By MBAFAN ADE – The three Shell companies in Nigeria and their partners said they made a total a total expenditure of $42.2 million on direct social investments in 2023, representing a 23% increase compared to $34.29 million in the previous year. Shell exclusively spent $14.1 million, according...
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Former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Judiciary to end the avalanche of post- elections litigations in Nigeria. Jonathan gave the charge while inaugurating the multi-million naira State High Court edifice equipped with modern facilities and 24 hours...
The Federal Government has rescued seven persons at a collapsed mining site, which occurred on Monday in Galadima Kogo, Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, said this in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on...
No fewer than three persons have lost their lives in a fuel tanker explosion that took place in the state on Tuesday. The tragic incident occurred when a petrol-laden tanker veered off the road, colliding with a taxi and bursting into flames at the Obiri Ikwerre flyover section...
With the battle for the throne of the Kano Emirate shifted to the court, the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has declared that no society develops at the expense of justice. He spoke yesterday in Kano at the opening of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference. In...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has completed the rehabilitation and re-stringing of the four vandalised towers along the Jos–Gombe 330 Kilo Volt (kV) transmission line. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, in a statement on Tuesday, said that the towers supplied...
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the frequent abduction and arrest of journalists in the country by security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), under the guise of enforcing the Cybersecurity Act. The Guild warned of the consequence of such illegal actions on press freedom. The professional...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Renewed Hope Initiative has launched a nationwide food outreach scheme, distributing essential items to vulnerable groups in Nasarawa State, following a successful rollout in Kano State in May 2024. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the initiative, under the Social Investment Program, aims to...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi has condemned the vandalisation of the superstructure of the 2nd Niger Bridge. Umahi in a statement signed by Mr Orji Uchenna, his Special Adviser on Media Tuesday in Abuja, said the act was cruel and cowardly. The Minister expressed deep shock that...
No fewer than five shops were on Tuesday gutted by fire at the timber market in Kenyatta Street, Uwani, Enugu, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent who was at the scene of the incident, reports that prompt response by the state Fire Service quenched...
Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) has approved the purchase of 600 rams for distribution to his neighbours and less privileged families in Zamfara West Senatorial District of the state for Eid-El-Kabir celebrations. The Coordinator, Zamfara West Senatorial District Constituency Office, Alh. Sha’ayau Sarkinfawa disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked reports alleging that it plan to revoke the licences of more Deposit Money Banks (DMBs). Some reports making the rounds on social media have alleged that the Apex bank plans to revoke the licences of Unity, Keystone and Polaris...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), Abdusalam Abubakar, reported that criminal suspects had attacked and destroyed crops on over 50 farmlands in Plateau and Kaduna States between April and May. Speaking at a seminar in Jos on Tuesday, Mr Abubakar, who also...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration has drawn a comprehensive plan to transform the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) into a world-class city. Tinubu who disclosed this at the inauguration of the Arterial Road N20, also approved the naming of the road after Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation has distributed dignity kits, science equipment and school furniture to public schools across the state. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, the Commissioner of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Engr. Lawan Abba Wakilbe, commended the...
The Naira on Tuesday recorded loss at the official market, trading at N1,476.95 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange revealed that the Naira lost 83 kobo. This represents a 0.06 per cent loss when compared to the previous trading date on Monday...
First Gbajeniyi of Egbaland, High Chief Temitope Fawehinmi has congratulated Dr Adedeji Ashiru, on his appoinment as Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority. In her congratulatory message on Wednesday, she said Adedeji’s appointment was well-deserved, owing to his experience and effective in management. Fawehimi said...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the request by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to name the Arterial Road N-20 after Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka. The Arterial Road N-20 stretched from Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Expressway to Outer Northern Expressway (Murtala Mohammed Expressway). Wike made the appeal in Abuja on...
The Organised Labour has relaxed the indefinite nationwide strike declared on Monday, for one-week, to allow continuation of negotiations The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) made this known in a communique issued at the end of a joint National Executive Council meeting on...
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has assured the general public and airline operators that the ongoing strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has not affected the Nigerian airspace. Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NAMA, Mr Abdulahi Musa, said this in a statement on Tuesday...