The Federal Government has said it plans to design indigenous solution for the implementation of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA). National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr Vincent Olatunji, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on...
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Adamawa State Government on Monday gave hoteliers operating in the state a six-week ultimatum to install Close-Circuit Television cameras in their facilities for effective security surveillance and safety of patrons. The state’s deputy governor, Dr Kaleptapwa Farauta issued the ultimatum at an emergency security meeting she held with...
The management of Sunshine S su FC of Akure on Monday announced the sacking of its Head Coach, Edith Agoye and three assistant coaches. The announcement was made by the Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Mr Bamidele Ologunloluwa, at a meeting with the coaching crew of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commissioned 500 resettlement houses for internally displaced persons (IDPs) on Sunday in Logumani community of Ngala LGA of the state. The newly constructed Logumani community made up of units of two-bedroom semi-detached low-cost houses, with basic amenities...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved a new mega High Islamic College to be cited at New Marte, a community in Marte Local Government Area. The governor gave the order on Sunday when he visited the town located along the shores...
Some football enthusiasts in Enugu have expressed the hope that the Super Eagles will win their last group match against Guinea Bissau in the ongoing Total Energies African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. The fans expressed their optimism ahead of the Monday encounter in separate interviews...
Forty-seven people were buried when a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China on Monday, state media reported. The pre-dawn landslide hit in Zhenxiong County, Yunnan province, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing local authorities. State broadcaster CCTV said around 18 households were buried, and...
Out-going Liberian President, President George Weah, said on Sunday he was leaving behind a better economy than he inherited when his administration came into office six years ago. “ Tomorrow, President-Elect Joseph N. Boakai will inherit a stronger economy than I inherited,” Weah said in his address which...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, set aside the Rivers’ N800 billion budget passed by five members of the house led by the Edison Ehie-led faction. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the presentation of the appropriation bill by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara on Dec. 13, 2023...
The Nigeria Men Handball team on Sunday defeated the Kenyan opponent 32-23 in their third game at the ongoing Africa Men’s Handball Cup of Nations in Egypt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this is first victory of the team after losing their two earlier matches...
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said memorisation and recitation of the Holy Qur’an will greatly help mental development in the reciters, especially young people. He urged the Muslim Community to ensure constant reading and memorisation of the holy text. The Governor spoke on Sunday in Ilorin at...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N4,828.18 recorded in November 2023 to N4,962.87 in December 2023. This is contained in the Bureau’s “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for December 2023 released on Monday in Abuja. The report said...
A group of faithful of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), known as the Concerned APC Members, has condemned the purported report of the Professor Julius Ihonvbere-led Screening/Pruning Committee that has allegedly excluded Edo North Senatorial zone from the race for the party’s governorship ticket...
■ Mngt has promised to bear all ICU treatment expenses-Prof Awokoya, Director of Clinical Services Barely 24 hours after the publication of a heart-touching story of how an otherwise healthy woman slipped into coma due to wrong medications at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), the management of...
The Senate will summon the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike and security agencies over the spike in crimes in the nation’s capital. The lawmaker representing FCT, Senator Ireti Kingibe (LP- Abuja), disclosed this when she appeared on Channels Television’s current affairs show Sunday Politics....
Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday defended its October 7 attacks against Israel but admitted to “faults” and called for an end to “Israeli aggression” in Gaza, where the health ministry said the death toll passed 25,000. Southern Gaza is the latest focus of Israel’s battle to...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Sunday, saying he would throw his support behind frontrunner Donald Trump. In a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, DeSantis said that after his second place finish last week in the Iowa caucuses he...
Some Nigerian football fans in Abuja on Sunday, urged the Super Eagles to go for goals to overcome Guinea Bissau to qualify comfortably for the round of 16 at the ongoing 2023 Africa cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
The following are the results of Match Day 19 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Gombe United FC 1-1 Bayelsa United FC Kano Pillars FC 2-1 Heartland FC Lobi Stars FC 1-0 Plateau United FC Remo Stars FC 2-1 Abia Warriors FC...
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has stated that the Federal Government is awaiting the outcome of the forensic investigation into the Ibadan explosion, which occurred on Jan.16, to determine its next action. No fewer than five persons were reported killed, 77 injured and 58...