By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – THE Executive Director, Initiative for Grassroot Advancement in Nigeria, (INGRA), Hamza Aliyu, has appealed to Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo to assent to the HIV Anti-Stigma Bill passed by the Kogi State House of Assembly to ensure the rights of the...
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said its troops eliminated 106 terrorists, apprehended 164 others and rescued 103 hostages in different operations across the country in the last one week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known on Thursday in Abuja, while giving update...
U.S. President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Wednesday for the first time since dropping his reelection bid, saying he decided to forgo personal ambition to save democracy in a sedate Oval Office speech that contrasted with the rough-and-tumble campaign. Shortly before the speech, Republican Donald Trump laid...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – A new report of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has ranked Nigeria very high at 71%, in comparative legal, policy and governance frameworks towards G5 – advanced state of readiness for digital transformation known as G5. In the report conducted by the...
Ahead of the planned nationwide protest in August, the Minister for Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the Federal Government. The minister made the plea on Wednesday after a meeting with the Secretary to the Government of the...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday received former Senate President, Pius Anyim, who recently defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking to State House correspondents after his presentation to Tinubu by Gov. Hope Uzodinma, Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF),...
Nigerian singer and Afro Pop star, Yemi Alade, has opened up on her latest album, ‘Rebel Queen’, describing it as the most intentional. Alade said that each song was carefully crafted to showcase her artistic growth. She said this in a statement made available to the News Agency...
French government and Olympics officials are seeking a creative solution to allow Muslim French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla wear her hijab at the Games’ opening ceremony in Paris on Friday. But they did say on Wednesday that they were still complying with the country’s secularism laws. Thousands of athletes,...
Nigeria will begin the quest for medals in the table tennis competition of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris with Quadri Aruna taking on Romania’s Eduard Ionescu on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aruna will face Ionesco in a first round match of the...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has commended President Bola Tinubu for giving assent to the South-East Development Commission (SEDC). The Publicity Secretary of the group, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, made the commendation in a statement issued in Enugu on Wednesday. Ogbonnia stated that the group received...
The Nigeria Navy has apprehended two suspected oil thieves operating an illegal bunkering site concealed in their private residence in Rivers, an official has said. The Commander, Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder in Port Harcourt, Commodore Desmond Igbo, said this on Wednesday, when he took newsmen to the...
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and the Transafam Power have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deliver 50 Mega Watts (MW) of embedded power to Idu commercial hub in Abuja. The MoU was signed for the companies by Mr Chijioke Okwuokenye, the Acting Managing Director of AEDC...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has said the permanent site of the African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU) project in Abuja will be completed within 48 weeks. Keyamo disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during the ground breaking of AAAU permanent site and...
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has said within 31 years delivered 39,000 new homes under the National Housing Fund (NHF) scheme. The bank’s Managing Director/Chief Executive, Mr Shehu Osidi, said this when he presented a paper at the ongoing 18th Africa International Housing Show on...
CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau State government has taken proactive measures to prevent a cholera outbreak following reports of the disease in 33 states across the country. The Programme Coordinator of the Plateau State Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SURWASH) Program, Jonathan Malann,...
CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Authorities have been called upon to conduct integrity tests on school buildings and report unsafe practices surrounding schools to ensure every child has a safe place to learn and grow. The plea came during a peace walk in Jos on 24th July 2024, organized...
Governors from the 36 states of the federation are currently convening in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, they are meeting at the NGF secretariat in the FCT. Some of the governors have already started to arrive at the meeting venue. Those...
A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos. But former champions Argentina were eventually beaten 2-1, following a video assistant referee (VAR) review after play was suspended with the scores tied at 2-2. Argentina’s Cristian Medina...
Mr Daniel Bwala, former spokesman for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, addressing State House correspondents, after paying a solidarity visit to President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. Mr Daniel Bwala, former spokesman for the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, paid a solidarity visit to President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. Speaking...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has signed into law bills to accelerate development across geo-political zones in the country. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, on Wednesday in Abuja. The...