By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, says with Nigeria projected to be the third most populated nation in the world after India and China by 2050, the country deserves a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council. Addressing...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “direct the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and the acting Accountant General of the Federation, Sylva Okolieaboh to immediately reverse the apparently illegal deductions from the salaries of members of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Yola – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended The Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri for signing Child Protection Law in the state. Ms. Cristian Munduate, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, gave the commendation in a statement issued ay the UNICEF Communication Officer, Borno State, Ms...
Nigeria’s currency continues to fall under President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime, tumbling to a new low of N1005 against the British pound sterling on the parallel exchange platform Aboki Forex on Saturday. It’s revealed that the naira traded at N1005 against the British Pounds Sterling and N890 to a dollar....
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp in Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, has confirmed that five people were killed in a fatal crash that occurred at Isma Village, along Bauchi – Jos road. He said that two other people sustained varying degrees of injuries...
One year after it opened an office in Ghana, its first in Africa, Twitter has laid off almost the entire workforce in the West African country in a massive global layoff which has hit workers at the microblogging site since Elon Musk bought the company a week ago. The...
Kaduna is agog with excitement as preparation for this year’s First Bank of Nigeria Limited sponsored Emir of Zazzau African Patrons Cup and Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign gathers momentum. The African Patrons cup is an annual polo tournament which features Low, Medium and High goal teams from all around...
Paucity of funds is stalling investigation into the alleged murder of five persons in Ndong Nwong community in Odukpani LGA of the state over allegations of witchcraft. Police in the state said they needed money to conduct autopsy on the corpses. Police spokesperson in the state, SP Irene Ugbo...
The Acting Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs Forosola Oloyede on Saturday, announced further shutdown of additional section of Eko Bridge to avert disaster. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Oloyede had on Friday night, informed the public of damage to the Ijora Olopa section...
As gale of endorsements for candidates of political parties continues ahead of 2023 elections, family heads (Mogajis); Baales and other notable groups, including Agbekoya in Ibadan, have endorsed Bola Tinubu, as their preferred Presidential candidate. They declared their supports for Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday...
The Vice Chancellor, Bingham University, Prof. William Qurix, on Saturday disclosed certain financial grants received by the institution through public partnerships. Qurix disclosed this while speaking at the 4th Combined Convocation Ceremony of the institution in Karu, Nassarawa State. He said the grants which came from various international sources...
The Federal Government has denied the accusation that it paid members of the Academic Staff Union of Nigeria (ASUU) half salaries in October. Mr Olajide Oshundun, Head of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, said this in a statement he signed on Saturday in Abuja....
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – The Katsina State Police Command has announced the released of 21 children abducted from a farm in Mairuwa in Faskari LGA of the state. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the 21 children – 17 girls and 4 boys – aged between 15 and 18, were...
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with Amb. Mohammed Rimi, the Baraden Katsina and Nigeria’s representative in the United Arab Emirates, on the passing of his mother, Hajiya Aishatu Muhammad (Indon Ankeke). Muhammad died on Oct. 30 at the age of 90 and was buried in Katsina on Oct. 31....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it did not request to buy sniffer dogs in its 2023 budget proposal as being insinuated in some reports. Its spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Saturday in Abuja that NDLEA chairman, retired Gen. Buba Marwa only spoke about dogs while...
Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorcha Ayu, on Saturday, held a consultative meeting with Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. Ayu accompanied by the Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, former governor of Jigawa, Sule Lamido and Mohammed met behind closed...
There are indications that Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, would know his fate over fraud charges on Monday in the United States. Earlier on Friday, reports flooded the media space that Hushpuppi has been sentenced to 11 years in prison in the US, but according...
Elon Musk has defended laying off around half of Twitter’s workforce just one week after taking over the business. The world’s richest man says he had “no choice” after 50% of Twitter employees were fired on Friday, Nov. 4. In a Tweet posted on Nov. 5, Musk said “regarding Twitter’s reduction in...
No fewer than 1,000 card-carrying women members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have defected to the All progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday by Mr Jamilu Iliyasu, Press Secretary to Gov. Bello Matawalle. The decampees who announced their...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Tax dialogues, which provide a platform for exchange of diverse ideas on taxation, have been described as a tool for engendering tax compliance through collective ownership of the tax system, as well as a means to strengthening tax systems. The Executive Chairman of the...