All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari and Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari over the passing of veteran journalist and Chairman of Peoples Daily Newspaper, Alhaji Wada Maida. A statement on Wednesday released by Tunde Rahman from Tinubu Media Office said...
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ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Bauchi state government has discovered 89 doctors as ghost workers who have been on its payroll but have not been working. The State Commissioner of Works, Abdulkadir Ibrahim disclosed this while speaking to Journalists at the Government House on the outcome of the State Executive Council...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi The National Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mai Mala Buni has condemned the murder of Musa Baraza, a lawmaker representing Dass Constituency in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, and described it as unfortunate. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported that unknown gunmen on Friday...
SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri In an effort to curtail the effects of climate change and environmental degradation, the Emir of Fika, who is also the Chairman of Yobe State Council of Traditional Rulers, Dr Muhammad Ibn Abali Muhammadu Idrissa has on Wednesday flagged off planting of 10,000 tree seedlings at Janga Siri farmland along...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has updated that there are over 25,000 COVID-19 deaths on the African continent. The UN health agency gave the update on its regional official Twitter account @WHOAFRO. WHO stated on its dashboard that “there are over 1.1...
OPEC oil producers and allies, a grouping dubbed OPEC+, is said to meet on Wednesday to review compliance with oil cuts meant to support oil prices amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to sources, OPEC+ is unlikely to change its output policy, which currently calls for reducing output by 7.7 million...
Mali’s President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, has resigned from office, according to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria which stated that, Keita announced his resignation on live television in the early hours of Wednesday morning following a military coup. “I’ve decided to leave my post,” he said, clad...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has become an Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) partner company, joining a group of over 65 extractives companies, state-owned enterprises (SOEs), commodity traders, financial institutions and industry partners who commit to observing the EITI’s supporting company expectations. According to a statement on Tuesday...
Prudential Zenith Life Insurance has donated the sum of One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$100,000) to Slum2School Africa to help combat the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in disadvantaged communities in Nigeria. A statement by the company on Wednesday stated that the donation was made through...
By VERA AWUAH – honnyveea3@gmail.com Healing properties of Turkey Berries and side effects: Turkey berry is a popular type of food and herbal remedy used in a variety of ancient folk medicine practices. Although it’s very common throughout the world, people wonder about its best uses and safety. Turkey...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced 410 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 49,895. The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle, said four deaths were recorded in the country. The health agency said...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the arrest of Mali President Ibrahim Keita and top government officials by mutinying soldiers on Tuesday, calling for their immediate release, a UN spokesman said. “The Secretary-General calls for the immediate restoration of constitutional order and rule of law in Mali,’’ UN...
SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have invaded the Magumeri town, the headquarters of Magumeri Local Government Area in Borno State and set some places ablaze including the functioning GSM mast in the town. The insurgents also burnt down fully equipped general hospital which recently was equipped by the Borno State Government...
By Joshua Voto Zing Very few states in Nigeria can boast of the fortunes and resources of Taraba State. Easily one of the most endowed by natural and human resources, the State has an equally excellent geography and climate that supports all forms of agriculture. The State is the...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Tuesday, promised to support the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) complete the ongoing construction of the North East Model ICT School in the state. Speaking after he was conducted round the project site at Old Nitel Quarters in Bauchi, on...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has said that the ministry would provide effective coordination and oversight role towards implementation of the revised National Policy on Food and Nutrition at the national and sub-national levels. Agba stated that, given the...
SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri Borno State Government said it has plan to build 4,000 housing units across the state for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) and civil servants as well as rebuild four villages to the standard of urban centers with modern facilities and amenities, as part of development activities...
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba has stated that the capacity-building programme organized for special Advisers and Technical Assistants to the ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria supported by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) is key to the formulation of Medium and long-Term...