By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum on Monday approved the payment of outstanding leave grants and gratuities for Local Government workers in the state The State Commissioner for Local Government and Emirates Affairs, Hon Sugun Mai Meleh disclosed this at a press briefing with newsmen...
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Pandemonium broke out in Owode, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State when some men suspected to be soldiers of the Nigerian Army shot and killed two siblings for allegedly smuggling foreign rice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident, which happened on Sunday, angered...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The Zamfara State Government has lifted the embargo it imposed on political activities in the state following resurgence of banditry and kidnapping. The Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, announced this in a statement issued Monday in Gusau. Alhaji Dosara said the state government...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it is providing US$ 210 million for the development of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme in Nigeria. AfDB’s President, Akinwumi Adesina, disclosed this in his virtual address at the inauguration of SAPZ programme on Monday in Abuja. SAPZ programme, inaugurated by...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned four persons at an Osun High Court over alleged voters inducement. The defendants are Adeyemo Bahiru Abiodun, Abidogun Ismail, Jimoh Kazeem and Yekini Nurudeen Abiodun The commission’s prosecution counsel, Mr Sesan Ola and Mr Andrew Akoja, told the court...
Many Indians are delighted at the prospect of Rishi Sunak becoming the first person of Indian origin to become British prime minister, just as Hindus across the world celebrate Diwali. Sunak was set to take the top job after his rivals Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the...
The Academic Staff Union of the Universities (ASUU) has appealed to the Federal Government to reconsider its stance on using Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) for paying its members’ salaries. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, President ASUU, said this at a meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives,...
Prof. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said it contributed up to 594 per cent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product.(GDP) Pantami said this on Monday at a news conference in Abuja to mark the third Digital Nigeria Day (DND) annually obseved on Oct. 24 across the...
Rishi Sunak, poised to become Britain’s next prime minister, told Conservative lawmakers on Monday his first priority was delivering economic stability, and then he would look to fulfill the party’s 2019 election promises, lawmaker Iain Duncan Smith said Sunak, who became leader of the Conservatives on Monday, also told...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has said that the inauguration of the Special Agro Processing Zones (SAPZ) in the Federal Capital Territory, underscores the Administration’s huge potentials as one of the nation’s most-important growth zones from which economic prosperity could spread...
By ORKULA SHAAGE, Abuja – President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau will be at the forefront of the support group when the country’s U17 girls, Flamingos tackle Colombia in the semi-finals of this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in Goa on Wednesday. The NFF...
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed Muslim Ummah to look out for the new Moon of Rabi Al-Thani 1444AH, effective from Tuesday. Rabi Al-Thani is the fourth month in the Islamic calendar that come after...
British politician Rishi Sunak was Monday elected Conservative leader and will become the next prime minister after rival Penny Mordaunt failed to secure the necessary 100 nominations from her fellow MPs. “Rishi Sunak is therefore elected as leader of the Conservative party,” senior backbencher Graham Brady said, as Mordaunt...
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Monday in Ilorin urged the Federal Government to declare state of emergency on health sector. Dr Abdulkadir Ahmed, the Kwara Chairman of NMA, made the appeal while addressing newsmen as part of activities marking the 2022 Physician Week. According to him, Nigeria is...
South Africa’s public servants on Monday said they would be going on a strike in the next seven days following a salary disagreement with the government. The Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) issued a statement saying they have reached a deadlock with the government on their salary...
Investment Spotify, an online streaming platform, says it has invested 100,000 dollars into the new Africa Podcast fund initiative to support careers of up-and-coming podcasters across the continent. Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy, Spotify’s Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Muhutu-Remy said that Spotify had demonstrated...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says Nigeria is now battling with its worst situation of brain drain in history, as no fewer than 10, 296 Nigerian-trained doctors are currently practicing in United Kingdom. Dr Uche Ojinmah, the National President of the association, raised the concern on Monday amidst other...
Bankole Olowookere, the Head Coach of the Under-17 Women’s National Team, Flamingos, said the team would continue to fight for a ticket at the final of the ongoing 2022 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India. Olowookere told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that the coaching...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar on Monday affirmed the nomination of Senator Bassey Otu as the validly nominated candidate for the 2023 general election. The court declared Senator Bassey Otu as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has reassured Nigerians and all other residents and visitors in the country that it will effectively review the security advisory issued by the United States of America Embassy in Abuja at the weekend. The security advisory, which was widely circulated...