The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has said the Federal Government has dedicated 10 per cent of its various social interventions to the support of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in Nigeria. Edu said this while inaugurating various empowerment programmes sponsored by the National...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has sought partnership with Daewoo for the construction of five-star hotel to boost tourism in the federal capital city, Abuja. Wike called for the partnership when the Chairman, Daewoo Engineering and Construction, Mr Jung Won-ju visited him...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Chinedu Ebie, has stressed the need for collaboration with all stakeholders in driving the Renewed Hope Agenda of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for Nigeria and the Niger Delta region in...
Commissioner of Police in Anambra, CP Aderemi Adeoye, has cautioned residents against taking laws into their own hands in the event of crime. Adeoye said the command would no longer condone situations when people engage in jungle justice by lynching suspects to death without trial. DSP Toochukwu Ikenga,...
Six months after the Zamfara governorship election, the leadership of the North-Western state is now in question as the Appeal Court nullified the election of Governor Dauda Lawal. Lawal, of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner of the March 18 governorship election....
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke of Osun has announced the appointment of Justice Olayinka Afolabi, as the acting Chief Judge of the state with immediate effect. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the appointment of Afolabi was in spite of the order of the National Industrial...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has said that Nigeria cannot rely on borrowing to fund the 2024 budget. Edun stated this on Thursday when he appeared before the joint Senate Committee on the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and...
The winner of the first Miss Nigeria beauty pageant held in 1957, Grace Oyelude, has been celebrated on her 93rd birthday. This was disclosed in a post on Instagram by the Miss Nigeria Organisation on Thursday, November 16. The caption read, “We are immensely delighted to celebrate...
The only Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator in Yobe House of Assembly, Alhaji Lawan Majakura,has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Majakura,who represents Nguru 2 Constituency in the Assembly, joined his party on Thursday. Receiving the lawmaker in...
Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Thursday to join her counterpart, Fatima Jannie-Bio, to mark this year’s UN Day Against Rape and Girl-Child Exploitation. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that she was received on arrival by Mrs Jannie-Bio, with the duo...
The Vice-Chancellor, Covenant University, Otta, Prof. Abiodun Adebayo, has said that Nigerian universities require intensive and impactful research, alongside teaching and community service to emerge world class. Adebayo said this at a workshop held at the University of Benin on Thursday. The workshop was captioned, “University ranking: Experiences...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has commended the judgement delivered by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on the governorship election in the state. Recalled that the Appeal court on Thursday declared the Zamfara governorship election inconclusive and...
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) held its Capital Markets Day at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja on November 14th and 15th, 2023. The ICT company also announced progress on achieving its ‘Ambition 2025’ Strategy, and the emerging opportunities in Nigeria’s digital economy to local and international...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says payment of the outstanding N18.4 billion Group Life Assurance claims to families of late Nigerian Army personnel will commence soon. Lagbaja made the disclosure during the closing ceremony of the Second Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSMs) 2023 Convention on...
The Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Safe FCT, has arrested 135 suspects during coordinated raids of criminal hideouts, uncompleted buildings and shanties in the territory. The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr Haruna Garba, said this during a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said the...
The Director of Communications, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire, on Thursday said the Federation would not influence the choice of goalkeeper for the Super Eagles in their next World Cup qualifying game. Olajire said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigerian Army has said it would on Saturday, conduct final disposal of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) recovered from the site of the 2002 Ikeja Cantonment bomb blast at the Nigerian Army Range in Owode Ajilete, Ogun. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen....
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Bandits and terrorists operating in the forest of Birnin Gwari today 16 November 2023 suffer heavy casualty in the hands of troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army and operation Whirl Punch. Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 1 Division Nigerian Army, Lieutenant...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday in Ibadan inaugurated the popular Adogba Mosque, known as the Organisation of Tadamul Muslimeen Mosque. Abubakar, who was accompanied by the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Bayero, in his address urged Nigerians, irrespective of their religious affiliation, to live...
The Super Eagles Coach on Thursday drew 1-1 with the Crocodiles of Lesotho in a Group stage of Group C of the 2026 world cup qualifier in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the match was played at the Godswill Akpabio International...