Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Thursday congratulated the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, on his 50th Coronation anniversary. Oyetola, in a congratulatory message by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan in Osogbo, described Alaafin as an extraordinary traditional ruler, who belongs to a class of his...
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State command, on Thursday, arraigned an 18-year-old man, Isma’eel Abubakar, before a Senior Magistrates’ Court over alleged defilement of a minor.The defendant, who lives at Kofar Ruwa Quarters, Kano, is standing trial on one-count charge of rape.The Prosecution Counsel, Halliru...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Thursday reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to the speedy completion and reopening of the Third Mainland Bridge to traffic on Feb. 15. Fashola during an inspection of the bridge assessed ongoing construction work as well as the planned diversion...
The Okene Secondary School Old Students Association has appealed to Gov. Yahaya Bello not to turn the school into a military Barrack.The association in a statement by its president, Abubakar Abdulsalam, on Thursday in Lokoja said the school should be left as one of the legacy colleges of old...
Three persons, including two police inspectors, on Thursday, died in a motor accident on Ajaokuta-Ojodu-Ayingba road in Kogi.The Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr Solomon Aghure, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Lokoja.He said that the victims were travelling in an ambulance van...
The Nigerian stock market extended its positive rally on Thursday, appreciating further by N325 billion, amid increased buying interest.Specifically, the market capitalisation inched higher by N325 billion or 1.54 per cent to close at N21.418 trillion from N21.093 trillion on Wednesday.In the same vein, the All-Share Index garnered 622.09...
The Federal Ministry of Education says it has aligned with the Jan. 18, 2021 date for schools in the nation to resume. Consequently, schools can resume academic activities on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. The ministry, in a statement on Thursday signed by Mr Ben Goong, the Director of Press...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians, especially the elite, to be fair in their criticism of his administration. The President made the call Thursday in Abuja when he received in audience, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Reverend Yakubu...
By MBAFAN ADE – Finchglow Travels, Nigeria’s number one indigenous travel management company and a subsidiary of Finchglow Group has identified ways to position trade partners for better business in 2021. Group Managing Director of Finchglow Group, Mr Bankole Bernard, made this known when the company recently held its...
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has listed recommendations aimed at boosting the nation’s security architecture to engender investors’ confidence and ensure a more secure operating environment. Dr Muda Yusuf, LCCI Director-General, gave the recommendations in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday....
No fewer than 96 companies have indicated interest in the rehabilitation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) downstream infrastructure. The public opening of the bid was held virtually in Abuja, on Thursday. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company (NPSC), Mrs Ada Oyetunde, said that...
A NYSC member, Dr Vincent Chidera, has donated a four-unit toilet facility to the Dakwa community in the FCT to help to address the challenge of open defecation in the area. Inaugurating the facility on Thursday in Abuja, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, NYSC Director-General, commended the corps member for the...
Kwara State Government has announced Jan. 18, 2021, as the beginning of second term academic session in the state. Mrs Kemi Adeosun, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, made this known during the Education stakeholders’ meeting held at the ministry’s headquarters on Thursday. According to...
Abutu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that water still remained a top most essential requirement of human life. According to her, the cliché water is life still stands at the centre of man’s existence with its use in Agriculture, Energy, Transportation, Construction, Manufacturing, Health, being...
The Price of tomatoes has dropped significantly in major markets in Enugu metropolis, compared to what it was during the Yuletide.A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) market survey on Thursday shows that a big basket of UTC specie of the commodity now sells for N7,500 as against N11, 500.The...
The Supreme Court sat today, January 14, 2021, for the first time, on the election petition as filed by National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. The case was presided over by a seven-member panel of judges headed by the Chief Justice, Kwesi Aning Yeboah. The other members were Gertrude Torkornoo,...
Members of the Fourth Assembly of Nasarawa State have commended Gov. Abdullahi Sule for the payment of their severance allowance. A former Speaker of the assembly, Alhaji Musa Ahmed-Mohammed, made the commendation on behalf of the former lawmakers when he led them on a Thank-You-Visit to the governor in...