Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods from Nigeria and other Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member-nations. The development comes as they seek to fund a new three-state union after leaving the larger regional economic bloc, they said in a...
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The Chief of Staff to the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Edison Ehie, has alleged that he was offered ₦5 billion in October 2023 to facilitate the governor’s impeachment. Mr. Ehie disclosed this on Monday during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. He claimed to have...
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Mr Sonny Echono, says the recently-held TETFund National Research Fair/Exhibition aligns with its aspiration to use technology to spur national economic growth. Echono, said this during an an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. He...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has impounded a truck loaded with 70,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This is contained in a statement signed by the NSCDC National Public Relations Officer (NPRO), Afolabi Babawale, on Monday in Abuja. Babawale explained that...
Alfa Designs Nigeria, a leading oil and gas company, is set to begin conversion of diesel engine vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Research Engineer for Alfa Designs, Mubarak Abdul, made this public in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Abdul said...
BY AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Federal legislator, Ahmed Manir in a series of empowerment projects to his people has shared 13 cars to constituents amidst fanfare and jubilation from party supporters. The car keys were handed to beneficiaries selected from across Lere Federal Constituency in a ceremony attended by...
Some Lagos residents have called on the state government to make potable water accessible to reduce the huge amount of money spent in buying water. They disclosed this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos, against the World Water Day celebrated annually...
Nineteen-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik beat his childhood idol Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 7-6(4) in an upset for the ages on Sunday, claiming his first ATP title at the Miami Open. Victory for Mensik meant he denied the former number one, Djokovic, his bid for a milestone 100th. The 54th-ranked Mensik...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gombe – No fewer than 2 children have been confirmed dead and 20 others injured following a stampede at the Gombe main Eid Ground on Sunday . The Police Public Relations Officer, Gombe State Command, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, confirmed this in a statement issued on Sunday...
U.S president, Donald Trump has repeated his suggestion that he might seek a third term as US president, NBC News reported, which would defy the two-term limit stipulated in the US constitution. In a Sunday-morning phone call with NBC News, Trump said “I’m not joking,” when asked to clarify...
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was “very angry, pissed off” with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, NBC reported, marking a sharp change of tone as Washington seeks to end the war in Ukraine. NBC’s Kristen Welker said Trump had called her to express his fury over Putin questioning...
The Commonwealth Fencing Federation (CFF) has formally awarded the hosting right for the 2026 Commonwealth Fencing Championships to the Nigeria Fencing Federation (NFF) ahead of Australia. The award followed the provisional hosting right granted to Nigeria a few months ago making her the first sub-Saharan nation to stage the...
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, concluded his mother’s funeral rites on Sunday, six weeks after the ceremony began with a thanksgiving service at the Holy Aruosa Cathedral Church, also known as the Edo National Church, Benin City. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Iyoba Omo N’Ikuoyemwen,...
Police Command in Lagos State says it has rescued two kidnap victims and launched a search for their alleged abductors. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the alleged kidnappers abducted the victims on Wednesday at Ijede in...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians, especially leaders at all levels, to rededicate themselves to selfless service guided by love, truth, fairness, honesty, and impartiality. The party made this call in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Sunday in Abuja to mark the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe as Chairman of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), effective March 11. The President’s spokesman, Mr Bayo Onanuga, who announced this in a statement on Sunday, said the appointment of the former Kwara central senator would be...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has urged the people of the state to embrace unity and peace as they celebrate Eid-el-Fitr. This is contained in a statement on Sunday by Mr Sulayman Idris, the governor’s spokesman. The governor felicitated the Muslim community on Eid-el-Fitr, which marks the end of...
Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) has urged Muslims to uphold the virtues learnt during the holy month of Ramadan. Speaking to journalists at his residence in Talata Mafara, Zamfara, on Sunday, Yari emphasised that the lessons gained must be put into practice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...