A road traffic accident involving a Toyota Hilux pick-up has led to the death of a motorcyclist on Eziama-Uli Road, in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra. Mr Andrew Kumapayi, State Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of...
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Mr Abdullahi Gana, the Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has directed officers and men of the corps to ensure effective security across the country. According to him, the directive becomes necessary in the event of threats to security of lives and property issued by...
The Chief of Air Staff Air, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, says the Nigeria Air Force will receive a new A-29 Super Tucano fighter aircraft in 2021 to strengthen defence. Abubakar said this during the inauguration of officers accommodation and a 1.3-kilometre road at NAF Base Kainji, Niger. “Sometime ago,...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 1,133 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, bringing the total figure of infected persons to 80,922. NCDC made this known via its verified website on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that more than 903,800 samples have been...
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has dismissed the purported takeover of Kidney Island asset of the SPDC Joint Venture in Port Harcourt by the Rivers State Government in the exercise of rights purportedly acquired through a court auction process that is still the subject of ongoing...
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its ongoing digital campaign “Mask Up, Stay Safe” as part of its advocacy to encourage everyone to consciously protect one another against the COVID-19 pandemic. The digital campaign which is designed to employ a fun approach...
Lafarge Africa Plc on Wednesday received the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) product quality certificates of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON). This is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. According to the statement, the presentation came after products from...
President Muhammadu Buhari has given the assurance that Nigeria will continue to play the role expected of it not only in the West African sub-region, but also on the African continent. Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, granted bail to 24 young men detained about six months ago by the Nigerian police on allegation that they forged documents with which they sought recruitment into the force. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, granted a N100, 000 bail to each...
Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) for Ondo/Ore, Urban-Day and Modakeke-Ife axis have decried low turn-out of passengers at the parks, ahead of the Christmas and New Year festivities.Mr Seyi Olayinka, the Deputy Chairman of NURTW, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday...
The Katsina State Government said on Wednesday that it would secure N55 billion bond from Islamic Development Bank for infrastructure developments in the state. The Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Kasim Mutallab, made this known while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting. “Katsina state is...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N32.4billion for the completion of some projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of the FCT, Mohammed Bello, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the last Council meeting for...
With the National Bureau of Statistics’ (NBS) report on the contraction of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 3.6 per cent in the third quarter of the year (Q3 2020), it was official that Nigeria had slipped into recession for the second time in five years. According to...
FCT Minister Muhammad Bello on Wednesday inspected the Idu COVID-19 Isolation and Treatment Centre as part of FCTA’s commitment to effectively fight any second wave of the pandemic in Abuja. The information is in a statement issued by the minister’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Anthony Ogunleye in Abuja. Ogunleye stated...
Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi on Wednesday signed the N109.7 billion 2021 budget into law. The signing came barely 24 hours after the State House of Assembly approved the budget proposal at plenary earlier on Tuesday. The lawmakers passed the budget about three months after the governor presented it to...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday donated 700,000 masks to Kenya for distribution to schools for safe reopening on Jan. 4. The UNICEF Kenya Country Representative, Maniza Zaman, said in Nairobi that the organisation fully supported the government’s phased reopening of schools. `The latest evidence confirms that...
Ondo State Government has cancelled Cross Over Vigil across the state and shifted the resumption of pupils and students in primary and secondary schools to Jan. 18, 2020. The Chairman, Ondo State Inter ministerial Committee on Coronavirus, Prof. Adesegun Fatusi made this known at a news conference on Wednesday...
The Federal High Court Abuja, has fixed Dec. 29 to deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Osagie Ize-Iyamu. The PDP in the suit, is seeking the disqualification of Ize-Iyamu from the Sept. 19 governorship election in Edo. The trial judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in partnership with Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has launched “Operation Eagle Eye’’ to awaken the safety consciousness of motorists before, during and after the yuletide.Speaking at the launching of the programme in Osogbo on Wednesday, Mr Segun Afolayan, NEMA Head of Operations...
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has finally suspended its strike. The union announced the suspension of the 9-month old industrial action at a press conference held Wednesday morning in Abuja. ASUU President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, who led other National Executive Committee of the union to the event...