Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Edo State, Mr Asue Ighodalo, has promised to transform Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the state into a food basket community if elected. Ighodalo made the promise on Tuesday while addressing party members and supporters at Ehor. The News Agency of...
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A Lagos High Court has granted an exparte application filed by the State’s Attorney General, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Lawal Pedro seeking to restrict the proposed August 1 nationwide protest, in Lagos to the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota and the Peace Park in Ketu. Justice...
The head of the World Trade Organisation on Tuesday said global commerce was going through troubling times, with protectionism on the rise. WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the future of trade lay in services, digitalisation and the green economy, in the global trade body’s annual report. “These...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a letter of recognition for the establishment of Kwara State University of Education, Ilorin, to the Governor of the State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Mr. Chris Maiyaki, presented the letter to AbdulRazaq, who was...
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has rewarded a vigilante group in Kwali Area Council for rescuing four kidnapped victims. The reward included an operational vehicle and an undisclosed cash, to encourage the group to do more. The rescued victims were presented to Wike at...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said contrary to speculations in some quarters, President Bola Tinubu is neither anti-north nor anti-islam. Shettima said this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by representatives of media practitioners from the northern part of the country at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said that President...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Concerned North East Youths Coalition, comprising of young leaders from North East Nigeria and influential figures in the social media sphere has disassociated itself and its members from the planned nationwide protests, The Chairman, Concerned North East Youths Coalition, Aliyu Mohammed stated...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau State Government has called on its youth, citizens, and residents to abstain from the planned nationwide protest on August 1st, citing concerns that participation could worsen ongoing hardships. The appeal was made by Samuel Jatau, Secretary to the Government of Plateau...
The Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), in Katsina State, has announced the death of its Registrar, Prof. Iliyasu Falalu-Rafindadi, after a protracted illness. FUDMA spokesman, Mr Habib Umar-Aminu, who disclosed this in a statement in Katsina, said Falalu-Rafindadi died in the early hours of Tuesday, at the age...
Kogi: L-PRES empowers 500 women, youth in poultry farming, as Governor Ododo assures of more support
Kogi: L-PRES empowers 500 women, youth in poultry farming, as Governor Ododo assures of more support
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has promised to continue to inject resources into world bank projects that will benefit the people of the State. Governor Ododo disclosed this on Tuesday while receiving the 500 women and youth beneficiaries in poultry value-chain credit...
The stock market capitalisation shed N171 billion or 0.31 per cent, closing at N55.545 trillion from an opening of N55.716 trillion. The All-Share Index also fell by 0.31 per cent or 302 points to close at 97,830.65, down from 98,132.15 recorded on Monday. As a result, the...
youths President Bola Tinubu has approved a monthly stipend of N50,000 for 10,000 Niger Delta youths to mitigate current hardship in the country. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, announced this during the Niger Delta Sensitisation Conference for ethnic nationalities and youths and women in Port Harcourt on Tuesday....
Organisers of the planned #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest slated for August have rejected a proposal by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun for confined protests. At a meeting with the organisers on Tuesday, the IGP suggested confined protests in identified locations and advised against street rallies. “It...
The Senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, has demanded an apology from Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister over his comments on threatening to unseat her as an FCT senator in 2027 Kingibe and Wike have not had a good working relationship since they assumed their respective...
The Federal Government has declared all its 256 custodial centres across the country as “red zones” ahead of the Aug. 1 planned nationwide protests. Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Haliru Nababa, said this in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Abubakar...
The Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, have urged organisers of the planned nationwide protest to exercise restraints and avoid any form of violence. The bishops made the call in a communique issued at the end of a meeting in Ibadan on Tuesday, which was signed by the...
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara Branch, on Tuesday alerted that only 650 medical doctors attend to over 3.6 million population in Kwara. The NMA Chairman, Dr Ola Ahmed, stated this in Ilorin during a news conference ahead of the 2024 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Department of State Services (DSS) has been urged to publicly reveal the sponsors of the planned nationwide protests scheduled for August 1st, 2024. The former Secretary, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Committee of Diaspora Chairmen, Mr Ayoola Lawal, made the call in a...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said it would strengthen operations through prosecution of unruly drivers through mobile courts and contemporary courts across the country. The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Malam Shehu Mohammed said this during his first strategic sessions on Tuesday in Abuja with the sectors and...