President Bola Tinubu on Friday promised to increase funding of the federal universities to meet global standards. Tinubu, who was represented by Prof. Adebayo Bamire, the Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun, stated this at the 35th Convocation of the Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo (AFUED). The...
Offor Callistus
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened Apple with an import tariff of 25 per cent on iPhones sold, but not manufactured, in the United States. “I have long ago informed (chief executive) Tim Cook of Apple this,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform on Friday. “I expect their...
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation and Strategy Committee, led by a former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Friday visited Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State over the party’s crisis. Other members of the committee are former governors of Bayelsa and Gombe states, Mr Seriake Dickson and...
The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Faruq Umar-Faruq, says indiscriminate cutting of trees is worse than terrorism because it poses significant threats to the environment. The Emir stated this in Daura on Friday, when Mr Saleh Abubakar, the Director General of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW)...
The iconic Deutsches Film museum Cinema in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, will host the world premiere of KARMA, a highly anticipated film produced by renowned cultural ambassador, Isaac Izoya. In a statement by the organisers, the film’s premiere will take place on Aug. 8. As the official opening night...
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) has said that Nigerian companies have a lot of opportunities to grow if they can take more advantage of its offshore and shallow water operations. Ronald Adams, the SNEPCo MD, made the remark in a statement issued to newsmen by Gladys...
President Bola Tinubu has called for deeper collaboration between the traditional institutions and government at all levels towards ensuring all-round development in the country. Tinubu made the call at the coronation ceremony of Oba Adesuyi Hastruup as the 41st Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland in Ilesa, Osun, on Friday. The President...
An NGO, Hope Behind Bars Africa (HBBA) has identified overcrowding and delayed justice as major contributors to recurring jailbreaks in the country. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Friday by Mr Obinna Ejiogu, Senior Communications Officer of the organisation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, has assured Nigerians that the Nigerian Navy will up its game towards defeating the enemies of the state and other criminal elements. Ogalla, who was represented by the Chief of Policy and Plans (Navy), Rear Adm. Ibrahim Dewu, gave...
Excitement on Friday gripped the ancient town of Ilesa in Osun as Prince Adesuyi Haastrup was about to be crowned as the 41st Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland. As early as 8.00a.m, residents of the town trooped out in different attires heading to the venue of the coronation ceremony. The News...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has announced that only 159 mining operators vetted and cleared by a state-appointed Technical Committee are permitted to resume operations, insisting that the temporary suspension of mining activities remains fully in effect for all non-compliant actors. He issued the...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – A group of suspected hoodlums has burnt an excavator on the site of boundary demarcation between the Abaomege and Ishinkwo communities in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The Chairman of Onicha Local Government, Hon Ikechukwu Ogbofia, who spoke through the Public Relations...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Security Trust Fund has presented 16 Refurbished operational vehicles to security agencies as part of efforts to fight crime and protect lives and property in the state. The presentation held on Thursday in Lokoja, underscores Governor Ahmed Ododo’s commitment to prevent crime...
Former governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Friday said he won’t contest against President Bola Tinubu in 2027 because he has no presidential ambition. In a statement signed by Michael Ohiare, his Media Director, Bello expressed surprise and shock over a video post of his 2022 rally, claiming...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have neutralised 16 ISWAP terrorists during a swift and decisive operation in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno. The Nigerian Army authority disclosed this in a post on its official X handle on Friday. It stated that the...
Prof. Zainab Duke- Abiola, wife of late Chief MKO Abiola, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for his economic reforms, resulting in the repayment of $3.4 billion dollars debt owed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a statement she personally signed on Friday, Duke-Abiola noted that the milestone had...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Top military brass including Major Generals on Thursday converged in Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital to participate in the First 2025 Bi-Annual Conference organised by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede. The meeting is coming at a time when some...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In fulfillment of a promise to give free medical services to a Sokoto businessman accidentally shot during an operation, the Department of State Services (DSS) has invited the victim to its hospital in Abuja. In mid-March, the DSS Director- General, Mr. Tosin Ajayi, approved the...
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir-Yusuf has settled the outstanding N2.24 billion tuition and accommodation fees of 84 students stranded in Northern Cyprus, five years after their sponsorship was discontinued. Speaking during the presentation of certificates to the students on Thursday at the Government House, Kano, Yusuf said the affected...
The Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (CITM) on Friday called on Nigeria’s monetary authorities to consider partially backing the Naira with gold reserves as a means of stabilising the currency. The Institute’s Registrar, Mr Adedoyin Olumide, who made the call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...