By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo led administration in Kogi State has received widespread praise for its pioneering Annual Media Performance Report, a first of its kind for the state. The comprehensive report, which tracks the media coverage of the administration from January 2024 to January...
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40 persons were killed and about 1000 displaced in last week’s attack on Hurti, Manguna District of Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. The Village Head of Hurti, Mr Maren Aradong, said this when Mr Samuel Jatau, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), led other government officials...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed deep sorrow over the recent attacks by terror gangs on vulnerable communities in Plateau, which claimed numerous lives, including those of children. National Publicity Secretary of the forum, Prof. Tanko Baba, in a statement on Sunday, described...
A longlist of notable politicians including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi are in talks to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP). This is according to the SDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election Adewole Adebayo. Adebayo said Atiku and...
) The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has given the assurance that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is being constructed to withstand flood for about 50 years. Umahi gave the assurance at a stakeholder engagement on Section 2 of the highway project on Sunday in Lagos. “We will make...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Women Without Walls Initiative (WOWWI) has condemned the recent killings in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, which claimed the lives of dozens of residents and left many others traumatized. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Apostle Esther Ibanga, the...
Dangote Industries Ltd. says it would ensure that Nigeria becomes self-sufficient in cement, agriculture, mining and petroleum production. The Regional Sales Director, Southeast, Dangote Cement, Dr Abayomi Shittu stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Sunday at the ongoing 36th Enugu...
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has disassociated itself from the ‘Take It Back Movement’, nationwide protest scheduled for Monday while suing for peace especially among the youths. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has called on the organisers of the...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – The Commissioner of Business Innovation and Technology, Mrs Patience Fakai, has said that Governor Uba Sani’s efforts to make Kaduna State the skills hub of the nation, is one of the ways of tackling youth unemployment. Mrs Fakai said that Kaduna State Government is...
A gas explosion on Sunday injured at least 15 people at Ijora Badia, a suburb of Lagos. The blast, which occurred around 5:00 p.m., was reportedly caused by a leaking 25-kilogramme gas cylinder inside a mini shop. The shop was part of a bungalow complex that also housed 15...
A financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has said the current size of Net Foreign Exchange Reserves (NRER) at 23.11 billion dollars will positively impact on the value of the Naira. Uwaleke, a Professor of Capital Market at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, is also the President of the Capital...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has revealed that the abducted passengers of Benue Links company who were kidnapped at Burnt Bricks Otukpo have regained their freedom. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Benue State Command, Sewuese Catherine Anene revealed that...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has expressed heartfelt sympathy over the demise of the Kogi East Zonal Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Suleiman Muhammed. In a condolence message to the family of the deceased and members of the APC in...
A Public Accountability and Governance Advocacy Group, the Executive Watchdog, has given Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan a seven-day ultimatum to provide evidence of the assassination attempt brought against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The group, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mr Fedelis Ella, on Sunday in Abuja, urged security...
The Federal Government has acknowledged the recent tariff measures announced by the U.S. Government, including imposing a 14 per cent tariff on Nigerian exports. This is contained in a statement signed by Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, on Sunday in Abuja. The News Agency of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, have restated their commitment to appeal the April 2 decision of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ighodalo contested in the governorship election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission...
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has urged the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) management to activate “Petroleum Products Passport” to secure petroleum products. National President of PETROAN, Dr Billy Gillis-Harry, made the call on Sunday in an interview with the News...
The Federal Government is planning to deploy robotic machines for underwater inspection of bridges nationwide, the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, announced on Sunday. At a stakeholders engagement on Section 2 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, Umahi said that the move was to reduce the cost of...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has called on the security agencies to take swift action to restore peace and prevent alleged planned attacks on local government secretariats in the state. The party specifically called on the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the Department of State Services(DSS)...