The United Kingdom Home Office says effective January 1, 2024, overseas students including those from Nigeria will no longer be able to bring family members to the country. “We are fully committed to seeing a decisive cut in migration,” the UK Home Office said in a...
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara Sector Command has confirmed the death of 11 persons in a road accident at Aiyere Community, along Bode Saadu-Ilorin Route, Moro Local Government. The Sector Commander, Stephen Dawulung, told newsmen that the accident involved 18 people and occurred at 4:50...
North Central states governors have donated N100 million to victims of Christmas Eve attacks in Plateau on Tuesday. Assailants attacked 15 villages in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau on Christmas Eve killing more than 115 persons and razing 221 houses. The death toll rose...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has approved an extension of the deadline for the 2024 hajj registration by the intending pilgrims. The Assistant Director, Public Affairs, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Mrs. Fatima Usara, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday....
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC), has released guidelines for the conduct of the election, ahead of the August 31st, 2024 local government election. NASIEC Chairman, Barr. Ayuba Wandai Usman, disclosed this when he met with members of the Inter Party...
The Moroccan army on Tuesday said that it has arrested more than 1,000 migrants from different coastal areas along its shores. The migrants were arrested while attempting to head to the Canary Islands and the exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, which all belong to Spain. According to...
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, on Tuesday, said Nigerians would soon enjoy the gains of fuel subsidy removal . Governor Yahaya stated this in Gombe while inaugurating the phase two of the state’s palliative distribution to residents of the state. He stated that President Bola Tinubu, in...
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN ), Osun Chapter, has rejected the dissolution of the state executive committee by the national leadership of the union. Mr Olugbemiga Eludire, the chapter chairman, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Osogbo, said a...
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos State, handed over eight sacks of seized Indian hemp worth N12.8 million to the NDLEA in Badagry on Tuesday. Lt. Adedeji Adeyemi, the Base’s Internal Security Commander representing the commander, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, said naval operatives...
The Nasarawa State Government has said it plans to conduct election for chairmen and councilors of the 13 local government councils in the state on Aug. 31. The Chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC), Mr Ayuba Wandai, said this at a stakeholders’ meeting with officials...
Hamas-controlled health authority said that the number of Gaza Strip residents killed in Israeli attacks had risen to 22,185. The authority, on Tuesday announced that it was 207 more than the previous day’s figure, while 57,035 people have been injured since the start of the war. However,...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles Striker, Sunusi Ibrahim has paid the Nasarawa State Health Insurance Agency (NASHIA) enrollment fees for 110 beneficiaries in Nasarawa state for a period of one year. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Ibrahim who ply his trade with Canada’s Club de Foot...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government through the Ministry of Education has suspended the accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Augustina Obilor-Duru, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja....
A Lagos-based constitutional lawyer and public affairs analyst, Mr Jide Ologun, says President Bola Tinubu-led federal government’s utmost priority in 2024 should be that of reversing the inflationary trend. Ologun, a former Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Ikeja Branch, made this remark in an interview on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (NCCSO) has applauded President Bola Tinubu for approving the immediate suspension and investigation of the National Coordinator and CEO of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Halima Shehu, over alleged financial impropriety. The commendation...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna Sector Command has said six persons died and 11 sustained injuries in a road crash on the Kaduna-Zaria expressway. The Sector Commander, Mr Kabir Nadabo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna that the road traffic crash occurred...
Pope Francis on Monday advocated for the regulations of the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to foster human sustainability. The Pope said that, the regulations for use of AI would check its wrong use capable of destroying humanity. The cleric, a universal peace advocate, made the...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be bold in implementing provisions of the Electoral Laws and the Constitution in the conduct of future election. The SDP National Chairman, Malam Shehu Gabam said this when he spoke with the...
President Bola Tinubu has approved immediate suspension and thorough investigation of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Halima Shehu and the Director Of Finance, Mr Hamza Buwai as corruption allegation rocks NSIPA. Recently appointed National Coordinator, National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Halima Shehu has been...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Kidnappers of the Executive Chairman of Akwanga Local Government Council, Alhaji Safiyanu Isah Andaha and his friend, Adamu Umar Tanko, are demanding 50 million naira ransom. A family source, who begged for anonymity, disclosed this to our correspondent, saying negotiations are...