STATE HOUSE – President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja expressed his unwavering support for the National Population Commission (NPC) to conduct an accurate Population and Housing Census in the country. He, however, emphasized the need for the Commission to be prudent in their assignment and work towards producing census data that would…
Hon. (Engr.) Rodney Ambaiowei, the National Assembly representative of Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency, received members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State Working Committee, who embarked on a solidarity visit to congratulate and celebrate with members of the State and National Assemblies elected on its platform. The PDP State Working Committee to Hon. Ambaiowei in…
The National Population Commission (NPC) Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will announce a new date for the 2023 Population and Housing Census and Housing census exercise. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in audience with Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra and his delegation at the State House, Abuja According to Hon. Kwarra,…
Russian state TV has aired footage of raids on properties linked to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group that attempted an armed mutiny last month. Russian TV shows wig collection, souvenir sledge hammers seized in raid on Prigozhin residence© AFP During the programme, called “60 Minutes,” which aired on Rossiya-1 TV on Wednesday,…
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has denied that Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, is still in Belarus. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko walks before a press conference in Minsk© Thomson Reuters Last month, Lukashenko brokered a deal that ended an armed mutiny in Russia, with the president later revealing that Prigozhin had arrived…
A farewell party was held at The Vue Restaurant in Abuja on July 4, 2023, to honor the outgoing Resident Representative of UNFPA in Nigeria, Miss Ulla Elisabeth Mueller. At the party, Chairman of National PopulationCommission Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, fnsa, and other development partners, including members of the NPC team, bid farewell to Miss…
The Federal High Court in Yenagoa has ordered the Chairman of Bayelsa FA, Porbeni, to stop parading himself as the chairman of the body. BFAN obtained the court injunction yesterday in Yenagoa, with the case now set to come up on the 17th of July for hearing. Some aggrieved football stakeholders had gone to court…
Protocols I welcome and express my gratitude to all gentlemen of the Press and other distinguished Stakeholders for honoring our invitation to this year’s World Population Day (WPD) Press Briefing, commemorated under the theme “Unleashing the Power of Gender Equality: Uplifting the Voices of Women and Girls to Unlock Our World’s Infinite Possibilities.” May God…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, inaugurated two projects executed by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) and funded by the German government. The projects executed in Otuan community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area are a police post and a youth development centre.The projects also include provision of a…
The National Population Commission of Nigeria recently held a press briefing to commemorate World Population Day 2023. The event, which was organized under the theme “Unleashing the Power of Gender Equality: Uplifting the Voices of Women and Girls to Unlock Our World’s Infinite Possibilities”, aimed to address gender inequality and empower women and girls to…
