Troops of Guards Brigade Nigerian Army who were killed by terrorists in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory, on July 24, were buried onThursdy. The leader of the soldiers, Captain Attah Samuel, and four other soldiers, who paid the supreme price during a clearance operation, were buried...
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The Katsina State Government has confirmed the stealing of millions of naira by unknown persons at the account section of the State Government House. The Director-General to the governor on New Media, Alhaji Al-Amin Isah, confirmed the incident in an interview with journalists on Thursday. Although Isah couldn’t disclose...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu says modern tourism has become a key driver for socio-economic progress through the creation of jobs and enterprises, infrastructure development, and the export revenues earned. The minister, who made this declaration while inaugurating the FCT Tourism...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has reiterated its readiness to further transform teaching profession in the country, noting the place of education as a human right which must involve equity, inclusion, quality and relevance. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr David Adejo...
Suspected ritualists beheaded a 37- year-old security man at a place of worship in Bayelsa on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the victim was guarding the place of worship at Elebele community in Ogbia Local Government area of the state when he was murdered. A...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday received the new President of the ECOWAS Commission and his Management Team, telling them the kind of sub-regional body West African leaders desire and must have. The president told Dr Omar Alieu Touray, the new President and the delegation at the Presidential Villa, Abuja:...
Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, said on Thursday in Abuja that the party would transform Nigeria’s economy from that of consumption to production. Obi made the declaration at the Labour Party and the Coalition for Peter Obi Leadership Summit. The summit had “Youths, Governance and a New...
The Federal Government on Thursday put the economic cost of post-harvest losses at N3.5 trillion annually in the Agricultural sector. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, made this known at the presentation of the International Standard Organisation (ISO) Certification for Nigerian Stored Products Research...
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. has reiterated its commitment to youth empowerment and entrepreneurship through the celebration of the 2022 youth week. The bank reiterated this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos to commemorate the International Youth Day, celebrated on Aug. 12 annually. It said that the celebration...
Akwa Ibom is driving Nigeria’s latest COVID-19 surge as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms 517 additional infections between Aug. 6 and Aug.11, 2022. The NCDC made this known via its official website on Thursday. It said that out of the 517 additional infections recorded, Akwa Ibom...
The Kaduna State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), a World Bank-supported project, on Thursday began disbursement of N102.4 million Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) to 8,475 schoolgirls in the state. At the disbursement ceremony in Kaduna, the Project Coordinator, Mrs Maryam Dangaji, said that the CCT intervention...
The first-ever documentary on the television reality show, Big Brother Naija, is set to premiere Saturday, Aug 13, 2022. Femi Falodun, Chief Executive Officer of ID Africa, media consultants to the reality TV show, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Falodun said that the mini documentary titled “BBNaija:...
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, says state governors have no justification to challenge the $418 million deductions from the Paris Club refund paid to consultants they hired. According to him, the noise making arising from the Governors Forum was not only...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government commenced the training of 200 middle administrative Cadre Officers (GL08 to 13) to enhance productivity and efficiency in the state civil service The training is organized by the office of the State Head of Service in collaboration with the Association...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, Thursday, ordered the removal of all Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flags in the Government House. This comes days after the former Vice President and presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the embittered Governor Wike met in Abuja, in a move...
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, on Thursday said Nigeria must end petrol subsidy. “Going forward, we must look for ways to move Nigeria beyond oil,” Mr Obi said in a series of tweets. “We must end this criminality called ‘oil subsidy’.” He...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met with representatives of victims of Kaduna Train abduction, assuring them that the Federal Government is doing everything within its powers to ensure the safe return of the remaining captives. Condoling with the families of the victims...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Force Commander, Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Major General Abdul-Kalifa Ibrahim has presented medals to the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Major General Wahidi Shuabu and 850 troops of 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, who participated in Operation Kaje Sanity...
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says Nigeria’s crude oil production increased to an average of 1.183 million barrels per day (bpd) in July 2022. OPEC made this known in its Oil Market Report for August 2022 which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Two days after Kenya’s general election, officials are yet to announce who is leading the presidential race in East Africa’s regional powerhouse. However, confused citizens were seen struggled to make sense of divergent tallies from the media in a nail-bitingly close race. Media houses are compiling results from images...