By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has been conferred with Honorary Doctorate of Letters (LLD), honoris causa by Afe Babalola University in Ado Ekiti, capital of Ekiti State. The University said Zulum was honoured for his “exceptional” performance since becoming Governor in 2019. The...
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At least, 366 soldiers, policemen and members of the civilian joint task force were killed in ambushes laid by terrorists in the North-East and the North-West between 2019 and 2021. A breakdown of the figures released by SBM Intelligence states that 337 soldiers, 29 cops and civilian JTF members...
Some of the ships seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have begun to sink in waters across the country, while many of those temporarily and permanently forfeited by suspected corrupt persons are being damaged due to lack of maintenance. Sources in the know of the development at...
The Kogi State Government has given a 48-hour ultimatum to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to apologise and retract a malicious statement that it kept N20 billion bailout fund meant to pay salaries in a commercial bank meant to yield interest. In a briefing on Sunday in...
President of the African Import Export Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has said Africa’s creative industry is a potent instrument that could grow the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of African countries and pull the youths out of poverty. Oramah said this at the two-day Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), which...
Sen. Umaru Al-Makura (APC-Nasarawa South) has provided five truckloads of fertilisers for farmers in the five Local Government Areas of the senatorial district. This is contained in a statement issued in Lafia on Sunday by his media aide, Mr Danjuma Joseph. Joseph stated that the senator also gave N1...
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held a closed door meeting on Sunday night in Abuja. Meeting under the aegis of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) were the host governor and chairman of the group, Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi, his counterparts from Kwara, Imo,...
The winner of reality television show, “Big Brother Naija Season 6 Shine Ya Eye,” Hazel Onouduenyi, popularly called Whitemoney, has expressed gratitude to MultiChoice Nigeria, for signing him as GOtv Ambassador. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Multichoice Nigeria, recently unveiled Whitemoney as its latest brand ambassador...
An APC governorship aspirant in Zamfara in the 2019 governorship election, Alhaji Sagir Hamida, was killed by unknown gunmen on Sunday evening, a family source has confirmed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered from the deceased’s elder brother, Kabiru Hamida, that Sagir was killed near Abuja while he...
By BABARA KALU, Abakaliki – The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a University Professor, Felix Anyaegbulam, for allegedly defiling a 13 year-old girl. Anyaegbulam is a Professor of Geophysics in Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, (AE-FUNAI), Ikwo Local Government Area of the State. It alleged that the Professor...
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and fans on Sunday hailed Nigeria’s music star, David Adeleke a.k.a Davido, on the celebration of his 29th birthday. Abubakar expressed happiness with the way the singer raised funds for orphanages across Nigeria. He took to his verified Facebook page to wish him...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to commence the 2021 Africa Industrialization Day/Young Africa Industrialization Week to commemorate international Africa Industrialization Day. The state Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives (MCIC), Dr Lola Akande, made this known in a statement, signed by Mr...
The Intra-African Trade Fair 2021 (IATF 2021) came to an end on Sunday in Durban, South Africa, recording $36 billion deals during the week long event. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event held physically in Durban, South Africa, while some other participants joined virtually from...
Prof. Deji Omole, the Governing Council Chairman, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, says Gov. Seyi Makinde has released N500 million for the smooth take-off of the Iseyin campus. He made the disclosure on Sunday in a pronouncement to commemorate the first year anniversary of LAUTECH’s sole ownership....
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Sunday said it has commenced the rehabilitation and replacement of old circuit breakers in the nation’s transmission network. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, said this in a statement issued in Abuja. According to her, the project is geared towards...
The African Development Bank (AfDB), has earmarked $110 million for projects under the Special Agricultural Processing Zone in Kano State. The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, Mr Abba Anwar, stated this in a statement issued in Kano on Sunday. Anwar quoted the AfDB...
The Group Managing Director (GMD)/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Malam Mele Kyari, started his weekly activities with an interview with Bloomberg TV in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Kyari said in the interview that Nigeria would ramp up oil production to...
Inmates have escaped en masse from a crowded old prison in the western Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Sunday, with at least one guard reported killed. Two armed men arrived at the entrance to Matadi prison, subdued the guards and opened the main gate, allowing a large number...
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s time as Manchester United manager finally ran out on Sunday as the Norwegian was sacked following a humiliating 4-1 defeat at Watford. Solskjaer failed to win a trophy in nearly three years in charge at Old Trafford and tangible signs of progress after finishing second in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government said it has proposed a legislation to increase funding from the consolidated revenue fund to the nation’s basic education sector. Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said the move would see an increase from the current 2 percent to 3 percent...