The House of Representatives on Saturday passed the sum of N28.777 trillion in expenditure for the 2024 fiscal year, following a report by Rep. Abubakar Bitch, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas who read the breakdown of the report during plenary gave the National Judicial Council...
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Two persons have lost their lives in a fuel-laden tanker explosion on Abakaliki–Onueke-Afikpo Expressway in Ebonyi. Mr Igwe Nnabuife, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, in Abakaliki. Nnabuife said that the truck,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – On Friday, December 29, 2023, The Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) extended an honorary tribute to Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The event marked the dedication of a Workspace for staff, officiated by Prof. Yakubu at the...
Mr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPPA) to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, has clarified the reason for the visit of the governor to President Bola Tinubu. Bere told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Jos that the governor’s visit on...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed as “misleading” a video footage being circulated on social media depicting soldiers allegedly mistreating women under the caption: “Operation Rainbow in Plateau State”. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, in a statement on Saturday,...
The Police Command in Kaduna, says it has foiled a kidnap attempt of a man and his wife in Rigasa area of Igabi Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on...
The re-modelled Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere and four other stadia under re-construction in Lagos State would be commissioned in the first quarter of 2024. Special Assistant to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sports, Mr Damilare Orimoloye gave the assurance in Ikeja on Saturday when he spoke with the...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around since the 1950s, but its recent boom has caused exciting wave of interest, as it becomes more accessible to the public with increasing roles in man’s daily activities. Created at a Dartmouth Conference of 1956, AI started as a field study...
On Dec. 28, media reports said the Federal Government had announced the closure of the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge for rehabilitation works. According to the report, the section of the bridge will be closed from 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Prior...
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has reiterated the support of the Federal Government for Super Eagles in their quest to win a fourth AFCON title in Cote D’Ivoire in January 2024. The minister said this while addressing reporters at Tunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin,...
No fewer than seven children from Bauchi State have been reunited with their parents by Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Police in Kano burst an inter-state child abduction and trafficking syndicate and arrested nine suspects after...
Ex-international, Waidi Akanni, on Saturday said the Super Eagles would need a miracle to win the 2023 Côte d’Ivoire Africa Nation’s Cup (AFCON) due to inadequate preparation. Akanni said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos with barely two weeks to the...
The Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) on Friday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to halt a planned hike of cement prices in January 2024, to protect the built sector from substandard construction. BCPG, in a statement, said the hike would lead to substandard construction, with increase in building...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has promised to sustain the legacies of his predecessor, late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aiyedatiwa said this during a candlelight procession organised by members of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA),Ondo State chapter, in honour of late Akeredolu, at Government House, Akure, on Friday night. He...
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye launched a virulent anti-gay tirade on Friday, saying same-sex couples should be publicly stoned. He also lashed out at Western countries that press other nations to allow gay rights or risk losing aid. Homosexuality in Burundi, a conservative Christian country in East Africa, has...
Whenever skepticism is discussed, reference is often made to adults, university students and staff, scholars, and intellectuals. Skepticism is a topic for philosophers or eggheads, a discipline that requires much learning and training to practice. Skepticism is a school of thought linked to particular cultures, to Western thinkers...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), Mr Temi Popoola, has said that the domestic entertainment sector, Nollywood, can help to further boost retail investor activity in the capital market due to its appeal to Nigeria’s younger generation. Popoola...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Fleeing bandits on Thursday night killed two persons in Wulko community of Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Those killed are Ango Habakkuk, a.k.a (Ango Gentle), a technician and Ewuga Williams, a security man, who are best of friends and...
The police in Imo, have confirmed the death of eight members of a family in an auto crash at the Amanwozuzu junction, Ikeduru Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the Ikeduru LGA, Lucky Ahiole, confirmed the development to newsmen in...
The Defence Headquarters has said the military eliminated no fewer than 6,880 terrorists and other criminals and apprehended 6,970 others from January till date. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said this while giving an update on the operations of the military in 2023 on Friday...