By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Following recent flood disaster that ravaged Mainok Community of Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, the lawmaker representing Borno North Senatorial District, Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno and House of Representatives Member representing Kaga/Magumeri/Gubio Federal Constituency, Hon. Usman Zannah, among other concerned stakeholders...
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Wema Bank has said it would train and empower 100,000 youths and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ekiti. The bank’s Executive Director of Retail and Digital Business, Tunde Mabawonku, in a statement on Thursday, in Ado-Ekiti, said the training would be in partnership with Ekiti...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a strategic move to revamp the state’s security framework, Plateau State Governor Barr. Caleb Mutfwang has distributed approximately 100 brand new motorcycles, along with sets of raincoats and rain boots, to various security agencies for improved service delivery. Governor Mutfwang emphasized that...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the newly constituted Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) to be independent and transparent in its conduct of local government elections. Chairman of the PDP in Anambra, Mr Chigozie Igwe, gave the advice on Thursday in Awaka in reaction to the...
A wooden cargo boat, identified as ‘Godbless Dickson’, laden with cargo and over 64 passengers and crew exploded, burst into flames leaving 20 dead in Bayelsa waterways. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt on Thursday that the tragic incident occurred on Wednesday along the Ezetu 1 community...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Former President of the Senate , Senator David Mark has congratulated the publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Conclave newspaper Mr. Sufuyan Ojeifo on his 58th birthday. Senator Mark in a goodwill message to Ojeifo described him as a consummate, consistent and reliable...
The outgoing Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, has attributed her success in service to the support given to her by both former President Muhammadu Buhari and incumbent President Bola Tinubu. Yemi-Esan made the remarks on Thursday in Abuja, at a Town Hall...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has destroyed terrorists’ Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) factory at Grazah, a location deep in the Mandara Hills in Borno State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet,...
University of Benin (UNIBEN) is set to re-open on Aug. 11 after a period of closure occasioned by students’ protests and agitations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the institution’s Senate had, on July 4, announced the closure of the school, following protests by students over weeks...
Commercial sex workers in Kano have appealed to organisers of the nationwide hunger protests to engage the Federal Government in dialogue. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the protests had crippled social-economic activities, leaving them without customers and struggling to survive. Monica James,...
The country’s hunger protests have brought about a great deal of sorrow, violence, and property destruction, which have taken a toll. Over twenty lives have been lost. These tragedies could have been prevented if better coordination and cooperation had existed between the government, security services, and protesters. Sadly, if...
Investors’ renewed interest in MTN Nigeria, Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), and other stocks on Thursday made the equity market to gain N578 billion. Notably, the market capitalisation of listed equities on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) rose from N55.130 trillion to N55.708 trillion, reflecting...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Army troops have successfully dismantled a gun-running syndicate that has been supplying arms and ammunition to terrorist groups operating in the North-West. The army, in a post on its official X Handle on Thursday, said the troops also apprehended a notorious kidnapping...
A 12-tonne gas truck on Thursday, exploded at a Mobil filling station, opposite Airport Hotel, Allen junction, Lagos State, causing severe injuries on two persons. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has offered 876 million dollars to the foreign exchange (fx) markets to fulfil bids submitted by customers at an auction concluded on Wednesday. The CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, disclosed this in a statement...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has commended retired Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM) Bisi Kazeem for positively projecting the image of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for 12 years. Tunji-Ojo gave the commendation during the 11th valedictory lecture series and Pull out Parade organised in honour...
The bodies of the remaining four trapped miners in Galadima-Kogo community of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State had been recovered. Alhaji Umaru Aliyu, Village Head of Galadima-Kogo, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday. NAN reports that...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for Persons with Disabilities, Aare Hon. Tolu Bankole, has congratulated Barrister Ayuba Burki Gufwan, on his recent appointment as the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has said challenges and protests against government policies are not peculiar to Nigeria. Ganduje disclosed this while reacting to the ongoing protest on Wednesday in Abuja, when he played host to some leaders of...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 12 persons suspected of vandalizing Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI) in Abuja during the nationwide protest. According to the Spokesperson, FCT Command of the NSCDC, Mr. Samuel Idoko, the suspects were arrested between Monday and...