By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – No fewer than 20,000 children in Borno State, North-East Nigeria, would benefit from classroom and toilet construction/renovation funded by the European Union . Implemented by UNICEF through state and local partners, 116 newly constructed/renovated classrooms and 53 latrines have now been handed to the...
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By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July, 2021. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday jointly signed by the Director, Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde and the Head, Corporate...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced that it has registered 65 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 167,532 confirmed cases. As at Monday, 28 June, 2021, the public health agency recorded no...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Police Command have paraded nine persons suspected for robbery and drug trafficking. The command’s spokesman, SP Edet Okon, said two of the suspects, Akachukwu Emmanuel and Isa Goni, were arrested for attacking a POS operator around Circular road in Maiduguri and...
The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said a total of 3.4 million doses of Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have so far been utilised for the 1st and 2nd dose vaccinations. This he said was approximately 88 per cent of the total COVID-19 vaccine stock in...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor for the Port Harcourt Refining Company is already on site. Mr Mustapha Yakubu, Chief Operating Officer, Refineries & Petrochemicals, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), made this known while briefing newsmen in Abuja, on Monday. “As...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state says he has provided a comprehensive briefing to President Muhammadu Buhari on the rightsizing policy of the state State Government and the steps taken so far to implement it. The governor said that Kaduna State will seek accountability for the actions of the...
The eastern DR Congo city of Beni on Monday closed its schools, markets and churches for 48 hours after three bomb attacks over the weekend sparked fears of further violence. The attacks included the first targeting a Catholic Church building and the first suicide bombing in the region, which...
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed October 7, to hear a motion seeking the final forfeiture of the sum of $5.78 million and ₦2.4 billion, linked to a former first lady, Patience Jonathan. Justice Tijjani Ringim fixed the date on Monday after taking arguments from counsel...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto and President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 has said he would continue to collaborate with UNICEF and every other international donor on development issues, while assuring that he believes firmly in girl-child education....
Governor Nasir El-rufai has reacted to the killing of a student protester in Kaduna by security agents dispatched to quell a protest by students over a hike in school fees. Gidan Waya, a student of the Kaduna State College of Education was shot dead while protesting alongside other students...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of funds for the completion of the National Library project by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFUND).Over 50 billion naira is needed to complete the project. This was disclosed Monday in Abuja when the Nigerian Library Association,(NLA)...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad on Monday swore in 18 judges to the Court of Appeal. Addressing the newly-sworn judges, Justice Tanko asked the judges to conduct their affairs within the ambit of the law and the oath of office administered on them. He reminded them...
Dr Yahaya Adamu, the State Chairman Rice Farmer Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), disclosed this at the CBN fair for promoting financial stability and economic development on Monday in Bauchi. He said that 20,000 farmers benefited from farm inputs under the scheme as part of the empowerment programme for farmers...
The Osun Police Command on Monday confirmed the death of one person during a clash between a masquerade and his followers and Muslim worshipers in Osogbo on Sunday. According to Osun Police Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, many were also injured when Muslim worshipers , that were having their prayer...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says poorly negotiated economic agreements has led to illicit financial flows and losses for many nations. Osinbajo stated this at the opening capacity building event for Nigerian negotiators organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday in Abuja. The event...
Passengers travelling from Kaduna to Abuja on the Nigerian Railway Corporation’s train service on Monday were left stranded in Dutse, Kaduna, after the train conveying them broke down due to mechanical failure. Officials of the NRC at the Abuja/Kaduna Station confirmed that the train developed mechanical issues some minutes...