Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday approved the construction of First Bank’s 43-storey building headquarters within the Eko Atlantic City Sanwo-Olu, while presenting the certificate of approval to First Bank, commended the effort of the management of the bank toward sustaining the bank’s legacy over the years. He...
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The President of Sierra-Leone, Dr Julius Bio, on Wednesday in Ibadan decried the sum of 50 billion US dollars being expended on food importation annually by African countries. Bio, while speaking at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Day 3 of his visit, said food items being...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has began the distribution of essential drugs and mama kits worth over N1.6bn to 244 Primary Health centers across the 23 local government areas of the state. Speaking before the flag off, the governor said the programme was part...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State has urged the state government to stop using Federal Government support for political purposes. The PDP’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Abdulkadir Dukku, made this call in a statement issued in Gombe on Wednesday. He said the practice had become a pattern....
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, on Wednesday, declared the petition on alleged sexual harassment filed by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP) against Senate President Godswill Akpabio as “dead on arrival.” Chairman of the committee, Sen. Neda Imaseun (LP-Edo), made this statement during an investigative hearing on...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied allegations of sexual harassment brought against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. He reacted to the allegations on Wednesday at the resumption of plenary in the Senate, after a week’s recess. Dismissing the allegations, Senator Akpabio said, “At no time did I ever harass...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it uncovered rifles, live cartridges, and other weapons hidden by unknown persons at the Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market in Onitsha, Anambra. Its South-East Zonal Director, Dr Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Wednesday, as part of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan in Kaduna has confirmed the death of its priest, Rev. Fr Sylvester Okechukwu, just a day after he was kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be bandits. Okechukwu was the parish priest of St Mary Catholic Church, Tachira, Kaura Local...
A divided US Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump to freeze some $2 billion in foreign aid payments. The court, in its first significant ruling on a legal challenge to Trump, voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court ruling requiring the administration to make...
Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RISIEC) has announced that the Local Government (LG) elections in the state will be on August 9, 2025. The Chairman of the commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli rtd, made the remark during a stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Enebeli, who unveiled the election...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it is prepared to conduct the Nov. 8, governorship election in Anambra. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Queen Agwu, made this known on Wednesday, during an interactive session with journalists in Awka. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had scheduled...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has assured the Inland Containers Nigeria Ltd. (ICNL), Kaduna, of seamless movement of containers by rail from Apapa Port, to Kaduna and Kano. The NRC Managing Director, Dr Kayode Opeifa, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said this while receiving...
The United Bank for Africa (UBA), on Wednesday, celebrated the graduation of 1,138 young professionals from its Graduate Management Accelerated Programme (GMAP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the graduation ceremony for the class of 2025 GMAP held in Victoria Island, Lagos. The trainees, who underwent a...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his administration is working assiduously to create a system that is sustainable and globally competitive for Nigerian banks and other financial institutions to thrive. He noted that government policies under his administration are motivated by the reality that the...
By JOY ADARA , Abuja – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has formally instituted legal proceedings against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and its Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe, for violating regulatory directives, obstructing an ongoing inquiry and engaging in conduct deemed violations of the provisions of the...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a suspect, Chigozie Ovuta, in possession of two human skulls and three locally made guns. Spokesman of the command, SP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday in Abakaliki. Ukandu said that Ovuta...
A yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons was feared dead, when a truck conveying a 40-feet container, on Tuesday evening, crashed into a shuttle bus, tricycles and pedestrians at the Idemili Junction, near Oba, in Idemili South LGA of Anambra State. The Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in...
Russia has said that Zelensky’s peace talk offer was a positive and welcomed idea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s stated willingness to negotiate for peace, calling it a “positive’’ step. But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov questioned the practicality of such talks, noting that Zelensky had legally barred negotiations with Russian...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of two new Permanent Secretaries to fill existing vacancies in the Federal Civil Service Director Information and Public Relations, office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Eno Olotu, announced this in a...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that delayed hospital visits, high treatment costs, and poor environmental sanitation are exacerbating the ongoing Lassa fever outbreak in the country. In its latest Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 8, 2025, the NCDC disclosed that 95 deaths...