Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has reiterated his commitment to bringing hope to the weak and vulnerable. Governor Sani made this known in his remarks when he received Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, on a courtesy visit on Friday in Kaduna. He said the visit reminded him...
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A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has appealed to the party’s elders and stakeholders to intervene in the political crisis rocking Rivers. George, a PDP Board of Trustees (BOT) member, who made the appeal in a statement in Lagos, said...
The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority(LASEMA), has confirmed the death of a man trapped in an underground tunnel for five days around Onipan area of the state. The LASEMA Permanent secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is set to make Nigeria the solar panel and Electric Vehicles battery manufacturing hub in Africa. Tinubu also commended the inauguration of Nigeria’s largest Lithium processing plant in Lafia, Nasarawa State, adding that its an indication of the foreign investment friendly...
National Patron, Building Resilience Against Violent Extremism, Insurgency and Terrorism (BRAVE-IT), Dr Sani Abubakar, has said the fight against security challenges in Nigeria will not end with guns and bullets. Abubakar, a scholar in Military Studies, said this at a Breakfast Meeting on National Security organised by the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has said its contractors are working tirelessly to erect four new transmission towers along the Jos-Gombe axis. The company said this is to enable it restore power supply to states in the North Eastern part of the country,...
President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria would continue to play strategic roles in the affairs of the African continent at all times. Tinubu said this on Friday while receiving the letters of credence from the Ambassadors of Egypt, Pakistan and Greece in Abuja. He said that Nigeria would...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Zamfara State Government has confirmed the outbreak of unknown illness in the state which recorded four deaths and 177 cases so far. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Aisha Anka, confirmed this in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday by the Information Officer...
Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has condemned the attack and abduction of students by gunmen at the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Adavi local government area of Kogi State. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. She said the...
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has said the numerous road projects across the State are aimed at complementing the agricultural revolution of his administration. Governor Bago stated this at the groundbreaking ceremony of the five km Lemu township road in Gbako Local Government Area of Niger on Friday....
The Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun the disbarment of the N10 million grants to 20 women farmers in the FCT. The grant is under the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative’s (RHI) Women Agricultural Empowerment programme. Mandate Secretary of the...
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) says it has disbursed over N787 billion to no fewer than 495,000 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) since its inception to 2023. It also said that the disbursement was with a focus on women and youth-led businesses. According to the bank’s...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Commissioner of Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar, received in a courtesy visit the newly posted State Director of Security for the Department of State Services (DSS), Borno state command, Adamu Ahmad Umar, fsi. While delivering his remarks, the newly...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 132 suspected Internet fraudsters (yahoo boys) at different locations in Kwara, Cross River and Osun States Its Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to him, 64 suspected cybercriminals were arrested...
Ex-Super Eagles International, Edema Fuludu, said he felt the pains the of Ibrahim Babangida’s family over the death of the former Nigerian footballer. The member of the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Cup-winning team for Nigeria died in ghastly motor accident along the Kaduna-Zaria road on Thursday. The News...
The House of Representative Committee on Interior says it plans to probe the absence of data on the number of expatriates resident in Nigeria. Vice Chairman, House Committee on Interior, Rep. Ayuba Adele, said this during an interactive session with Management of IRIS Smart Technology and Continental Transfer...
The Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Barau Jibrin, has urged Kannywood actors to use their movies to support Federal Government’s fight against banditry, kidnapping and other security challenges. Barau said this when he received the leadership of the Kannywood Guild of Actors in Abuja on Friday. Barau...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and First Exploration & Production Limited (First E&P) Joint venture (JV) have donated N53 million to some NGOs in Nigeria. The NNPC Ltd. said the donation was part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Mr Bala Wunti, Chief Upstream...
A Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday granted the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to appear in court for his trial. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that the former governor ought to appeared...
The factional Speaker of the Rivers House of Assembly, Mr Martin Amaewhule (Obio/Akpor 1), has accused Governor Siminialayi Fubara of planning to demolish the residential quarters of members of the State House of Assembly. Amaewhule made the remark on Friday in Port Harcourt while reacting to the...