No fewer than 23 inmates of the Enugu Custodial Centre bagged Masters, first degree and Post Graduate Diploma of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) on Saturday. Five of them bagged the Master’s degree, 17 bagged their first degrees, while one got a Post-Graduate Diploma. The 23 are...
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On the technical matters of electricity supply and consumption rates, I am just a layman. I fare even worse when it comes to engaging professional technocrats and technicians on the arithmetic of pricing public goods and services. On goods that ought to be available to all...
A 25-year old suspected cultist has lost his life to cult clashes in the Ajegunle part of Lagos, police spokesman in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said on Saturday. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that police had arrested two suspects in connection with the clashes....
An author and a retired Executive Director, Transition Company of Nigeria (TCN), Dr Bulus Danmagaji, has said the nation’s education sector needs visionary leadership to save it from imminent collapse. Danmagaji, who also served as Human Resource Manager, Power Holding Company of Nigeria, spoke in Abuja on Saturday...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has condemned the deadly attacks that recently took place in Kopnanle community in Mangu and Mandar Shar village in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the attacks, which occurred on Friday night, resulted in...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on Nigerians to refrain from speaking ill of the country but pray for its betterment. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice at the 2024 Eid-el-Fitr celebration on Saturday at the Lagos House, Ikeja. The celebration had the theme: “Allah will not Change the...
Gunmen suspected to be members of a group calling itself O’odua Nation agitators early Saturday in Ibadan invaded the Oyo State Secretariat at Agodi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gunmen’s invasion was however repelled by state security officials. A security man at one of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Below are some of the key facts about the proposed new general multipurpose National ID Card 1. The new National ID Card is a single, convenient, and General multipurpose card (GMPC) , eliminating the need for multiple cards—not three. 2. The single GMPC has...
Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League as lowly Luton were eased aside 5-1 at the Etihad, while Newcastle thrashed Tottenham 4-0 on Saturday. Amid a gruelling schedule, Pep Guardiola could hardly have wished for a kinder fixture in between the two legs...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said his administration is committed to liberating Rivers people from bad governance and oppression. Fubara made the statement on Saturday at a thanksgiving rally organised by the SIMplified Movement at Ibaka, Okirika Local Government Area. The SIMplified Movement, a pro-Fubara group, organised...
The Nigeria Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to inaugurate a 132/33KV electricity substation in Ode-Erinje in Okitipupa in order to end the 15 years of blackout in Ondo South Senatorial District. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the over 2,000 communities in the five...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Tinubu is committed to the improvement of the overall well-being of Nigerians. Idris stated this on Saturday when he featured in the flagship live Phone-In programme of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN),...
Edo State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Funsho Adegboye, has ordered an orderly room trial of Police Constable Prince Chima for allegedly threatening some people with a gun at their residence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the video of where Chima was caught in the...
Gunmen attacked one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants in Benue in the 2023 race, Mr Terwase Orbunde on Friday and abducted his wife and house help, the police declared on Saturday. Orbunde, Chief of Staff to erstwhile Gov. Samuel Ortom escaped with a gunshot wound...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has said his administration will soon commence the construction of road networks linking communities in different parts of the state. Ododo disclosed this during his Sallah homage to the people of Onyukoko-Idoji ward in Okene Local...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, has vowed that his administration would entrench peace and resettle all Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. Governor Mutfwang gave the assurance on Saturday in Miango, Bassa Local Government (LGA), at the official flag-off of the rebuilding of Rotsu Community, which...
The General Manager, Benue Links Nigeria Ltd., Mr Alexander Fanafa, says the Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) has delisted the transport company from bad debtors list. Fanafa disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Makurdi. Fanafa further said that...
Two people were reported dead while 13 others sustained injuries in an accident at Ajede, after J4, on the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode expressway on Saturday. The Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe explained that the accident...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is partnering with the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC) to address online scam-related issues seamlessly. To this end, bot assured candidates and the public of their firm dedication to ensuring a fair and...
Channels Television reporter, Joshua Rogers, who was abducted from his residence in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor area in Rivers, has been freed. He was released around 10p.m. on Friday unharmed, less than 24 hours after being abducted on Thursday. His colleague, Charles Oporum, confirmed the news of his release in...