Malanji a Special Envoy of Zambian President, Edgar Lungu. Buhari said the two countries will explore further areas of collaboration for the good of their people and the benefit of the African continent. The Special Envoy, who is Zambia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, thanked Nigeria for its “big brother role in ECOWAS and the African continent,” stressing that “equity is when strong ones strengthen the weak’ Also Read: U.S. launches new…

Monday, May 3 declared Workers Day public holiday | AIT LIVE The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 3, 2021, a public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers Day. In a statement released on Thursday, Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government congratulated Nigerian Workers for witnessing another celebration. Also Read: Health workers asked to take Covid-19 vaccine to encourage Nigerians He also commended them for what he described as their patience, understanding, and support in driving the policies and programmes of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in its determination to move…

Lagos completes Digital Broadcast Switch | AIT LIVE Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos has joined Plateau State capital Jos on the list of cities that have completed the broadcast transmission switch from the analogue to the digital mode. In his remarks at the ceremony to officially mark the switch, acting director-general, Nigerian Broadcast Corporation, NBC, Amstrong Idachaba said the country has a maximum of six months for the full digitalization by all broadcast stations. Also Read: Nigeria set for Digital Switch over He said any station that fails to comply with the switch by then, does so at its own peril.…

Updated: Tight security deployment around National Assembly | AIT LIVE There was an unusual security scrutiny of vehicles and pedestrians causing serious traffic congestion at the entrance of the National Assembly on Thursday. Police officers and Sergeant- at- arms were seen thoroughly checking vehicles trying to gain entrance into the complex – an unusual developmentAccording to sources the management of NIgeria’s Federal Legislature received reports of security threats which caused the security beef up. There have been consistent reports of security threats in and around the federal capital territory and other major cities in the country. Tight Security Around National…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, says six new airlines will join the list of operators in the country, 3 of which will begin operations this year NCAA director general Musa Nuhu in an interview with journalists in Abuja, called on key players in the sector to work together to design strategies geared towards best practices to speedily develop aviation in Nigeria to meet global best practices. Nuhu promised the NCAA will safeguard skilled manpower in the aviation industry to boost confidence and ensure safety in the skies. He said as a regulatory body, NCAA will improve on infrastructural development…

Kano State government has directed all civil servants to resume work with immediate effect. The directive was contained in a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Information Muhammad Garba who said Governor Abdullahi Ganduje gave the directive during the weekly State Executive Council Meeting. Workers in Kano had been told to stay at home since January 18, 2021, following an upsurge in cases of covid-19. Garba said the need for workers to resume followed successes recorded in the fight against COVID-19 in the state in the last three months. The commissioner also said permanent secretaries and heads of extra…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has kick started the process of decongesting polling units in Rivers State by increasing the number. This was made known by the resident electoral commissioner in the state Obo Effanga during to journalists in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Effanga said the exercise, part of a nationwide effort, will cover more than three million registered voters in the state which is expected to increase after the forthcoming voter registration exercise. Effanga, said the exercise will lead to the upgrading of 2,424 voting points out of the existing 4,442 polling units in Rivers State. Also…

The Katsina State Government has enrolled 320,000 persons in the formal sector programme of its contributory healthcare scheme. 53,241 vulnerable persons are also expected to be covered, under the Scheme. Governor Aminu Masari, said this at the flag off of the implementation of the scheme in Katsina. He said the contributory scheme, is designed to be one of the effective reforms in the state health sector. Shortly before personally registering for the scheme, Governor Masari said one per cent of the state’s statutory allocation has been appropriated in the 2021 budget, and dedicated to the state Contributory Healthcare Management Agency,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday queried the board of First Bank Nigeria Limited over the removal of the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the bank, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, saying the action was without regulatory approval. The apex bank said the board’s move has “dire implications for the bank and also portends significant risks to the stability of the financial system.” The central bank stated this in a letter dated April 28, 2021, signed by its Director, Banking Supervision, Mr. Haruna Mustafa, and addressed to the bank’s Chairman, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, a copy of which was obtained by THISDAY. CBN also demanded…

The Bauchi State Government, has revoked the rehabilitation and expansion project of Kirfi General Hospital, awarded by the previous government. This followed an inspection visit, paid by Governor Bala Mohammed to the project site, in Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State, over what the governor described as the non-chalant attitude by the contractor. Speaking after inspecting the project, the Bauchi State Commissioner For Health, Dr Aliyu Maigoro, who represented his governor, explained that the contract revocation for the rehabilitation and expansion of the Kirfi General Hospital followed the failure of the contractor to resume work, despite the collection of…