Fire engulfed a one-storey building consisting of 12 rooms and six shops on Wednesday, destroying valuable property at Bolumole in the Oyinloye street area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the fire started from one of the upper rooms of the...
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The Jigawa government says it has approved N50 million to empower 1,000 women traders, to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on their businesses. The State Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports and Culture, Mr Sagir Musa stated this at a news conference at the end of the State...
The Federal Government says it will continue to work out measures to ameliorate the effect of the fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians. These measures include the introduction of the use of Compress Natural Gas, mass transportation and cleaner energy alternatives. Ms Olu Verheijen, President Bola Tinubu’s Special...
The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating employment racketeering in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government has summoned the Head of Service of the Federation (HoSF) to appear before it on July 27. Others invited included the Director General of Budget Office and the Chairman, Civil Service...
Mrs Beatrice Jedy-Agba, the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice says the notice of strike action issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is in contempt of the order of the National Industrial Court. Jedy-Agba disclosed this in a statement she issued on Wednesday...
We all know that starting a new business is not a child’s play or a decision you make overnight. It takes a while lot of research . First if all you weigh the pros and cons of it. Entrepreneurship is an endeavor that requires an extensive and exhaustive research....
President Bola Tinubu said that an ECOWAS mission has been sent to the Niger Republic to intercede in the attempted coup in the country. The president spoke after a meeting with Benin Republic President Patrice Talon at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that Talon was...
The Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Northwest zone have endorsed former Kano state governor Abdullahi Ganduje for national chairmanship of the party. This is contained in a press release jointly signed by all the seven APC state chairmen from the zone comprising Kaduna, Kano,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has directed security operatives to crack down a notorious “Marlian” group believed to be terrorizing residents in some parts of Maiduguri and Jere within the metropolis. The “Marlian” group, which is populated by some youths associated with drug abuses...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on behalf of Nigerians has extended best wishes to the Super Falcons as they prepare to face Australia in their second group match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023. This is contained in a statement issued ...
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has approved N10,000 monthly as palliative for civil servants and pensioners for six months to cushion the harsh effects of the petrol subsidy removal. The Governor’s Chief of Staff, Dr Edgar Amos, disclosed this during an interactive session with newsmen in Yola on Wednesday....
A coastguard on Wednesday reported that fire blazed on a ship off the Dutch coast with nearly 3,000 vehicles on board, killing one person and injuring several others. The fire began on Tuesday night on the 199-metre Panama-registered Fremantle Highway, which was en route from Germany to Egypt, forcing...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it has demolished 5,000 illegal buildings on unapproved plots in Gishiri Village Extension, Katampe District of Abuja. Mr Samson Atureta, District Monitor, Katampe and Mabushi, Development Control Department, FCTA, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja during the ongoing demolition of unapproved buildings...
The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA), has confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria in six local government areas of the state. The Executive Chairman of the Agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed confirmed an outbreak of the disease at a news conference on Wednesday in Bauchi. He said the...
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking to invalidate the nomination of Sen. Lawal Usman as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate for the Feb. 25 Kaduna State Central Senatorial election. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the suit, filed by Mr Ibrahim...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission will continue to welcome suggestions that will improve future elections and Nigeria’s electoral process. Yakubu made the statement in Abuja on Wednesday at the commission’s meeting with media executives on the review of how...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the reappointment of Barrister Simon Chapwala Malgwi as Chief Adviser on Legal and Administration. The Governor also reappointed retired Brigadier General Abdullahi Sabi Ishaq as Special Adviser on Security. Zulum appointed Professor Abubakar Ali Kullima...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The presidency on Wednesday debunked media reports that the Federal Government has increased the tuition fees of all Federal Universities in the country. Special Adviser to the President(Special Duties, Communications & Strategy), Mr. Dele Alake, stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday in...
Information filtering in from the Republic of Niger indicates some unpleasant developments around the country’s highest political leadership. It should be quite clear to all players in the Republic of Niger that the leadership of the ECOWAS Region and all lovers of democracy around the world will...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, embarked on an inspection tour to assess the level and progress of infrastructural works in Maiduguri, the state capital. Governor Zulum was at the first site as early as 6:00 am, a time most...