The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the rationing of power supply for Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC)’s customers in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between Jan. 6 and Jan. 20. TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made the announcement in a statement in...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced that the state government will subsidise the cost of petrol to farmers in communities affected by Boko Haram insurgency. Zulum announced the subsidy on Friday evening in Bama town when he flagged off the distribution of...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu- President Bola Tinubu will make its first official visit to Enugu State on Saturday to inaugurate some projects executed by the Governor Peter Mbah led administration. The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, announced this in a statement on Friday in Enugu. Onyia...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered the temporary freezing of 21 bank accounts domiciled in some commercial banks and directed the arrest of the account holders by the police. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after counsel for the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Ibrahim Mohammed, moved...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Muhammad Ubandona-Aliyu, and all commissioners in his cabinet. The Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs and Special Duties, Office of the SSG, Mohammed Illiyasu-Idde, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in...
Kogi State Government has sacked all illegal occupants of the National Housing buildings in Phases I, II, and III, located at Crusher, Lokoja. Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Mr Taiye Abanika, who announced the sack order in a statement issued on Friday in Lokoja, warned against disobeying the...
Mercy Aigbe’s recently released film ‘Thinline’ has made N100 million total ticket sales in cinemas. Cinemax, the distribution company for the movie, revealed this on its Instagram page, @cinemaxng, on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Thinline was released into the cinema on Dec. 13. Cinemax,...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH,Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has given reasons why he dissolved his cabinet hours after the one day working visit by Vice President, Kashim Shettima, to the state. Governor Sule announced the dissolution of his cabinet during an emergency state executive council meeting which held...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of efforts to improve the lives of him elderly citizens in society, the First Lady of Kogi State, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo, through her Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs, Mrs. Aliu Nana Ohunene, visited Ateba in Agassa community to distribute monetary gifts...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted hazy weather condition from Saturday to Monday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja envisaged moderate dust haze on Saturday. It anticipated a horizontal visibility range of 2km to 5km over parts of Sokoto, Katsina, Kebbi, Kano, Jigawa,...
Stakeholders of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State have passed a vote of confidence on Governor Umaru Bago for his developmental strides. The stakeholders, under the auspices of Shiroro Standing Committee on Peace, Unity, and Development, made the declaration at an expanded meeting led by the Deputy Governor,...
The domestic bourse on Friday sustained its positive momentum to close the week with N248 billion gain. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at N62.918 trillion, added N248 billion or 0.39 per cent to close at N63.166 trillion. The All-Share Index also advanced by 0.39 per cent or 406.2...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Friday assured enhanced Federal Government support for Nasarawa State government’s agricultural programmes. Shettima gave the assurance when he inaugurated the distribution of tractors, Jangwa Paddy to the 13 Local Government Chairmen and relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. The News Agency...
The Inspector-General of Police, Dr Kayode Egbetokun, has said the force will deal decisively with anyone who assaults or kills a police personnel. Egbetokun made the vow on Friday in Enugu while addressing officers and men of the Police Command in the state during his two-day working visit to...
Mr Olugbenga Adewole assumed duty as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in Rivers on Friday. He succeeds Mustapha Bala, who was recently promoted to Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) and reassigned to head Zone 6 Command in Calabar. Adewole, the 47th police chief in Rivers, outlined his...
The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has said telecommunication companies are unanimously proposing a 100 per cent increase in tariffs to the Nigerian government. He noted that the rising operational cost, inflation and naira devaluation have made the increase in tariffs very necessary for the survival...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – In a heartwarming display of solidarity, the former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, paid a visit to Dele Farotimi, a human rights lawyer, after he secured his bail conditions. Mr. Obi announced the visit on his X handle on Friday, sharing his experience and praise...
The Nigerian Youths for Atiku (NYFA) has urged Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 President Candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) to stop attacking the reputation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The Director of Communications of NYFA (Nigeria & Diaspora), Mr Dare Dada, made the call in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced an impending power interruption in parts of its franchise areas between Jan. 6 and Jan. 21. The AEDC made the announcement on its X handle in Abuja on Friday. According to the company, to Federal Capital...
Kwara State Police Command has vowed to arrest those involved in Wednesday’s killing of a retired controller of works, Abdulrazaq Ajani, in Ilorin. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, gave the assurance in Ilorin on Friday while presenting an update on the incident. According to the spokesperson, investigations are...