The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, says the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) will reconnect the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, as soon as agreed conditions are met. The minister disclosed after Monday’s tripartite meeting involving himself with the management of UCH and IBEDC at the hospital complex....
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Ebonyi Police Command has rebutted the reported abduction of the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Mr Igboayaka Igboayaka, saying that he was in police custody. The rebuttal is contained in a statement issued in Abakiliki by the command’s Spokesman, SP Joshua Ukandu, and made available to newsmen on Monday....
Kaduna State University branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) has expressed gratitude to Gov. Uba Sani for approving a land for its ‘Academia Mass Housing Estate Project’. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Malam Ibraheem Musa on Monday...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Chairman, Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Bauchi State Council, Mal. Ahmed Mohammed, has expressed sadness over the demise of Hafsat Adebayo. Adebayo, died on Monday morning after battling a prolonged brain tumor and was a member of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to sponsoring more Borno indigenes to study medicine and allied health courses at the Federal University of Health Sciences (FUHSA), Azare, Bauchi State. Governor Zulum stated this pledge on Monday during a courtesy visit...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has charged government officials in thestate to embrace a renewed sense of urgency in governance, stressing that the state can no longer afford delays in implementing critical reforms. Speaking at the Plateau State Annual Retreat themed “That Plateau May...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The immediate past National President of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Alhaji Aminu Muazu Maifata, was among the list of 16 commissioner nominees sent to the Nasarawa State House by Governor Abdullahi Sule. Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt....
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the suit by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara seeking to remove 27 members of the State House of Assembly on ground of their alleged defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Uwani Aba-Aji delivered the judgment...
A Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja, on Monday, adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), indefinitely. Justice Binta Nyako, gave the order after Kanu and his counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, insisted that the trial judge no longer had jurisdiction to preside...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Nigeria’s maritime industry has the potential of generating over $30 billion annually if fully developed. Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, Dr. Pius Akutah, disclosed this in Abuja over the weekend during an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the Top...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Secretary to the Government of the Federatio (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has received the annual honour as “Man of the Year” by Top 10 Magazine. Akume was honoured along with President Bola Tinubu’s daughter, Chief Mrs Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, who was also awarded Woman of...
French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noel Barrot on Monday said France and the European Union will respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff announcement. Barrot told TF1 television that European countries should not hesitate to defend their interests in the face of potential U.S. tariff threats adding that starting a...
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and aluminum imports into the United States, he said on Sunday. “Any steel coming to the United States is going to have them, 25 per cent tariff,” Trump said, according to journalists travelling with the...
A gas explosion has occurred at Sabon Wuse in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger on Saturday, resulting in a massive fire outbreak. Director-General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, disclosed this in a statement in Minna on Sunday. He said the incident happened at about...
Clinical Students of the University of Ibadan College of Medicine, on Monday, laid sieged for the visit of Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, to the University College Hospital (UCH), to protest power outage at the hospital. The students expressed their grievances, saying they were tired of the over...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) Maiduguri has successfully graduated 300 youths trained in briquettes production and waste management. The training program, which lasted from one week to three months, aimed to address unemployment among youths affected by the Boko Haram conflict in the...
World leaders, tech bosses, academics and other experts gathered in Paris on Monday for a two-day summit on the threats and promises of artificial intelligence. They will debate the impact of the disruptive technology on the public, including potential applications of AI in areas such as health, education and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has finally received 8,000 Borno displaced persons from Chad Republic which were repatriated in collaboration with the presidential committee on repatriation and resettlement. Governor Zulum, who was represented by Hon Karta Maina Ma’aji Lawan, Member representing Kukawa, LGC State...
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday in Lagos praised the late Access Bank CEO, Dr Herbert Wigwe, for his contributions to the growth of various sectors of Nigeria’s economy. Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, spoke at the first-year memorial...