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  The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to the referenced story being circulated in the social media and the following is our response which is simply to disabuse the minds of members of the general public. 1. That the signatories who claimed to be writing on behalf of NA soldiers are fictitious names and numbers which are non-existent in the Nigerian Army records. 2. That the current Chief of Army Staff met an Army Housing Scheme in the pipeline and constituted a Committee to understudy its feasibility and desireability. Questionnaire was subsequently designed by the Committee for soldiers to bare their minds on the scheme and to ascertain those who are interested in it. It was still at this stage of administering the questionnaire to soldiers that agent provocateurs seized the moment to demonize the scheme with toxic narratives. 3. That members of the Nigerian Army have established mechanisms of responding to administrative issues and resort to social media is not one...

Preparations for the Festival of Adire, Arts and Crafts and Ofada Rice received a boost recently as the Ogun State Ministry of Culture and Tourism hosted its partners and stakeholders in Abeokuta, the state capital. At the meeting, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Toyin Taiwo, emphasised the need to reintroduce what the gateway state stands for to Nigerians all over the world. He also noted that investment opportunities and tourism potential of the state was underexplored. He said, “The planned expose on adire (tie and dye), the locally cultivated Ofada rice and other artistic products which are identities of the state will be the focal points of the festival.” Taiwo also reiterated the commitment of Governor Dapo Abiodun to arts, culture and tourism. The festival, which is a brainchild of the ministry, Jimson Global Services, Saubana Multi-Global Ventures, Fritots Global Communications and Creative VIillage Productions, is slated for the last quarter of the year in Texas, USA...

  The Lagos State Government has continued the commissioning of new school classrooms, projects and infrastructure across the various Local Government and Local Council Development Areas. In a statement issued on Friday, the Head of the Public Affairs Department, Ministry of Education, Ganiyu Lawal, said the projects were commissioned and handed over for use by cabinet members and aides of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as part of activities commemorating the second anniversary of the present administration. He explained that the commissioning of more than 1,097 school projects and infrastructure commenced with Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu unveiling new blocks of classrooms with administrative offices, library, laboratory, toilets with sanitation facilities and boreholes at Igbobi Junior College, Fazil Omar Senior High School, Onike Girls High School, Iwaya, and Akintan Junior Grammar School, Surulere. According to him, some of the key projects commissioned and delivered on Fr...

  President Buhari departs Abuja for Paris, France ahead of African Finance Summit on 16th May 2021. PRESIDENT BUHARI TO PARTICIPATE IN AFRICAN FINANCE SUMMIT IN PARIS, MEET WITH EMMANUEL MACRON ON SECURITY President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday, May 16, 2021, depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to attend African Finance Summit which will be focused on reviewing African economy, following shocks from Coronavirus pandemic, and getting relief, especially from increased debt burden on countries. The Summit, to be hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, will draw major stakeholders in the global finance institutions and some Heads of Government, who will, collectively, discuss external funding and debt treatment for Africa, and private sector reforms. During the visit, President Buhari will meet with the French President to discuss growing security threats in Sahel and Lake Chad region, political relations, economic ties, climate change and partnership in buoyi...

AREA FADA also known as Charly Boy continues to stimulate the minds of African Youths, as he has done Consistently for decades, through his unique mystical forms of Artistic expressions , delivered through  music and recently in blockbuster movies. 'Which way Nigeria"  is a brand new  Song from the AREA FADA and "A GOODWILL MESSAGE"  to the Nigerian people in these turbulent times. The core  message of the song will steer up the youths in the  positive direction and will   "AWAKEN" their minds  with the charge  to Step up to the expectations and take charge of their destinies, says AREA FADA aka Charly Boy   The cleverly orchestrated and we'll delivered consious  lyrics of the song is brought alive by the visuals of "WHICH WAY NIGERIA" the song will be available on all streaming platforms globally for everyone to enjoy. The Area FADA is currently putting finishing touch on a fresh and brand new body of work, soon to be unv...

May 14, 2021 Press Statement $65m Fraud: Track Down Buhari’s Son in-law, PDP Charges ICPC…Urges Presidency to Allow For Open Investigation The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the latest revelation of $65 million (N31 billion) fraud in the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), in which President Muhammadu Buhari’s son in-law, Gimba Yau Kumo, is reportedly involved, further confirms that the Buhari Presidency is indeed a sanctuary for fraudsters, treasury looters and common criminals. The party charges the ICPC not to succumb to reported pressure from the cabal in the Buhari Presidency but to track down Yau Kumo, the former Managing Director of the FMBN,who had already been declared wanted, and bring him to book alongside his accomplices. It speaks volumes that the Buhari Presidency had remained silent in the face of this huge fraud involving Mr. President's son in-law; a beneficiary of the primitive family patronage in the Buhari administration, only for certain members of th...

  Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe inspects the Nigeria's largest maternity and newborn complex he is constructing in Damaturu. The project has 8 blocks of storey buildings containing the following multiple facilities. STOREY BUILDING 1: (Gynecology) 32 consultancy rooms for Gynecologists, 6 Waiting areas, 6 Side pharmacy, 4 Rest room. STOREY BUILDING 2: (Gynae ward) 32 Open cubicles, 5 Call duty room, 5 Side pharmacy, 4 Nurse station. STOREY BUILDING 3: (Special baby care ward) 28 Septic baby unit, 10 Out-born unit, 10 In-born unit 4 Nurses station, 10 Mother's room, 10 Breastfeeding/dining, 5 Doctor's rest room, 5 Nurses rest room, 5 Matron office, 4 Medical record and documentation, 4 Kitchen and store. STOREY BUILDING 4: (Labour & Theatre Ward) 4 Theatre space, 2 Recovery room, 6 Recovery ward, 6 Offices, 4 conference rooms, 4 computer rooms. STOREY BUILDING 5: (Paediatric medical ward) 40 cubicles, 4 call rooms, 4 side pharmacy. STOREY BUILDING 6: (Emergency paediatric w...