Savinews
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide-A Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has asked political parties to adhere strictly to the 2023 General election timetable and schedule of activities.
It will be recalled that on Saturday 26th February 2022, the Commission had released...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide
Interested and eligible citizens have been advised to apply as ad-hoc staff for Ekiti and Osun governorship elections billed for June 18 and July 16 respectively on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) online portal.
The portal, with...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
According to a 2021 UNICEF report, malnutrition is the underlying cause of nearly half of deaths of children under age five every year in Nigeria.
On this backdrop, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched its two-year $9.5 million Advancing...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
Global warming may seem abstract to many but for some, it is already at their backyards.
This may be the case of Pegi Community In Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja which is...
By Savinews Reporter-Abuja
U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Kathleen FitzGibbons had applauded the efforts of the Nigerian Correctional Service towards implementing the 2019 Nigerian Correctional Service Act and recognizing the importance of the Act to ensure that justice is carried out in...
By Joseph Uwakwe, Port Harcourt
A community-based civil society organisation, the Ogoni Environment Watch, has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Sharon Ikeazor, over the appointment of Dr. Ferdinand Giadom as Coordinator of the...
By Savinews Reporter
The Movement for Election of Nigerian President of Igbo Extraction, a political pressure group, has hailed Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra for nominating commissioners-designate just in two weeks of his inauguration.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide- Abuja
All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is seeking to profit from the national grief and tragedy in its desperate quest to seize power and plunge the country back into what it...
By Augustine Agwulonu
Since 1999 till date, Igbo politicians have always gained a notorious award an equally notorious cliché. The slogan: It is our turn, is now an anthem derogatorily associated with the Igbo political class.
To be sure, the late...
By Chinyere Nwaneri
If feelers received from the camp of Hon Precious Nkemdimma Opara who declared for the Owerri-West Assembly seat is anything to go Hon Dele Onyemaechi is as good as having lost his seat.
The aspirant who made his...
By Savinews Reporter
The official ball for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has been unveiled by Adidas.
It is called Al Rihla and takes its name from the Arabic word for "the journey".
The Al Rihla is said to move...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The Federal Government has inaugurated an investigative committee to unravel the circumstances leading to the vandalization of the Moshood Abiola Stadium and recommend measures to forestall recurrence.
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare while...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston of the Eastern District of Texas has announced that a Nigerian, Sobanke Idris Sunday Adereti, has been sentenced to federal prison for federal fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
Adereti, 24, who...
By Savinews Reporter
Reacting to the failure of Super Eagles to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, Sports Minister
Sunday Dare said :
“We drew 0-0 in Kumasi and drew 1-1 here and that meant the away goal rule gave Ghana the...
By Savinews Reporter
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare Wednesday commiserated with the Zambian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Solomon Jere over the death of Zambian Doctor, Dr Joseph Kabungo during Tuesday's World Cup Qualifiers between Nigeria and...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The United States Embassy in Abuja has begun processing certain non-immigrant visa renewal applications without requiring an interview.
The waiver will cater for visas such as B1/B2, F, M, J (academic only), H, L, or C1/D (combined...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
Comrade Annah Daniel had been pronounced as the duly elected Chairperson of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ FCT Chapter by the National Industrial Court, Abuja.
President of the court, Justice B.B Kanyip, in his ruling...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
Members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, led by the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, have
received instruments of office from the immediate-past Chairman of the Party's National Caretaker Committee...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
Nigeria Senate has constituted a seven-man ad-hoc committee to probe the tariff hike introduced by pay-tv service providers operating in the country.
The Senate also directed all pay-tv service providers to immediately review their bouquet prices downwards...
By Savinews Reporter, Abuja
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has commenced the sale and return of expression of interest and nomination forms.
The exercise which commenced on 29th March is to end by the 11th of April and to be...
By Savinews Reporter
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS)Lieutenant General Faruk Yahay has today 29 March 2022 visited the scene of Kaduna - Abuja train attack.
In a released made available to savinews.ng by the Director of Army Public Relation, Brigadier...
By Savinews Reporter
Troops from Nigeria Army said it has recovered arms and other weapons from suspected IPOB/ESN hideout in Anambra.
Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army (NA) conducting clearance operations along Anambra/Imo States border communities said it had dislodged a...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The newly elected National Youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Temidayo Israel Abdullahi, says he will work to ensure that youths are carried along in the scheme of things in the party.
The APC national...
Unlike the Russian Military, the United States Military has a decentralized structure which confers the Non Commissioned Officers (NCO), the ability to make on the spot decisions based on operational situation on ground. The Non Commissioned Officer Corps is...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has identified the challenges associated with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) during voter accreditation.
The chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who disclosed this, at the opening...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
Three ndi Anambra made it to the National Working Committee list of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The members who were selected through a consensus agreement include Nze Chidi Duru who emerged the Deputy National Organising Secretary,...
By Savinews Reporter, Abuja
Following the decision of the All Progressives Congress APC on a consensus candidate, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Media and Publicity, Honourable Benjamin Kalu has said that consensus is not an imposition.
Hon. Kalu was...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, says it will refund contenders in the upcoming convention who agree to step down willingly for the consensus candidates.
Nasarawa State governor, who is the Chairman, convention publicity Committee, Abdullahi Sule,...
Imo State Agro Dealers have been urged to increase their intake of Biofortified with Vitamin A maize and distribute same for healthy living.
Speaking during a one day workshop on the importance of Biofortified with Vitamin A maize and key...
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and Civil society organisations (CSOs) have been asked to mainstream creation of awareness on Biofortified with Vitamin A crops in their various programming thematic areas.
Speaking during the one day workshop on the importance of nutritious foods,...
