Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has directed security agencies to henceforth demolish the houses of informants and those supplying arms to bandits in the state. A press release signed by Yusuf Idris, the Director-General on Media to the governor, issued to newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday, said that...
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The White House on Wednesday announced that the U.S. president is set to propose a massive social benefits package in his first address to a joint session of congress. It said that the package was aimed at supporting families and increasing funding for education. The White House said that...
The Ministries of Petroleum Resources, Foreign Affairs, and Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development are expected to make presentations at the 43rd virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting is being presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at...
The Osun government has concluded plans to construct perimeter fence in all public primary and secondary schools in the state to ensure safety of pupils and students. Mr Ajibola Famurewa, the Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) said this at an enlightenment programme organised by the Ministry of Information...
Seven people who had been convicted in Italy for terrorist acts as members of the Red Brigades, a former Italian far-left guerilla group, have been arrested in France. Investigators were still searching for three further suspects, the Elysee Palace said in Paris on Wednesday. French President, Emmanuel Macron’s office...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, says Nigeria cannot afford another civil war because it will not augur well for the country. Osinbajo said this at an interactive forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) Anambra governorship aspirants, organised by the state chapter of APC Patriots in Abuja. “The thing about the...
Anti-lockdown radicals within the so-called Querdenken (Lateral Thinking) movement are to be monitored by the Federal German Domestic intelligence Services, the Interior Ministry said in Berlin on Wednesday. The decision allows the Agency for the Protection of the Constitution, as the domestic intelligence agency is known to collect information...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has announced that the second phase roll-out of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) would begin on April 29 in Lagos state. The minister made the disclosure in Abuja, on Tuesday, at an interactive session with the Senate Committee on Information...
Amid continued pipeline vandalism in the country, petroleum products worth N15.71bn were lost last year, according to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Data obtained from the NNPC showed that petroleum products worth N1.71bn were lost in January; N1.83bn in February; N1.59bn in March, and N1.64bn in April. The value...
The Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Lagos State, Sam Egube, has described the Equipment & Manufacturing West Africa Exhibition (EMWA) as a opportunity for stakeholders to see new technologies and innovation. Speaking at the exhibition in Lagos on Tuesday, Egube said that the programme made a good platform...
The Nigeria Labour Congress has listed key issues that should be addressed before the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) would adjust the pump price of petrol in the country. The NLC explained that the NNPC must fix the country’s refineries in order to cut down on the importation of...
Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State has called for a sustained partnership between the State Government and federal establishments in the state towards achieving their mandates. Bagudu said this when he hosted officials of Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Federal Inland Revenue Service to Ramadan “Iftar” (breaking of fast)...
The U.S. government has pledged support and absolute solidarity to combat the lingering and growing insecurity in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin Region. Mr Anthony Blinken, U.S Secretary of Sates disclosed this in a virtual interview with newsmen as part of his activities during his virtual visit to...
The owner of Agbo Hotel, Ogbomoso in Oyo State, Mr Oyedokun Oyeniyi, his wife, Busayo Oyedokun and seven others that were kidnapped on Saturday have been released by their abductors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the victims were released on Tuesday after payment of an undisclosed...
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Gas Resources, Mr Mutu Ebomo, has solicited more funds to support the operations of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC). He made the call on the federal government in Benin on Tuesday after an inspection of the facilities of the company in...
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says there is no report of attack by bandits at the University of Abuja, campus. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, ASP Mariam Yusuf said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. She said the clarification followed...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- The Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has released the sum of N1 billion as loan to the state’s fertilizer company to enable it commence production for the 2021 farming season. The governor who disclosed this when he paid a visit to the company in...
The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and The World Health Organization (WHO) have issued anurgent call for increased funding for the health sector in Nigeria. The Finance Ministry and the NCDC, supported by Resolve to Save Lives, an NGO, made...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Organizers of the African Human Rights Essay Competition have announced the shortlist of top and outstanding entries for the just concluded International Human Rights Essay Competition aimed at promoting human rights values in Africa and to positively influence the betterment of the human rights...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that some of his colleagues are only running to Abuja to take photographs with President Muhammadu Buhari, instead of tackling the challenges in their states. Speaking on Tuesday during an interactive session with some traditional rulers, political leaders, and other stakeholders...