Trading activities on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.(NGX) ended on a negative note on Tuesday as the capitalisation dropped by N1.11 trillion. Notably, the market capitalisation, which opened at N57.560 trillion, shed N1.11 trillion or 1.93 per cent to close at N56.447 trillion. The All-Share Index also dropped by...
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has said it must regain the presidency it lost in 2015, as the seat of power had “become our party’s birth right”. Rep. Chinda Kingsley, the leader of the minority caucus in the House, said this while...
The Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says corruption and corrupt practices fuel insecurity in the country, calling for all hands to be on deck to fight the menace. The minister said this, when he paid a courtesy visit to Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, the Chairman of Independent...
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has cautioned that 148 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across 31 states are among the highly probable flood risk areas for 2024. Utsev issued this warning during the official unveiling of the 2024 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) on Monday...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – No fewer than 33,634 Palestinians have been killed and at least 76,214 wounded in Israeli military onslaught on the Gaza Strip. In addition, 462 Palestinians were killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, while 13,000 Palestinians are reportedly missing in the...
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said it is taking steps towards tackling migration of health workers through capacity training programmes. NPHCDA Coordinator in Cross River, Mr Julius Idoko, said this at the opening of a five-day capacity training for 100 frontline healthcare workers in...
The Lagos State Government is currently in discussions with the Ogun government to extend the Blue Rail Line further down to Agbara. The Director of Rail Transport, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (LAMATA), Mr Olasukanmi Okusaga, stated this on Tuesday in Lagos. Okusaga was on an inspection tour...
The following are the results of Match Day 30 fixtures played on Tuesday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): River United FC 3-1 Plateau United FC Gombe United FC 1-2 Kwara United FC Enugu Rangers International FC 3-2 Abia Warriors FC Enyimba International FC 1-0 Heartland...
Nigeria’s veteran Table Tennis player, Quadri Aruna, made a quick return to the top 20 in a new ranking released on Tuesday by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). In the rating list made public by the world’s table tennis ruling body, the Nigerian gained three steps up...
Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr Egbe Ayuk, has disclosed that only 196 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) of the 1,045 centres spread across the state are functional. The commissioner made the disclosure in Calabar on Tuesday during a briefing to mark this year’s World Health Day which has...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A new Commissioner of police for Benue State Police Command has assumed duty. He is CP Hassan Steve Yabanet, who has taken over from CP Emmanuel Adesina. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Sewuese Catherine Anene, said Yabanet who hails...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a three-count charge against popular Instagram celebrity Pascal Okechukwu also known as Cubana Chief Priest for allegedly spraying and tampering with the naira at a social event contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank Act of 2007. ...
The 11th prosecution witness, Dr Richard Somiari, in the alleged murder trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, said the DNA blood sample found on Chidinma’s red dress matched that of the victim, Usifo Ataga. Somiari, a Director and Consultant for the Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, gave his evidence...
The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has denied the allegation that its premises were being used as armoury by the Yoruba Nation agitators. The hospital’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mrs Funmi Adetuyibi, cleared the air in a statement in Ibadan on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Kaduna State House of Assembly has set up a fact-finding committee to probe all finances, loans and contract projects awarded under the former Governor Nasiru El-Rufai administration. It would be recalled that Governor Uba Sani, during a town hall meeting on Saturday, lamented the huge debt inherited...
A middle-age man was, in the early hours of Tuesday, electrocuted while trying to vandalise a BEDC transformer on Airport road in Benin. The deceased, whose identity has not yet been ascertained, was said to have succeeded in cutting some of the cables before he was electrocuted. The...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, says the most important task at Thursday’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the party should be how to save Nigeria in 2027. Pearse, former member, Atiku Abubakar 2023 Presidential Campaign Council, said this in...
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended licences of three Permit for Non-Commercial Flight (PNCF), otherwise known as private jet owners, over alleged failure to comply with regulatory requirements. Acting Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Chris Najomo, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos. Najomo said that after...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has reiterated his administration’s commitment to developing agriculture in the state. Governor Zulum also gave assurance of his continuous assistance to farmers in the state, saying, “This, I believe, will go a long way in enhancing the productivity...
eight people, including six children, died, while two are missing following a shipwreck on Monday in Mozambique’s Caia District. The Radio Mozambique reported the death on Tuesday. According to the report, the canoe-type boat was carrying a total of 12 people, most of them farmers, when it sank in...