Edo government has announced dissolution of the Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma. This is contained in a statement issued by Secretary to State Government, Mr Osarodion Ogie, on Tuesday in Benin. The statement also announced the appointment of Prof. Osarhieme Osadolor as the acting Vice-Chancellor of...
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Mr Paul Ayeni, the Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State, said the corps had deployed 2,000 personnel ahead of the Eid-el Fitr celebrations in the state. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, Ayeni assured residents of safety...
The Senator Representing Imo West, Rochas Okorocha has charged the heads of security agencies to restrategize their mode of operations in tackling insecurity affecting the country by establishing security outfits down to the grassroots. Sen. Okorocha, disclosed this when he hosted, the Onah of Abaji, Alhaji Adamu Yunusa and...
By OOREOFEOLUWA KALEJAIYE, Lagos- The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) Plc is set to launch a campaign to project its new positioning and commitment to the African financial markets as a leading capital market infrastructure provider, connecting Nigeria, Africa and the world. The campaign would kick off with a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- As Nigerians join the rest of the world to celebrate World Lupus Day (WLD), FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has identified enlightenment campaign as a powerful tool that could defeat lupus or its existential challenges. The Minister stated this at the 2021...
Prof. Luke Ayorinde, the Vice-Chancellor of the newly approved Thomas Adewumi University (TAU), Oko, Kwara, says institution will take after the characteristic excellent service delivery, discipline and probity of the University of Ilorin. Ayorinde, who made this known on Tuesday, while speaking with newsmen in his office said that...
The Kano State Government in collaboration with Al-Basar Foundation and Mamma Eye Specialist Hospital, Kano, has commenced free eye screening for 6,000 people in the state. The Executive Secretary Kano Primary Health Care Board, Dr Tijjani Hussain, made this known on Tuesday at the inauguration of the exercise at...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA ) has reshuffled some of its directors and created a new directorate to enhance efficiency and strengthen its operations. The agency made this known in a statement in Abuja, signed and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by the...
The Federal Capital Terriory Administration (FCTA) has declared that there would be no Eid-il-Fitr prayers at the National Eid prayer ground along the Umaru Musa Yar’adua Expressway (Airport Road). This is contained in a statement by the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, on Tuesday in Abuja. Bello said the directive was...
An unknown gunmen have reportedly abducted a pastor of The Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Mayomi Ogedengbe in his church located in Irese, a community near Akure, Ondo State capital. It was learnt that the incident occurred late Monday. According to an eyewitness, the kidnappers came in with a black...
The Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has called for a tripartite funding arrangement for the Akenfa Bridge project. The project was awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission in 2009. Ewhrudjakpo, made the call on Tuesday, during a meeting with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and representatives of ...
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday put forward proposals including deepening public health cooperation for the high-quality development of the Belt and Road cooperation. Wang attended and addressed the fifth Silk Road International Exposition, as well as the Investment and Trade Forum for Cooperation between...
President Muhammadu Buhari has again summoned another crucial meeting of the National Security Council; as they continue to seek solutions to the security challenges in the nation. The Security Meeting, which is the third in the series at the State House, is currently being presided by President Muhammadu Buhari...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja-Based on presentations made by officials of the Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCTA and the Implementation Guidelines for Phased Restriction of Movement issued by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 on Monday, 10th May 2021, the Eid prayer in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), will...
These days, very few persons among the Igalas of Kogi State ever discuss Achor Oboni. As a matter of fact, fewer still have even heard his name let alone know his significance in Igala recent history. But for some tragic twist of cruel fate, just few years to when...
Seven people died and one other still missing after a landslide buried workers at an unlicensed gold mining site in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, an official said on Tuesday. Nine people were also injured in the incident on Monday when mud and large rocks tumbled down, following heavy rain the previous day in South Solok district,...
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that local production of COVID-19 vaccines cannot start now in Nigeria. Ehanire made this known in Abuja, while explaining why local production of COVID-19 vaccines cannot start in the country at the moment as the world continue to fight vaccines nationalism. He...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigerian Army authority has said it is currently investigating the alleged killing of a water melon seller by a soldier in Zamfara State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the deceased was...