Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will meet with the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party on Wednesday in Abuja, an official has said. The official who spoke on an anonymous condition told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that...
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At least 18 governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party in next year’s elections on Tuesday night met with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in a new attempt to resolve the impasse in the party. The candidates arrived the private home of the Rivers governor in Port Harcourt,...
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Federal Government to ensure payment of the newly approved hazard allowance to its members within the next two months. A communique issued at the end of the association’s August National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Sunday in Gombe. The communique which...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has directed the immediate rehabilitation of unoccupied and deteriorated bungalows meant for medical doctors, including the Chief Medical Director (CMD), at the General Hospital in Bama. The Governor gave the directive on Tuesday evening after inspecting the quarters. Zulum’s...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin Kebbi – The Kebbi Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, has approved the dissolution of the State Executive Council with immediate effect. The Secretary to the State Government, Babale Umar-Yauri disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. He said: “The governor...
Chelsea announced on Wednesday they had sacked manager Thomas Tuchel just seven games into the season. The club said in a statement they had “parted company” with the German just hours after a chastening 1-0 Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb. More to follow…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, says it dismantled 25 notorious drug joints and arrested 150 suspected drug traffickers in the state. The NDLEA Commander, Mr Umar Adoro told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kaduna that the operation was conducted in...
A legal practitioner, Mr Joe Abaagu, has cautioned youths in the country against electoral violence, saying anyone caught will go to jail for two years without option of fine. Abaagu who is the Acting Chairman, Justice, Development and Peace Commission of the Catholic Archdiocese, gave the advice in an...
Justin Bieber said Tuesday he is once again taking a break from touring, months after revealing he’d been diagnosed with a syndrome that caused him partial facial paralysis. In June the 28-year-old megastar had pushed back the North American leg of his “Justice” tour due to Ramsay Hunt Syndrome,...
The Apple logo is seen at the entrance of an Apple store in Washington, DC,. Apple has been barred from selling iPhones without a charger in Brazil and fined more than $2 million over the issue, the government said Tuesday, after accusing the US tech giant of “discriminatory practices.”...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – PROMAD Foundation, a civic tech non-profit organisation championing community needs assessment for participatory budgeting, has launched its Strategic Operational Policy (SOP). According to the organisation, the SOP will guide its operations and help the organisation to make substantial contributions to accountable and participatory governance...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In a bid to ensure that no eligible Nigerian is left out of the electoral process on account of displacement, disability or other circumstances that may limit citizens’ participation in the electoral process, the Independent National Electoral Commission has presented for validation a revised...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate in 2023 polls, Sen. Bola Tinubu has donated N50 million to flood victims in Jigawa. Tinubu announced the donation shortly after he commiserated with Governor Muhammad Badaru, in Dutse on Tuesday. The presidential candidate called for sustained prayers to end flood disasters...
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has said the Federal Government is considering an upward review of the salary of tertiary institutions’ lecturers to 23.5 per cent. The minister said salaries of professors would also be reviewed by 35 per cent. Adamu disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja...
Many parents and candidates seeking admission into the universities for the 2022/2023 academic session have shifted their interest to private universities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey in Abia shows that private universities have become feasible alternatives due to the lingering strike by lecturers in public universities. The...
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the 77th Session of the high-level General Debate of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 21. A revised provisional list of speakers released from the Office of the General Assembly President on Tuesday showed that Buhari...
The UN says no fewer than 173 civilians have been killed in South Sudan for a four-month period of violence while human rights violations is reported committed in Unity State. As fighting continues in South Sudan, a new UN report released on Tuesday documents 173 civilian deaths over a...
The Federal Government, in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), has inaugurated a National Roadmap on Hand Hygiene for All. The roadmap gives direction for collaborative efforts to implement the Sanitation and Hygiene programmes under the UN Sustainable Development Goal six....
A 45-year-old housewife died while her husband sustained injuries in a building collapse in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa. Spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, CSC Adamu Shehu confirmed the incident in Dutse on Tuesday. Shehu said the incident occurred on...
Mr Kabir Mohammed, the Manager of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (NAIA), on Tuesday in Abuja said the airport would commence automated pay car park on Sept. 29. Mohammed, who made this known, while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), stated that digitisation of the airport...