By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The European Union (EU) has lauded Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s post-conflict recovery efforts, citing the Muna Vocational Training Institute, which trains youth, particularly those affected by the over one-decade-long Boko Haram insurgency. Head of the European Union (EU) mission to Borno, Ambassador Gautier Mignot,...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has donated 19 utility vehicles to judges and Khadis in the state to support and improve the judicial process. The donation is part of the state government’s commitment to strengthening the judiciary and ensuring effective service delivery. The keys...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, January 25, 2025, commissioned the 5-kilometer temporary access road connecting Saburi 1 and 2 communities to the Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) and the old Keffi, Dei-Dei International market road in the Abuja...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing road crashes caused by drunk driving and fatigue, with a renewed focus on collaborative efforts with the Judiciary and other stakeholders. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, said this in an interview with the News Agency...
How plausible is the target by African heads of states to grant access to electricity to 300 million people by 2030? That is the task before the over 1,000 participants expected at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, which kicks off in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Jan. 27....
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said President Bola Tinubu’s strategy against terrorist financiers in the country is yielding positive results. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, said that Tinubu’s recent remarks that his administration had been targeting the financial backbone of terrorist...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rewarded officers and sections of the commission for their exceptional performance in 2024. The commission disclosed in a statement posted on its social media handle. It stated that the agency in an awards ceremony on Saturday, honoured 35 officers and 30...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis enroute to the United Kingdom at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s investor-friendly fiscal policies have been pinpointed as the reason for Nigeria’s new leading status as Africa’s top oil & gas investment hub, a renowned media group has observed. The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) which based its observation on the...
Arne Slot’s side cruised to their second successive league victory thanks to a first half goal-spree at Anfield. Dominik Szoboszlai’s 11th-minute opener fizzed past Ipswich goalkeeper Christian Walton from Ibrahima Konate’s assist. Mohamed Salah doubled Liverpool’s advantage in the 35th minute with a fierce strike for his 23rd goal...
Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 polls, Mr Peter Obi, has called for the establishment of more online universities to enhance the development of Nigeria’s education system. Obi made the call at the Nexford University 2024 Graduation on Saturday in Lagos, noting that online education was the...
Many commuters have been feared dead and eight vehicles burn as fuel laden tanker fell and exploded at Ugwu- Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway on Saturday. The Director, Enugu State Fire Service, Chief Okwudili Ohaa confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. Ohaa,...
A lawmaker, Mr Stephen Ogundipe, has disputed the former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa’s, claim to remain as speaker. The lawmaker said Obasa was removed by the majority of members. Ogundipe, the former Chairman of the Committee on Information, stated this in Lagos on...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – As a gesture of immortalizing a slain officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Assistant Superintendent of the EFCC, ASE 1 Aminu Sahabi Salisu, the Commission has named the administrative block of its Academy in Karu, Abuja after him. Executive Chairman of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given the green light to the promotion of approximately 900 officers. The commission also reinstated life and property insurance for its operatives. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, revealed this at the commission’s 2024 Rewards and Recognition ceremony in Abuja on Saturday. Olukoyede...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has expressed sadness over the petrol tanker explosion on the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, which claimed 11 lives on Saturday. Mbah, who was at the Ugwu-Onyeama scene of the accident for on-the-spot assessment, said the government had already swung into action to ensure that the victims...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to the welfare and education of orphaned students in the state. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the Governor Ododo Orphan Students Care (GOOS-Care) initiative, organized by the Kogi State Forum of Local Government...
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit from Jan. 27 to 28. The summit, hosted by the government of Tanzania in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank, aims...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has assured grape farmers that the state government would continue to provide seedlings, mechanisation, training and support services to them. Governor Sani said this would enable them to improve their yields per hectare. He made the promise on Saturday when he met the members...
A Lagos State chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ), Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, says the former ruling party is not dysfunctional in spite of the current leadership crisis in the party. Pearse, a former member of the Atiku Abubakar 2023 Presidential Campaign Committee (PCC), said this in an...