Network of Disabled Women, an NGO, has called on the Federal Government to provide inclusive budget for health workers to help address challenges faced by women and girls with disabilities in the country. Mrs Lios Auta-Udonkanta, the President of the organisation made the call in an interview with the...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has communicated the appointment of the Service Chiefs to the National Assembly, seeking for their confirmation by the Senate.The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Matters (Senate), Sen. Babajide Omoworare, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday.He said that the...
An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun, on Friday, ordered the remand of a 44-year-old man, Kazeem Olapade, in Ilesa Correctional Centre for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Olapade is facing a three-count charge of assault, rape and unlawful sexual intercourse.The...
According to a report by The PUNCH, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 is considering targeted lockdown in some pars of the country.The PTF is considering lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; as well as Lagos and Plateau States. PTF National Incident Manager, Mukhtar Muhammed, who stated this...
BY ADAKOLE HASSAN, Sokoto As traders whose sources of livelihood were affected by the recent fire outbreak that destroyed more than half of the Sokoto Central Market continue to count their losses, the federal government have assured of giving them some succur soon. Making this disclosure while on an assessment...
Mrs Folashade Joseph, Managing Director, Nigeria Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) says her re-appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari is a call to more commitment to duty. The managing director, who said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday, described the renewal of her term in office as another opportunity...
Mr Olusegun Aladenika, Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ore Unit, has advised motorists to avoid speeding on the Sagamu-Ore-Benin expressway which is undergoing reconstruction. Aladenika gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ore, Ondo State on Friday. He said that...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo has said that the First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) has not been cancelled in the state.This is contained in a statement on Friday in Benin by Mr Chris Nehikhare, the State Publicity Secretary of the party. Nehikhare was reacting to the criticism...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has expressed commitment to full implementation of the COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021,signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Jan. 26. The Minister of State for FCT, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, gave the assurance at a stakeholders meeting on new Presidential Task Force on COVID-19...
The Presidency has alerted the nation of another orchestrated smear campaign against President Muhammadu Buhari, using some online newspapers and blogs. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, who raised the alert in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said the campaign was designed to further exacerbate tension in the...
The Nigerian public university is in dire stress. It has suffered regrettable neglect over the years and defiled attempts to salvage it. No one is proud of it to the point of holding it up as an institution that is creditably serving the country. For good cause, stakeholders including...
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has congratulated an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and community development advocate, Mr Nurudeen Adeyemi, on his 50th birthday anniversary. AbdulRazaq’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Rafiu Ajakaye, on Friday in Ilorin. “Adeyemi combines brilliance,...
The Market Traders’ Association of Nigeria (MATAN) has directed its members across the country to comply strictly with the recent presidential directive on COVID-19 guidelines to reduce the spread of the virus at markets. The association’s National President, Mr Jamilu Abbas, gave the directive in an interview with the...
The Minister of Power Alhaji Saleh Mamman on Friday inaugurated various projects at Federal University, Wukari, which were executed by the Ecological Fund Office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the projects include 3.54 kilometer roads, drainages, culverts and several other erosion control facilities within the university...
Mr Promise Amahah, Director-General, Nigeria Young Farmers Network (NYFN), says science, technology and innovation are imperative for enhancing mechanisation in agriculture and improving not only crop yield but an entire value chain. Amahah, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in...
The United Kingdom has added three more countries to its “red list,” banning flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Burundi and Rwanda over the spread of the Coronavirus from Friday, official said. The UK Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, disclosed on Friday. “From Friday,...
South African opera and jazz singer, Sibongile Khumalo, a recipient of the country’s second-highest national order, died on Thursday, her family said a statement. The 63-year-old singer, born in Soweto not far from late President Nelson Mandela’s home, sang at the leader’s 1994 inauguration. She also performed internationally, including...
Beneficiaries of Federal Government’s Cash Transfer Scheme in Sokoto communities say the N5,000 monthly stipends have improved their nutrition status and boosted small scale businesses in their localities. A cross-section of women from 21 political wards in Tureta and Raba Local Government Areas made this known at the disbursement...
Fidelity Bank Plc on Friday launched its ‘Pay Yourself’ product for customers whose salaries are domiciled in the bank for convenience to enable them to be in control of their finances. Mr Christopher Onyeneke, the bank’s Chief Technology Officer, said at the virtual launch of the product on Friday...
A school teacher, Rebecca Meina, on Friday prayed a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, to dissolve her marriage, on grounds that her husband, Matthew attempted to poison her. Meina, who resides in Karu, FCT, in divorce petition said:”my husband and I have not been on good terms because of...