By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has commended the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the construction of a new oxygen production plant in Ali Kwara General Hospital, Azare worth 2.5 billion naira. He also appreciated the organisation’s support in the renovation...
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Delta Command, has paraded three suspected oil thieves apprehended with about 16,000 litres of stolen products assumed to be refined diesel. Parading the suspects in Warri on Tuesday, the state Commandant, Mr Jimoh Suleiman, said the product was laden...
The Labour Party Edo State Chapter wishes to directly address the issue regarding the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (“INEC”) final candidate list for the Edo State Gubernatorial Elections, published earlier today, Monday, April 22, 2024. While our gubernatorial candidate Olumide Akpata’s name is correctly listed, the deputy governorship...
The China General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) in Nigeria, has said no Nigerian has been subjected to discrimination or denied access to the Chinese supermarket. The supermarket is located within the premises of the Royal Choice Estate, Airport Road, Abuja. The Secretary of China Chamber of Commerce, Mr...
Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government plans to increase power generation from 4000 Megawatts to 6000 by the end of 2024. Adelabu said this in Abuja on Monday when the members of the Senate Committee on Power visited the ministry. The minister said the...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has summoned the owner of a Chinese supermarket located in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for alleged restriction of Nigerians. The supermarket located at Royal Choice Estate, Lugbe, allegedly permits only Chinese citizens access to purchase groceries. The News Agency...
The Police Command in Niger, has confirmed the death of five children by suffocation in a car on Sunday in Minna. DSP Wasiu Abiodun, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Niger, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Minna. He...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned hearing in the bail application of the detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, until April 23. Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the hearing following an oral application by counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ekele Iheanacho, seeking more time...
Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, on Monday filed a notice of appeal challenging the six months sentence handed to him by a Federal High Court, Lagos. Okuneye was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on four counts bordering on naira abuse. He...
President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday depart Abuja for the Kingdom of this Netherlands on an official visit on invitation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Monday in Abuja....
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has said justice is vital to restoration of sustainable peace and stability in Nigeria. The governor, represented by his Deputy, Mr Samuel Ode, made this known at the Mercy Corps Community Initiatives to Promote Peace (CIPP) National close out and dissemination event, on...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has appealed to the National Assembly (NASS) for more funding to enable it complete ongoing projects. The Managing Director of TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, made the request on Monday when the Senate Committee on Power, led by its Chairman, Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe,...
The Federal Government plans to reward hard-working and innovative Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), with cars, houses and cash at this year’s award ceremony, an official has said. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation and MSMEs, Mr Tola Adekunle-Johnson, at a news conference...
Lagos Coordinator, JAMB Equal Opportunity Group, Prof. Olarenwaju Fagbohun, has said the board would refund fees paid by deserving visually-impaired candidates for the purchase of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME forms. Olarenwaju, a former Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), gave the assurance at the Distance Learning...
Wife of the Kwara Governor, Prof. Olufolake AbdulRazaq, on Monday in Ilorin presented a cheque of N500,000 each to women farmers across the state’s 16 Local Government Areas (LGAs). AbdulRazaq, while presenting the cheques to beneficiaries of the Renewed Hope Initiative Agricultural Support Programme, commended the Renewed Hope...
An Abuja- based food content creator, Mr Monachimso Nwana, has declared interest to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) by visiting over 165 restaurants in different parts of Abuja in 24 hours. Nwana, who is also the Director of Brian’s Abuja Food Quest, disclosed this while briefing newsmen...
Kaduna State Police Command has arrested two notorious gunrunners and recovered firearms, its spokesperson, Mr Mansir Hassan, said in a statement on Monday in Kaduna. “On April 4, diligent Police operatives, acting on credible intelligence, intercepted one Alkali Danladi, aged 45, of Ungwan Hayatu village, Yarkasuwa, Lere Local Government,...
Some leaders in the Niger Delta say they have confidence in the capability of the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku to perform. The Convener of the Niger Delta Opinion Leaders, Youths and Weighted Stakeholders, Mr Freedom Atigbi, said this at a...
Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo of Kogi has flagged off another round of distribution of food palliatives to the residents of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the distribution exercise is in continuation of Ododo administration’s commitment to cushion the impact of economic downturn...
The Naira on Monday slightly depreciated at the official market, trading at N1,234.49 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), revealed that the Naira lost N64.50. This represents a 5.51 per...