By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has affirmed the commitment of the Federal Capital Territory Administration to develop rural communities in line with the presidential deliverables. The minister who stated this at the official inauguration of landmark projects executed by the Abuja...
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The U.S. forces withdrawal from Afghanistan led to a new crisis, and its effect on the regional and global security was yet to be established, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. “Long-standing regional conflicts do not cease, moreover, they flare up with renewed vigor. “ The U.S. and...
State-run Ahram Online on Thursday reported that the death toll has risen to four after a four-storey building in Egypt’s Qalyubia province collapsed on Wednesday night. The report said “two bodies were retrieved in the debris on Wednesday, while two lawyers found alive in the early morning of Thursday...
Israel will not let Iran become a nuclear state and reserves the right to act if the world does not stop Iran from getting nuclear capabilities, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Thursday. The foreign minister and I also discussed the Iranian nuclear programme and the danger was posed...
By BABARA KALU, Enugu – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised export stakeholders to always seek proper registration of their products to prevent their rejection. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, gave the advice on Thursday at a one-day South-East Stakeholders’...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Malnutrition in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in the North East of Nigeria has become one of the consequences and greatest problems created by the insurgency or armed conflict among children and breast feeding women. The conflict has also led to migration and displacements...
Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa on Wednesday said N6 billion worth of drugs meant for insurgents was intercepted by the agency’s operatives at the Apapa Port in Lagos State. Marwa, who spoke at a media briefing to update the public...
The recent signing into law by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, the bill that authorizes the state to collect VAT., coupled with the ruling by a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, that states, and not the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), should be collecting Value Added Tax...
The Lagos4Lagos Movement, a splinter group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, says parallel congresses may impact negatively on coming elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Lagos4Lagos Movement, held parallel ward and local government congresses at different locations, at the nationwide APC...
China has promised Afghanistan humanitarian aid worth 200 million yuan, the equivalent of 30.7 million dollars, Beijing’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the pledge at a video conference with his counterparts from countries neighbouring Afghanistan. China said it would provide emergency aid to fight...
Musician Master KG has detailed his “horrific experience” after a flight he was recently on took a dramatic turn. TheJerusalemhitmaker told his Twitter followers how the left engine of the plane he was on exploded, while he was aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul. “Damm [sic] this BS...
In furtherance of its commitment to spearhead value-driven mobile and digital banking in Nigeria, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the launch of the LIT Application, created to revolutionise the culture and experience of mobile banking in Nigeria. The state-of-the-art banking app is the first of its kind in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Owerri, Imo, on one-day official visit where he would inaugurate some developmental projects executed by the State Government. The jet carrying Buhari landed at the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, the state capital. The president was received at Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport...
Chief Ben Adaji, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba, has cautioned the party against imposition of candidates and party leaders, ahead of 2023 poll. Adaji said this when he spoke with with newsmen in Jalingo on Thursday. The chieftain, who is a former aspirant for...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Prof Suleiman Bogoro, has recently received the highest honour of the animal science profession in Nigeria. Bogoro, who is also a Professor of Animal Science, was inducted into the prestigious animal science hall of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted three workers of former President Olusegun Obasanjo at a village in Abeokuta, the Ogun state’s capital. It was learnt that the incident occurred late Wednesday when the gunmen waylaid the three workers at the Obasanjo Holdings...
The Katsina State Police Command have arrested several suspects in connection with banditry, cattle rustling and kidnapping. The suspects were arrested by officers on patrol while plying the Kankara-Sheme road in Dutsinma Local Government Area of the State. The spokesman of the Command, SP Gambo Isah, who disclosed this...
Gunmen Suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed a policeman with 23 others abducted during an attacked in Ungwan Maje and Ungwan Laka villages in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was learnt that the bandits stormed the villages on Wednesday and opened fire on the...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said it has appealed the judgement of the Federal High Court in Rivers which held that the agency does not have the right to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) in the state. In a news conference in Abuja, FIRS Group Lead, Special...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has urged the National Agency for Food and Drug Adminstration and Control (NAFDAC) to intensify campaign against fake and counterfeit drugs in the country. Oba Ogunwusi made the remarks when the management of the agency paid him a courtesy call at his...