The Senate has urged the Federal Government to immortalise Mr. Taiwo Akinkunmi, the designer of the Nigerian national flag. This followed the adoption of a motion for state burial and immortalisation of Taiwo Akinkunmi the designer of the Nigerian national flag at plenary on Tuesday by Sen. Sharafadeen...
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No fewer than 17 persons were killed in an auto crash on Tuesday at Takalafia village on Yawuri Expressway in Magama Local Government Area of Niger. Corps Public Education Officer at the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Bisi Kazeem, a deputy corps marshal confirmed the accident in a...
Nigeria now occupy third place in Group C of the CAF qualification series for the 2026 World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this is following the results of two match Day 2 Group C games played on Tuesday. Rwanda pulled off a shock 2-0...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Released detainees from military detention camp and safe corridor camp at a one day training organized by Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, Maiduguri on Tuesday said the acceptability, reconciliation and reintegration processes have strengthened their self esteem and confidence. They also...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Commissioner of Religious Affairs, Hon. Babagana Malarima has commended Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development over its role in promoting peace and supporting the vulnerable, less privileged in the society. Hon. Malarima also pledged positive partnership with the foundation in...
Nigeria and German have signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on the supply of gas from Nigeria to Germany and another $500 million worth of renewable energy projects in Nigeria. A statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said President Bola Tinubu witnessed the signing of the two MoU...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has taken steps to review the Abuja land swap initiative and investigate the sale of federal government houses in the FCT. Wike disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, when he asked the Task Force on the...
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, on Tuesday announced revocation of 1,633 mining titles for defaulting on payment of annual service fees. Alake made this known at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, in compliance with the law, the Mining Cadastral...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has promised to complete the abandoned construction of the official residence of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria . Wike made the pledge in Abuja on Tuesday, after inspecting the project being handled...
An Enugu State High Court, presided over by Justice Chukwunweike Ogbuabor on Tuesday adjourned a N4 billion lawsuit against First Bank of Nigeria Plc to Jan. 16, 2024 for hearing. The suit was instituted by a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), called Incorporated Trustees of International Vocational Centre (IVC)...
Chairman of Oyo State Agricultural Credit Corporation of Oyo State (ACCOS), Alhaji Taofik Akeugbagold, on Tuesday assured of fairness and credibility in disbursing the one billion Naira loan to farmers. Akeugbagold, during a tour of the seven geo-political zones in the state which ended on Tuesday, said some...
In spite of expectations by stakeholders, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have shelved its bi-monthly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting for the second time. The meeting, expected to hold on Nov..20 and Nov. 21, would have been the first to be presided over by Mr Yemi Cardoso...
Justice Hakeem Oshodi, on Tuesday sentenced one Clement Ododomu to death by hanging and one Tiwei Monday to 16 years in a correctional centre. Oshodi delivered the judgement after careful considerations of facts before the court and the demeanor of the convicts, which he termed as ‘unremorseful’. The...
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has said the ministry will consider the re-establishment of a National Shipping Line through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. Oyetola said this at the maiden stakeholders roundtable engagement on Advancing Sustainable Development in Nigeria’s marine and blue economy...
Hosts Rwanda on Tuesday in Butare beat visiting South Africa 2-0 to shoot to the top of Group C table in the 2026 FIFA World Cup African Qualifiers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the result meant that Rwanda now have four points from two matches...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters has debunked a newspaper report which alleged that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa has died on Monday. The Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. ...
The Chairman, Oyo State Agricultural Credit Corporation of Oyo State (ACCOS), Sheik Taofik Akeugbagold, has listed the criteria being used to disburse the N1 billion loan to farmers to ensure geographical spread. Akeugbagold made the revelation during a sensitization tour to the 7 geopolitical zones in the State which...
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo of Anambra on Tuesday presented N410 billion 2024 budget to the state House of Assembly for approval. Speaking at the ceremony, Soludo said the budget tagged- ‘Changing Gears: the transformation agenda begins’, was aimed at beginning the transformation agenda and implementing a new...
A father of four, Lukman Soladoye on Tuesday appeared before a Shari’a court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna for beating his wife, Kemi Soladoye and their four children. Soladoye said he beat his wife and children to correct them when they were wrong adding that he loves his...
Nigeria records about 590,000 new cases of Tuberculosis yearly, Prof. Sunday Aderibigbe, a Public Health Physician at the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, has said. Aderibighe made the submission in a paper he presented in Ilorin on Tuesday at the 2023 annual...