Since the return of the country to democracy in 1999, the Legislature has been at the receiving end, taking all the heat from Nigerians who have been anxiously waiting for the dividends of democracy. This is understandable for the reason that the Legislators are the closest to the people...
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Niger State Government has announced the closure of all secondary schools in the state for two weeks, from March 12 to March 26. A statement from the Ministry of Education signed by the Information Officer, Mr Jibrin Kodo, in Minna on Thursday, said the Commissioner, Hajiya Hannatu Salihu, announced...
No fewer than 35 rickety vehicles plying roads in Edo have been impounded by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Edo Sector Command. Mr Henry Benamaisia, the Sector Commander, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Benin. Benamaisia said this followed...
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s capital market have hailed the final approval given by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) for the demutualisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), saying it will lead to the growth of the market and the economy. The approval by...
The Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Hamed Bakayoko, has died in a hospital in Germany, authorities say. Bakayoko, who was receiving treatment for cancer, passed away on Wednesday, just days after his 56th birthday. He was appointed prime minister in July, following the sudden death of his predecessor Amadou...
Pandemonium ensued in in Damaga community, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, as suspected bandit allegedly opened fire, killing many. Students in a nearby secondary school fled due to the unfolding violence. Residents said dozens of armed men arrived on motorcycles and opened fire immediately, killing people and...
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), South-West has urged the Federal and State Governments to increase budgetary allocation to agriculture in order to boost food security in the country. The call is contained in a communique issued on Thursday after the association’s meeting in Ibadan. The News Agency...
Maj.-Gen Sagir Yaro, has officially assumed duty as the 30th Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on Wednesday in Kaduna State. The Academy Public Relations Officer, Major Bashir Jagira made this known in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. Major Jagira said Yaro took over from Maj.-Gen...
Bayelsa State Government has enacted a law prohibiting open grazing of livestock in the state. Governor Douye Diri assented to the Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law 2021 on Wednesday at the Executive Chamber of Government House in Yenagoa. He said the essence of the law is to...
No fewer than 937 people have been killed throughout Kaduna State by bandits with 1,962 others kidnapped in 2020. This is according to the Kaduna State Government, who disclosed this through the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan on Wednesday. The Commissioner who made a presentation...
Paris Saint-Germain reached the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday after a 1-1 draw with Barcelona gave them a 5-2 aggregate last-16 win, with Lionel Messi scoring but then missing a penalty for the Spanish giants. PSG were in front after half an hour when Kylian Mbappe converted a penalty...
The Nigeria Labour Congress has declared nine (9) States’ Governors as “anti-workers”. The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, said one of them was using the sponsor of the bill, Garba Muhammad, against the interests of workers. Muhammad represents Sabon Gari Constituency of Zaria, Kaduna State, in the House of Representatives....
Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited says it would continue to recognize the potential in women to make significant contributions to the economy. According to a statement, the conviction led to the birth of the “5by20” initiative, a Coca-Cola programme designed to help uplift and empower five million female entrepreneurs. The initiative,...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 394 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 159,646. As at Wednesday (10th, March 2021), the public health agency also recorded five (5) new COVID-19-related deaths, raising the...
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the construction of substations in Kano, Jigawa, and Benue States. Briefing newsmen at the meeting, the Minister of Power, Alhaji Saleh Mamman, said the substations were located at Bichi, Kanya, and Zaki-Biam. He said approval was also given for the extension of...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has rejected a request by lead counsel, Chief Sani Katu, to withdraw from the legal team of the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. Maina is facing charges of laundering about N2bn. He jumped bail and was...
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has praised his players’ powers of recovery to beat Southampton 5-2 despite being denied a blatant penalty when the game was delicately poised at 1-1. City are now 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League as they close in on a...
The Emir of Anka in Zamfara State, Attahiru Ahmad says more than 100 miners operating between Anka and Maru LGAs in the state were abducted by bandits on March 2. Ahmad, chairman of the state council of chiefs, disclosed this in Gusau, the Zamfara capital, on Tuesday when Lucky...
The trial of Abubakar Ali Peters and his company, Nadabo Energy Limited, for an alleged ₦1.4bn fraud continued on Wednesday before Justice Christopher Balogun of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. During the sitting, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, made...