By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA) has been awarded as one of the best agencies in terms of the management and provision of primary healthcare facilities in Nigeria. The agency was also awarded by Northern Governors Forum as the most prudent and...
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two persons after a MAN Diesel truck crushed a tricycle in a headon collision in Kogi. Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Koton...
Nasarawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board says the board was able to secure an accommodation close to the Masjid Al-Haram for its pilgrims in Makkah thanks to Gov. Abdullahi Sule. The Executive Secretary, Alhaji Idris Al-Makura, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – The Katsina State Government has announced a one-week holiday for primary and secondary school students from Monday, June 26, 2023. Alhaji Ya’u Jibrin, acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Katsina. Alhaji Jibrin said that the break...
The police in Ebonyi have reportedly killed three of the suspected killers of a member of staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and rescued his kidnapped wife.police The victim, Mr Emmanuel Igwe, an Assistant Electoral Officer (AEO) of INEC, was on Sunday, June 18, killed by suspected...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has expressed his commitment to the progress and well-being of the residents of Lagos. He made the commitment in his birthday message on Sunday, while marking his 58th birthday. According to him, every decision he makes and every initiative he undertakes is driven...
Gunmen operating at Imo axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway reportedly kidnapped nine Enugu-bound passengers, killed two and robbed others of their valuables. The victims, who hail from Amangwo Olokoro in Umuahia, were said to be travelling to Enugu on Saturday for a burial, when they were attacked by...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu State Police Command has rescued four kidnapped victims in a forest at Aishi-Ette community in Igbo-Eze North LGA of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued in Enugu on Sunday. Ndukwe said that police operatives...
Some branches of Access Bank, and six other companies have been sealed by the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS), over tax liabilities amounting to N419.3 million. Head of Corporate Communications of the KADIRS, Mr Zakari Muhammad, explained at the weekend that the affected bank and companies, including the...
Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that a naval officer once slapped him for overcharging him unintentionally when he was a taxi driver in the United States. President Tinubu made this known as his shared stories of humble beginning in a biography published on the back page of...
The top scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations with a cumulative mark of 360, is a student of Deeper Life High School (DLHS), Lagos Campus. The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Examinations (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede had revealed during the 2023 policy meeting in Abuja that Umeh...
Witnesses from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, INEC and NECO have testified for Sen. Lawal Adamu-Usman at the Elections Petitions Court in Kaduna. The witnesses told the court presided by Justice HH Kereng, that the academic credentials presented by the Senator representing Kaduna North were valid. Also, an official of...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have raided a baby-making factory in Adamawa State, arresting seven suspects. The suspects were apprehended during the operation on June 23, with the parade done at the military headquarters on Saturday. Also rescued were 17 teenage girls as well as two babies. The suspects...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted two imported consignments of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, with a combined weight of 5,344.1 kilograms along the Epe-Lekki corridor and at the Alfa beach, Lekki area of Lagos state. NDLEA spokesman,...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average price of 5kg of cooking gas reduced from N4,642.27 recorded in April 2023 to N4,360.69 in May 2023. Cylinder This is contained in the Bureau’s “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for May 2023 released in Abuja. The report said the May...
As Muslim faithful prepare for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, price of rams and basic food commodities in various markets across Nigeria has led to widespread lamentation among Nigerians, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Different market surveys conducted by NAN correspondents in various states of the federation on Sunday,...
Mr Debo Olujimi, Chief Executive Officer, Emadeb Services Ltd., says the company will begin importation of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol, into the country from July. Olujimi confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. He said that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), a renowned anti-corruption non-governmental organization committed to promoting good governance, transparency, and accountability in Nigeria, is delighted to announce the opening of nominations for the 6th edition of its highly prestigious Gani Fawehinmi Impact and...