The newly appointed Managing Director of the Jos Water Services Corporation(JWSC), Mr Apollos Samchi, has said only 30 per cent of the population of Jos-Bukuru has access to potable pipe-borne water. Samchi, who is also a water resource engineer, communicated this on Thursday in Jos, Plateau, when he...
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For Nigerians, 2023 would become one of the most remarkable years in recent memory in terms of defining moments and major events; some cheery while some are not very pleasant. This is just as there were major global events that highlighted 2023. We look at some of them:...
A PRESS STATEMENT OF SAVE DEMOCRACY GROUP – WEST AFRICA Nigeria has a natural role to play in stabilising West Africa, deepening democracy in the sub-region, and keeping military coups and coupists at bay. Being a medium power, Nigeria has the obligation of guiding West Africa by maintaining...
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, has put smiles on the faces of over 3 million Nigerians through the National Cash Transfer Betta Office. The Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer programme was introduced in October 17, 2023 to sustain the social inclusion agenda of...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Government has given awards of honour to ten newly elevated public servants who are from the state. The event held yesterday night in Transcorp Hotel Calabar and was graced by Cross River State Government. The honorees included Chief...
Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said two brothers drowned at Ibeshe Beach on Christmas Day. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that someone reported the incident to the police. He said that the incident happened at...
A 30-year old businessman, Francis Elijah, was on Thursday brought before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stabbing a man with broken bottle. Elijah, who resides at the Ungwan Pama area of Kaduna, is facing a charge of assault. The Prosecutor, Insp. Chidi Leo, told the court...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army has arrested a soldier for allegedly killing a truck driver at a checkpoint along Maiduguri – Dikwa- Gamboru road. The incident occured following a misunderstanding between the soldier and the truck driver at the checkpoint....
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin-Kebbi – The Chairman of Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Alhaji Zayyanu Muhammad-Bello, has died as the age of 47. The Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, made the disclosure in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on...
Cultural troupes from Ghana, Cameroon and 15 states in Nigeria were among those that shone at the 2023 Cultural Carnival in Calabar on Wednesday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. The event, which witnessed cultural performances from the 18 Local Government Areas of Cross River, had...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Government has sympathized with the families of the victims of the recent attacks in Plateau and ordered for immediate release of humanitarian relief to the affected communities. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a...
Niger State Governor, Umar Bago has dismissed reports claiming that he had banned alcoholic drinks in the state. Governor Bago, who debunked the report in a statement on Thursday, said such directive was neither from or his aides. “The public should disregard the report emanating from social...
The nation’s health sector is facing myriad of challenges including outbound medical tourism, deteriorating infrastructure, low budgetary allocation, poor remuneration. A combination of these factors has birthed one of the greatest headaches in the sector, exodus of healthcare professionals particularly doctors and nurses. Nigeria has a doctor-to-population...
Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan Natasha (PDP-Kogi), on Wednesday night commissioned 800 street lights on some roads across her constituency in Kogi Central Senatorial District. In Adavi, Okene, and Okehi local government areas, the lawmaker assured the constituents of good representation. Natasha said that they won’t be left out in the dividends...
The Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, a University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN)-trained medical lab scientist, has connected back to his profession by partnering with Pilgrims Africa Health Foundation (PAHF) to extend medical treatment to the needy. The Foundation is said to be connected with Dr Ikechukwu Odoh, the Medical...
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has urged the world to prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19. Guterres said this in a message on Wednesday to mark the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness The International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, celebrated annually on Dec.27,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has announced a three-day period of mourning in Ondo State to honor the former state Governor, late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. It would be recalled that Akeredolu died in the early hours of Wednesday after a prolonged battle with prostate...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The new Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has made fresh appointments to usher in the new administration. This is contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr Segun Omojuwa, on Wednesday in Akure. The...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has condemned the killing of over 150 persons and destruction of 221 houses in some communities in Barkin Ladi, Mangu and Bokkos Council Areas of Plateau. The group called for restructuring and emplacement of state policing system to address...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The leader of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS), His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu, has said that same sex marriage is not the teachings of Jesus Christ . Leader Olumba Obu stated this is in a statement signed by his Spokesman...