Fatou Bensouda, a prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC), urged Libya’s warring parties to implement their recent historic ceasefire agreement, calling it a “welcome concrete development” for a population that has been yearning for peace. Bensouda made the appeal in a briefing to the UN Security Council, just...
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The Kaduna Inland Dry Port says it is strategising ahead of 2021 to render better services to its clients and to woo more partners in delivering improved services. The Port Manager, Mr Rotimi Hassan, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Wednesday that “we want to put the...
An NGO, neVDEX, is to train 50 secondary school girls in Bauchi State on menstrual hygiene and how to produce reusable sanitary napkins. The executive Director of the NGO, Mr Polit Victor, who made this known at a stakeholders’ meeting in Bauchi, said that the training which supported by...
The Oyo State Controller of Works, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Mr Kayode Ibrahim, says completion of the 52 kilometre Oyo-Ogbomosho highway project is on course. Ibrahim stated this on Wednesday in Ibadan while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the Federal Government road projects...
Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older People in Nigeria on Wednesday reiterated its call for an end to ageism or discrimination and stereotypes against old persons in the country. Sen. Eze Ajoku, President of the Coalition reiterated the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria...
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa is dead. Alhaji Balarabe Musa was the leader of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP. Meanwhile, Senator Shehu Sani who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate has described Alhaji Musa as an exemplar for prudence, dignify and honour. A statement made...
The Speaker of Kwara House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi has congratulated the Emir of llorin, Alhaji lbrahim Sulu-Gambari on his 25 years on throne. Danladi said this in a message to the emir by his media Aide, Mr Sherif lbrahim in llorin on Wednesday. He described the 25...
Alhaji Abubakar Zakari, the Executive Secretary, Kano State Scholarship Board, has said that 60,000 student would benefit from the 2020 scholarship in the state. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano that over 50,000 students have applied so far. According to him, the board...
The management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, has postponed 2020/2021 post-UTME screening scheduled to start on November 18 to 30. The new schedule was announced in a statement on Tuesday by the management. The statement read: “Post-UTME screening exercise earlier slated for Wednesday, November 18 to Thursday,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerians “to be just and fair-minded in their assessment of public figures” such as his close ally, Mamman Daura. In his 81st birthday message issued by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday, Buhari said...
Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has lifted the curfew imposed on the state following the disruption of peace recently. This, according to the Governor, was due to the compliance by residents with government’s effort to restore peace in the state. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for...
The U.S. on Tuesday reported 131,000 new cases of COVID-19, the country’s highest single-day infection since the start of the pandemic. The U.S. COVID-19 Tracking Project said the country suffered an average of 120,000 new cases every day in the past week. The disease killed no fewer than 1,347...
BY ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Every month, Bauchi State government spends about N624,230,600 for the feeding of school children in the state under the Federal Government’s Home Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP). The Focal Person and Special Adviser to the Bauchi State Governor on Social Investment Programme, Hajiya Amina...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), said on Tuesday that 152 new COVID-19 infections had been recorded from eight states of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In an update on its official twitter handle, @NCDCgov, the health agency also said...
By VERA AWUAH – honnyveea3@gmail.com Bananas chips are dried, fried slices of bananas that have become an increasingly popular snack. They are mostly found in supermarkets, road sides among others. They are usually coated with sugary syrup, salt and spices. Banana chips are a crunchy sweet snack but are...
…Over 2.9bn litres of petrol available for yuletide The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday dismissed mounting insinuation of possible scarcity of petroleum products following ongoing disagreement between the Federal Government and members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) on the implementation of the...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently published the Draft Consultation Document on the Deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) Mobile Technology in Nigeria and wishes to draw the attention of the general public to the fact that the Commission has not concluded plans for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) network. The...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for a strategy aimed atdeveloping suitable curriculum assessments and tracking systems thatwill focus on improving the quality of education during andPost-COVID-19 pandemic.Osinbajo, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education,Mr Chukuemeka Nwajuiba made this known in Abuja...
From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Umara Zulum is glad that for the first time in 11 years, there appears to be headway on tracking some alleged financiers of Boko Haram’s activities which has left thousands of citizens killed, millions displaced and private property and public institutions worth...