Brigadier General Fredrick Uwem Mbaba hails from Uruan Local Government of Akwa Ibom State.
General Mbaba was a member of the 43 Regular Course at the Nigerian Defence Academy and was commissioned into the Nigerian Army Engineers as a Second Lieutenant in September 1996.
The gallant officer was a proud Alumni...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, “demonstrates uncommon leadership qualities of modesty and foresight in tackling the challenges of hunger and poverty in Africa”.
The retired major general said the AfDB president “exudes unusual positive energy in devising policies, deploying resources,...
The Senate has approved N238bn as the budget of the NCS for the 2020 fiscal year.
The approval of the amount followed the presentation of the report of the Senate Committee on Customs, Tariff and Excise by its Chairman, Senator Francis Ailimikhena.
The amount comprised Personnel Cost of N98.61bn, representing 41.41...
Kwara State Government on Wednesday flagged off statewide free screening for cervical and breast cancer as part of the activities to commemorate the World Cancer Day and strengthen public awareness on the deadly disease.
Commissioner for Health Dr Raji Razaq said the ministry has engaged experts to screen at least...
The Senate has given Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government a two-week window period to appear before the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts to defend President Muhammadu Buhari’s loan request presently before the National Assembly.
The call on MDAs to appear before the Panel was made by the...
Kano State House of Assembly on Wednesday removed its majority leader, Alhaji Labaran Abdul-Madari, and replaced him with his deputy, Alhaji Kabiru Hassan-Dashi.
Abdul-Madari, an APC member representing Sumaila Constituency was removed following a motion of urgent public importance presented by Alhaji Muhammad Uba-Gurjiya, also an APC member, representing Bunkure...
The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has faulted claims by President Muhammadu Buhari that more Muslims are killed by Boko Haram.
Atiku made his position known in a tweet on Wednesday.
While replying to a report on Buhari’s claim, Atiku tackled Buhari for...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara as `an astute administrator’ who stopped the era of profligacy and graft that crippled the state’s resources and development.
In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of APC, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, in Abuja on Wednesday, the...
The government has made fact-based presentations to the labour unions on what it can afford without going to borrow to pay salary.
The proposal includes that no worker will earn below the 30,000 minimum wage enacted by the Minimum Wage Act. We also made suggestions on the consequential adjustments as...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has named an assistant secretary to a UK junior minister (Whitehall) Olajumoke Monsura Gafar as his principal private secretary (PPS).
An active member of the nonprofit Positive Nigeria, Olajumoke studied law at the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria between 1997 and 2002 and attended the Nigerian...
