By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, on the occasion of her 70th birthday. The presidential spokesman, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, said in a statement on Thursday that the President rejoiced with the remarkable leader and her...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday, reserved judgment in a suit filed by the Federal Government against the governors of the 36 states of the federation over alleged misconduct in the administration of Local Government Areas. Justice Garba Lawal, who led a seven-member panel of Justices of the apex...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State Police Command has said adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure a peaceful Eid-El-Kabir celebration throughout the state. In conjunction with relevant security stakeholders, the command has implemented measures to maintain law and order before, during, and after...
The lawmaker, who who represented Kaduna Central in the 9th Assembly, Shehu Sani, has told President Bola Tinubu that the national anthem or the constitution cannot unite a nation. He said the people could only be united on the ideals of freedom, justice, and equity. Mr Sani stated...
The U.S Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bid to restrict an abortion pill widely used in the United States to terminate pregnancies. The court, in a unanimous opinion, said the anti-abortion groups and physicians challenging the medication, mifepristone, lacked the legal standing to bring the case. Abortion...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, (NELFUND, is set to publish a full list of institutions that have submitted their complete students’ data for upload on June 24. The fund made this known in a statement by its Head, Media and Public Relations, Mr Nasir...
Judith Suminwa Tuluka, the first female prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has assumed office after she was sworn in on Wednesday. Before the National Assembly, the lower house of the DRC parliament, Tuluka and the other 54 new government members officially took office...
By MBAFAN ADE, Business Correspondent – The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has appointed Lamin Barrow, an economist, as the Director-General for the West Africa Region, effective June 1, 2024. Barrow’s appointment came just as the Board of Directors of the AfDB approved a grant funding of $8.6 million...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The President General of ENAYI OTTAH FOUNDATION (EOF), Dr. Francis Ottah Agbo has announced the expansion of the Dr. Francis Ottah Agbo Free JAMB REGISTRATION Scheme in Enone to cover the nine local government areas of Benue South, also known as Zone C....
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – The Government of Oyo State in South-West Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030, through collaboration with development partners, and other stakeholders. Chairman of the Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA), Dr. Gbola Adetunji, made the...
The Defence Headquarters has said troops deployed in different parts of the country have in the last one week neutralised no fewer than 197 terrorists and apprehended 310 others across theatres of operation. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned Nigerians against the potential spread of cholera through contaminated water sources. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja. Cholera is a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the publication of the final list of candidates for Ondo governorship election. A statement by the National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekunin, said the announcement followed the publication of the...
Bayern Munich on Thursday announced the signing of Japanese centre-back Hiroki Ito from Stuttgart until 2028 after reportedly triggering his 30 million euro ($32 million) release clause. Ito, 25, is a surprise signing for Bayern and their first major arrival of the transfer window, having come to the...
President Bola Tinubu has said he would approve a new minimum wage that the government can afford. He stated this on Wednesday at a dinner to mark Nigeria’s 25 years of unbroken Democracy in Abuja. The President appreciated those who stood by him over the years and promised...
Nigeria’s crude oil production made a record decline to 1.25 million barrels per day in May 2024, according to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The OPEC monthly oil market report for June seen by Channels Television, puts the country’s average daily output 1.25 million barrels per day...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – A prosecuting witness in the trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, on Monday, June 10, 2024 narrated before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital City High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja, how multiple transfers were made in favour of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN), has said two of its towers, T193 and T194, along the Damaturu -Maiduguri 330 Kilo Volt (KV Single Circuit) transmission line have again been destroyed by vandals. TCN’S General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said this in a...
The Publicity Secretary, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Emmah Isong, has said that Nigeria’s democracy has mainly favoured politicians. Mr Isong made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar in Thursday. He said that the 25 years of uninterrupted democratic rule...
