The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated the reconstruction of 25-kilometre Kwaita to Yebu Road in Kwali, Kwali Area Council of the FCT. Wike said while inaugurating the project in Kwali on Thursday, that the measure was part of President Bola Tinubu’s...
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Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has delivered 600 bags of rice and 20 cows to the corps members posted to the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was in fulfillment of the pledges he made to them on Tuesday at the swearing-in of the 2024...
A Kano State High Court, on Thursday, restrain lawyers from granting media interviews in the ongoing Kano Emirates Tussle case. The Presiding Judge, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu, gave the order during the court proceedings. “I am giving an order to lawyers not to grant any interview to journalists before...
Polling stations across the United Kingdom are opened on Thursday morning, with opinion polls suggesting the centre-left Labour party on course to secure a big majority. Labour is expected to secure majority in the House of Commons and form a new government, after 14 years in opposition. Millions...
The NNPC Foundation has commenced business pitching assessment for no fewer than 2,659 corps members trained by the foundation to support their businesses through distribution of grants and start-up packs. The Managing Director, NNPC Foundation, Ms Emmanuella Arukwe, said on Thursday in Abuja that the empowerment was part...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Government, on Thursday, inaugurated the new governing councils for Universities, Colleges of Education and Polytechnics. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, inaugurated the Chairmen and Members of the newly constituted Governing Councils of the institutions under the Federal Ministry of Education...
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to inaugurate the construction work of the 1000-km Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway in August. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi disclosed this during a stakeholders engagement on the project in Birnin Kebbi. Umahi said that he was directed by the president to come to...
The authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Thursday shut down academic activities in the institution indefinitely. The university in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, attributed the decision to the refusal of the students of to shift grounds on their demands. The...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday urged states in Nigeria to urgently provide their counterpart funding to access Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) in an effort to save about nine million children from malnutrition. “Without urgent action in 2024, UNICEF estimates that approximately nine million children under...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A group of disgruntled youths on Wednesday launched a violent attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) offices in Sankara, Ukum Local Government Area, Benue State, resulting in the destruction and burning of the premises. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and...
By NANA AISHA, Bauchi – The Nigerian Army on 2 July 2024 donated educational materials support to Government Day Secondary School Rimi Wintin Dada in Bauchi State. The Army gave the support during a public speaking engagement to the school as part of activities marking Nigerian Army Day...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has described public corruption as the bane of development in Nigeria. Olukoyede expressed this view on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving the management team of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) led by...
The Tinubu Stakeholders Forum (TSF) has applauded the decision taken by President Bola Tinubu to issue an executive order aimed at enhancing local production of pharmaceutical products, describing it as a reflection of his visionary leadership. In a statement signed by its Chairman Ahmad Sajoh and Secretary Afolabi...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano has proposed a mandatory drug test for prospective couples as part of measures to reduce drug abuse in the state. The NDLEA Commander in Kano, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new board for the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP). This is contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement said the appointment was to further...
Barely a month after his resignation as the coach of the Super Eagles, Finidi George has taken up the role of technical manager for the NPFL side, Rivers United. During his brief and eventful tenure as the head of the Eagles, George’s 1-1 draw against South Africa in...
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a cache of arms and ammunition valued at N270 million at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) in Lagos. The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adeniyi, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has urged parents and guardians to warn their children and wards not to partake in a planned protest by a “shadowy group” against its operations. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, gave the warning in a statement made available...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate for the Nov. 14 Governorship Election in Ondo State, Mr Agboola Ajayi, has promised to make agriculture more attractive in the state, if elected. Ajayi made the promise while addressing newsmen at the state Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has said 4 of its officers are currently undergoing orderly room trial for unprofessional conduct. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the trial in a statement on Wednesday. Hundeyin said operatives of the command also arrested 27 civilians for...